Frank provides much of the strategy that informs the studio’s output. He is a cover artist for The New Yorker magazine and a sometimes reviewer for The New York Times Book Review. His first book, published by Little, Brown (New York), was a New York Times 10 Best Illustrated Children’s Book selection. His book, Young Frank, Architect, was the first picture book ever created for The Museum of Modern Art’s publications department. Translated from the original English into ten languages, it has gone on to win recognition from American Illustration, Communication Arts and has been cited on many ‘Best of 2014’ lists. His first full-length novel, Sea Change, came out in 2016. The Globe and Mail included it on their most anticipated spring books list and it was a New York Times Editors’ Choice selection. Recent lectures include The Museum of Modern Art (Soho), the Apple Store (Grand Central Station), Oakland University and The Alcuin Society.

Todd might decide to rebuild a two-stroke engine one weekend and invent an entirely new system for trade show booths the next. He lives to go fast and has the dents and scrapes to prove it. Todd likes to get his hands dirty on the projects he designs, but also leaves his fingerprints on many other Viva & Co. projects. His work has received recognition from Communication Arts, the New York Type Directors Club, Applied Arts magazine and The Advertising & Design Club of Canada. His industrial design work includes custom seating, lighting and store fixtures. The Temporale family has been on the design scene in Canada for three generations. Todd’s grandfather, Louis, was a well-known sculptor who was responsible for the bas-relief on Toronto’s historic postal delivery building (and many other projects) and his father Alexander is a renowned architect.

Camille received a dual degree in English and Psychology (B.Sc) from the University of Toronto. During her time at Victoria College, she worked her way up to become Editor-in-Chief of Idiom, the University’s Undergraduate English Journal. Her passion for programming and words led her to the world of digital publishing, where she wrote innovative code for e-books while establishing better companywide workflow management. At Viva & Co., her singular devotion to the management and execution of front end and back end web development (on all platforms and frameworks) has deepened her knowledge as she helps to transform static designs into pixel perfect online initiatives for clients like Le Creuset, Hopson Grace, Fluf, Tricon, CME, and Spy Distillery.

Irina has experience in Project Management and Customer Relations. She holds a Master’s Degree in Management and Marketing from the International University of Moldova (ULIM). At Viva &Co., she leads our internal team through a daily list of current projects to ensure priorities are understood and project milestones are met. She prepares and monitors schedules while providing frequent project updates to all parties. In short, she is Viva & Co.’s friendly traffic cop. When not at work, she is passionate about learning new languages, houseplants, hiking and international cuisine.

If Indira catches anybody working on a project without first having an official docket number and the requisite matching folders, she will produce a glance so withering it will singe your eyebrows. She has a thorough knowledge of everything at Viva & Co. that has a dollar sign in front of it. Our suppliers love her and our accountant thinks she’s the best in the business. Indira has worked with Frank for over 20 years. She is family.

Before deciding that graphic design was his true love (especially identities, packaging and motion graphics), Mike completed a degree from the University of Toronto with a specialization in Management and Marketing. We first met Mike through our long-time contacts at George Brown’s New School of Design as he was getting ready to complete a second major educational milestone, an advanced diploma in Graphic Design. After just a few weeks of working part-time at Viva & Co., we were so impressed by his knowledge of design and his positive attitude, we offered him a permanent position. Somewhere in his relatively short life, he also found time to attend an eight month photography and videography program in North Carolina. Did we mention that Mike is also a talented Barista?

When it comes to design, Kendra speaks softly but carries a big stick. After earning a BFA in film studies from TMU, she worked as a graphic designer in the art department of a renowned indie film studio based in Toronto. She enjoyed the many challenges – especially designing props – but the impossible schedules and late nights took a toll. The experience helped her to narrow her career focus and she went back to school to earn a graphic design diploma from George Brown College. At Viva & Co. she has worked on several websites; a couple of brand identities; an annual report – and just today, the graphics for a onesie. Now that her evenings and weekends are her own again, she quietly enjoys thrifting and crochet, which requires a small hooked stick.