About

 

Experience:

Whitman Emorson
2022 – Present
Senior Designer

Freelance Designer
2016 – Present
Senior Designer

Bruce Mau Design
2021
Contract Senior Designer

lg2 Toronto
2019 – 2021
Designer

Universal Music Canada
2016 – 2019
Lead Designer

Underline Studio
2016
Graphic Design Intern


Contact:

gdhergott@gmail.com


Instagram:

@g_regorydesign

Greg's years of experience as a designer demonstrate his exceptional talent in the design industry. He is an award-winning senior designer being recognized by the ADCC's, The Marketing Awards, and Applied Arts. His love of entertainment, music, illustration, and typography allows him to stay ahead of the trends and develop work that is timeless and evolving. He currently works as a senior designer at Whitman Emorson collaborating with national and international clients on new and existing brands. Previous to this, he helped initiate the design studio at lg2 Toronto. At lg2 he worked with many clients developing new brands and refreshing national brands. At Universal Music he developed close relationships with musicians such as The Beaches, Jann Arden, and Johnny Orlando designing album covers, campaigns, and brands. Whether he is designing for local brands or global companies he will always approach each design challenge with a personable and passionate mentality.


Awards:

FUNCTION

2023 ADCC — Brand Identity – New Brand — Bronze
2023 RGD Branding Awards — Integrated Awards: Brand Identity — New Brand
2023 RGD Branding Awards — Integrated Awards: Branded Programs
2023 RGD Branding Awards — Element Awards: Logo/Wordmark
2023 Applied Arts Magazine — Complete Brand Identity Program
2023 Applied Arts Magazine — Entire Design Program
2023 Applied Arts Magazine
— Pro Bono/PSA/Charity Entire Design Program

HEALTH HUT

2022 Applied Arts Magazine — Packaging Application — Series
2022 Applied Arts Magazine — Entire Packaging Design Program — Campaign
2022 Applied Arts Magazine
— Complete Rebrand Identity — Campaign
2022 Applied Arts Magazine
— Logo Applications — Series
2022 Marketing Awards
— Packaging — Bronze
2022 Marketing Awards — Logo — Merit

flir

2022 Communication Arts — Typography Award
2021 ADCC — Logotype
— Silver
2021 ADCC — Brand Identity — Bronze
2021 Applied Arts Magazine
— Entire Packaging Design Program — Campaign

BLESSED

2021 Applied Arts Magazine — Typography —
Packaging Application

Pride 2019 — LCBO

2020 Marketing Awards — Brochures/Print Collateral — Merit
2020 Applied Arts Magazine — Poster Series
2020 Applied Arts Magazine — Public Service/Charity Design
2019 ADCC — Complete Design Series — Bronze
2019 ADCC — Posters, Series — Bronze
2019 ADCC — Public Service Design Series — Bronze
2019 ADCC — Posters, Single — “Vodka Soda” — Bronze
2019 ADCC — Posters, Single — “Cheers to Loving” — Bronze

FRAGMENTS

2016 Applied Arts Magazine — Complete Book Design
2016 RGD Student Award — Haft2 Award for Colour
2016 RGD Student Award — Parcel Award for Print Design
2016 ADAA — Graphic Design / Print (Semifinalist)

One More Word

2016 Applied Arts Magazine — Complete Design Program
2016 ADAA — Commercial — Print / Graphic / Illustration — Semifinalist

Devils Soup

2016 RGD Student Awards — Forge Award for Typography Honourable Mention
2015 ADAA — Print Communications — Semifinalist

made.individual.

2016 ADAA — Commercial — Packaging Design — Semifinalist

Contemplative Space

2016 ADAA — Commercial — Print / Graphic / Illustration — Semifinalist

A Grim Curiosity

2016 ADAA — Fine Art — Illustration — Semifinalist

Im/paired Alcohol/ic

2015 ADAA — Print Communications — Semifinalist

Backwoods Brewing Company

2015 ADAA — Package Design — Semifinalist

Other

2023 RGD Branding Awards — Sector Award for Medium Creative Agency (Whitman Emorson)

2023 Strategy Creative Report Card — #171 Designer in Canada

2022 ADCC Rising Stars Award — Finalist

2022 Strategy Creative Report Card — #79 Designer in Canada

2021 Strategy — Design Agency of the Year (lg2) — Silver

2021 Shopper Innovation Awards — Bronze — LCBO Pair It Forward

2021 Strategy Creative Report Card — #159 Designer in Canada

2020 Strategy Creative Report Card — #64 Designer in Canada

2016 RGD Student Awards — Quarry Award for Western Ontario — Honourable Mention Featured Projects: "Fragments, One More Word, and Devil's Soup”