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Design de Plume

Name: Design de Plume
Address: 131 Pine Street, Greater Sudbury, ON, P3C1X2, CA
Telephone: +17052225740

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Design de Plume

An Indigenous and women-owned creative agency that designs inclusive and accessible solutions that resonate.

06/19/2026

Why prioritize community connection in our design work? Because relying on generic content does more harm than good.

At best, generic content is ineffective because it lacks a clear message and point of view. At worst, generic content can miss the mark, come off as insulting, or even alienate the communities that you're trying to reach.

Here are a few tips for creating content for and/or about Indigenous communities:
- Build bridges with the communities you are working for/with
- Work with community artists to develop and design culturally-relevant icons, logos, and other imagery
- Prioritize culturally significant iconography over symbols that simply "look Indigenous"

Looking for a resource to help you communicate with clarity, care, and cultural respect? Our Indigenous Communications Toolkit is a key resource for inclusion in action. Visit https://deplume.ca/indigenoustoolkit to download your copy today.

06/18/2026

Design de Plume is excited to sponsor Up Here 12, which takes place August 14-16 in Sudbury!

Up Here is an independent celebration of urban art and emerging music that transforms downtown Sudbury into an urban art gallery. With over 50 concerts, live large-scale mural creation, and immersive art installations, Up Here is an incredible way to discover Sudbury. Visit Up Here festival for more info.

This festival is organized by We Live Up Here, a volunteer-run non-profit organization dedicated to building a better community through art. We Live Up Here has deployed the DDP Indigenous Communications Toolkit (ICT) for their staff and board members. The exercises in the ICT will help every member of the team develop concrete skills to guide their communications efforts with First Nation, Inuit, and Métis community members.

Visit https://deplume.ca/indigenoustoolkit to get your copy of the ICT today.

06/16/2026

Words matter. Make yours inclusive.

Our Indigenous Communications Toolkit is rooted in respect for Indigenous cultures and grounded in broader commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Using inclusive language is not about being perfect, it's about being present and intentional. In today’s landscape, especially as conversations around reconciliation and equity deepen, our words can either open doors or reinforce barriers. By choosing language that respects identity, acknowledges history, and centres humanity, we begin to shift how we speak and how we relate to one another. This toolkit is here to support that shift.

Interested in learning more? Comment 'toolkit' below and we'll send you the link to our free sample!

06/11/2026

Meggan recently shared her approach to accessibility work at RGD's In-House Design Conference: "We need to meet people where they're at."

This approach is at the heart of our accessibility work. With every project, we start by learning about the audience, their needs, and how they currently do things. We never come in with preconceived notions or pre-built solutions, because we know that doesn't work. Building a strong relationship with the client and their community allows us to create work that is genuinely inclusive instead of merely compliant with laws and guidelines.

Thank you to RGD for providing us with this video 🎥

06/08/2026

Biinaagami is a program to heal and protect the Great Lakes watershed. We created a unique brand and website to support their efforts and help raise awareness around this important work.

Typically, our brand design work flows from the logo. Our Biinaagami logo design features a raven and sturgeon circling a pool, emphasizing that all living things depend on the water. The brand suite follows the water theme in different shades of blue and white to echo the beauty of the Great Lakes.

We also created a brand-new interactive website to highlight Biinaagami's activities. Visitors to the website can experience the sensations of the lake through embedded video, rippling animations, and sounds of running water. This multimedia approach creates a deep connection with visitors and supports the growth of their community network. To see more of this project, visit Biinaagami

06/05/2026

We had a great time at the Rural & Northern Healthcare Leadership Conference in Toronto last week!

Meggan presented her session, “Respectful Communications: Applying the Indigenous Communications Toolkit.” This workshop generated lots of discussion around prioritizing cultural respect and collaboration in design and communications. The conversations continued at our booth, where we got to showcase our Indigenous Communications Toolkit in more detail and chat about how attendees could implement these learnings in different rural and northern healthcare settings.

Thank you to Spark Conferences Inc. for putting on this important event!

06/02/2026

Happy Pride Season!

Pride is a celebration and a time to honour our 2SLGBTQI+ communities and allies across Canada, but it's also a protest. Pride began as a series of large-scale demonstrations for basic human rights in the 1970s, a fight that continues to this day. This is a time to celebrate and stand proudly alongside anyone who is fighting to guarantee equal rights for trans and gender-diverse people.

What can we do to help advance 2SLGBTQI+ rights? Understand the history of Pride, be visible in your support at work and in your community, and look for opportunities to support 2SLGBTQI+ businesses and related organizations. Every little bit contributes to creating an open and welcoming environment for everyone. 🌈

06/01/2026

June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada. This is a time to honour the stories, achievements and resilience of the 600+ First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities in Canada and look for ways to move forward on Reconciliation. Here are 3 things you can do to make a difference:

- Consider how written hiring policies may be creating a barrier to entry
- Review common workplace language to ensure that your communications respect individual Indigenous identities
- Use inclusive alternatives to everyday phrases that perpetuate harm, even unintentionally

We created the Design de Plume Indigenous Communications Toolkit to help folks shift away from feeling frozen and turn good intentions into meaningful action. The ICT includes a series of reflections and exercises to help you learn concrete skills and improve communications of all kinds, including policies, social content, marketing, and daily emails. Click the link in our comments to learn more.

05/31/2026

It’s Design de Plume’s 17th anniversary! 🥳

Every year, we celebrate this milestone with a lot of pride mixed with a tiny bit of shock. When we launched this business after college in the middle of the 2009 recession, the path ahead wasn't always clear, and maybe that was a good thing; had we known what we were getting into, we might not have kept going!

Over the years, we have brought together an amazing team of talented people who care deeply about making a difference. We also want to thank our partners and clients who have supported this journey. We’re building something truly incredible together and we can't wait to see what the next 17 years have in store.

Swipe ➡️ for a lightning round with our co-CEOs, Meggan and Jenn. Thank you, miigwech and here’s to many more!

05/30/2026

The DDP team was honoured to be invited by Ontario Northland to the unveiling of Dan Commanda’s artwork that was commissioned for the soon to be launched Northlander Train.

Jennica from our team attended the event, which brought people together to honour the relationships, guidance, and feedback shared by Indigenous communities and Indigenous-led organizations throughout the return of the Northlander. The gathering included prayer, a land acknowledgement, a travelling song and ceremony led by Perry McLeod-Shabogesic, a smudging of the equipment, a tour of the new train, a feast, and the unveiling of the commissioned artwork by Dan Commanda that will be displayed inside the North Bay station. Dan also played us a song, shared teachings, and spoke about the meaning behind his artwork.

The new Northlander train is set to launch later this year, and it was really special to see it in person and be part of this meaningful day!

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131 Pine Street
Greater Sudbury, ON
P3C1X2

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	9am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	9am - 4:30pm
Thursday	9am - 4:30pm
Friday	9am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+17052225740

Website

http://www.deplume.ca/

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