2023 was a Big Year for Fusion

In 2023, the Fusion team experienced a year of remarkable achievements, marked by prestigious awards, impactful projects and exciting additions to our client portfolio. As we approach the end of January, we have taken the opportunity to review and reflect on our journey throughout this monumental year and look ahead for what’s to come.

We Went to DesignThinkers TO!

Team Fusion, our clients from Strides and our illustration partner, Jaida posing as a group with our branding award.

The Fusion team was fortunate enough to attend what became the biggest DesignThinkers conference the RGD has had to date. We had such a great time, we wanted to take the opportunity to share our experiences and what our big takeaways were.

Becoming an RGD

It feels strange to be talking about how I became a Registered Graphic Designer (RGD) member, considering I’ve been a part of the organization since my first year of college almost 10 years ago, but over the summer that’s exactly what I did.

The power of colour

Colour has the incredible ability to evoke an emotion, create meaning, demand attention or whisper
quietly. It is a powerful element we use in our work everyday. We use it strategically to achieve different
objectives, and to make it that much more compelling to the audience. Our colour choices
often reflect many considerations—subject matter, cultural meaning, and accessibility.

Social Media Superhero

When Fusion started to work on our new website in 2022, it was pretty clear that it should be accompanied by a renewed social media presence. The team knew that “personality” should really shine through on Fusion’s social channels. So after some intense brainstorming, strategizing and planning, Fusion’s social presence went live alongside the new website and saw huge audience growth within a few weeks of its launch.

What a ride!

Brent and Ray

In 2003 I was diagnosed with testicular cancer at the age of 31. My wife and I had only been married a year. Fusion was still “young”. I was referred to Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) by my family doctor for surgery, and they removed the affected testicle. After two years of monthly tests, the doctors were worried that there were still signs of the disease, and in 2005 I did a month of radiation. Twenty years from the original diagnosis, fingers crossed, it still appears to be in remission. I was lucky.

ChatGPT and Web Development: A Perfect Dynamic Duo!

Have you heard of ChatGPT (Chat Generative Pre-training Transformer)? It’s a cutting-edge artificial intelligence language model developed by OpenAI. Think of it as your very own virtual assistant or pal, always ready and available to help you with whatever you need. For me this translated into assisting with my web development tasks making them easier to handle!