Kemeny Lecture

Please join us on Thursday April 17th for Symbols of Change — Designing for Unity in a Polarized World-a lecture by Greg Durrell. RSVP HERE!

Greg Durrell, born in 1983 in Toronto, Ontario, is the owner of Tomorrow — a Canadian design and branding studio dedicated to creating impactful brands, products, and films for purpose-driven organizations. Durrell’s design career began at the age of 16, and by 2001, he was a designer and art director at War Child Canada, where he discovered his passion for using design to drive positive change. He played a pivotal role in the design team for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games and later co-led the award-winning rebrand of the Canadian Olympic Team with Ben Hulse. Durrell’s expertise extends to a deep understanding of Canada’s design history, which he showcased in his 2018 documentary, “Design Canada.” The film, which explores the influence of European-immigrant designers on Canada’s identity in the 1960s, received international acclaim and debuted at #1 on iTunes in the documentary category. Durrell’s work continues to define iconic institutions, with recent branding projects including the International Olympic Committee (2021), Mountain Equipment Company (2022), and the Green Party of Canada (2025).

How it started

This series was started a few years back thanks to an endowment from the Matthias Kemeny Estate. Through these funds, we bring internationally recognized designers to speak to the PSUGD community.

Matthias D. Kemeny

A powerful yet gentle man, Matthias Kemeny was intensely focused and strongly committed to making the world a better place through art and design. His talents, innovations and intellectual curiosities were remarkable, as was his genuine, deep interest in ever person he met. Matthias passed away from ALS in March of 2007.

Past Speakers

Print Small, Think Big!

Liz Yerby, Portland Zine Symposium

Rich Perin, Buckman Publishing

Moderator: Vo Vo

Brett Warnock, Kitchen Table Magazine

Emma Greer, Buckman Publishing

Murphy Welch

Sam Arthur

Sign Painters: A Documentary

Ali Godil

Aaron Robinson

Murphy Welch

Murphy Welch

Aaron Robinson

Tina Snow Lee

Maria Doreuli

Special thanks to: Counter Culture Type, Future Fonts

Silas Munro

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