Steven Tachauer is an award-winning, independent graphic designer and illustrator based in Toronto. With years of experience working with clients in boutique studios and agencies, he combines research and technical skill with beauty and intuition, creating original work that is purposeful and authentic. Always dreaming, he works from his plant-filled home and can be found outside in the sun, sifting through books, sketching, or running with his dog Pluto.


@steventachauer
steven.tachauer@gmail.com


SERVICES

Brand Identity Design
Logo Design
Illustration + Murals
Creative Direction 
Print & Digital Design
Book Design
Website Design
Packaging Design
Poster Design
Brand Guidelines
Wedding Stationery








AWARDS & RECOGNITION

ADCC Rising Stars 2022
Finalist, Designer

CSPG
Communication Arts Award:
Integrated Branding Program

Modern Recreation
ADCC Merit:
Complete Corporate Identity Program
Communication Arts Award:
Letterheads, Series

The Broadview Hotel
ADCC Merit:
Complete Corporate Identity Program

The Civic
Applied Arts Award:
Logo/Wordmark/Brand Identity

LIMBO
Applied Arts Award:
Book Design
ADAA Semifinalist:
Graphic Design/Print
Behance Editorial Design Feature



Summerhill Market
ADCC Merit:
Complete Corporate Identity Program
ADCC Merit:
Package Design
Applied Arts Award:
Entire Package Design Program
Applied Arts Award:
Entire Design Program
Marketing Awards Silver:
Logo/Corporate Identity

Triptych of Western Astrology
ADAA Honourable Mention:
Graphic Design/Print
Behance Editorial Design Feature


The Bentway

ADCC Silver:
Design
Pro Bono Series
Applied Arts Award:
Pro Bono Series
Marketing Awards Silver:
Graphic


PRESS FEATURES

Victionary: DESIGN{H}ERS
48North
Modern Recreation
CSPG
The Broadview Hotel

Victionary: Camo Mania
Summerhill Market

Gestalten: Upstart!
The Broadview Hotel
Summerhill Market

Creative Boom
48North
CSPG
Modern Recreation
The Civic

Page Magazine (Germany)
48North
CSPG
Summerhill Market

Fonts In Use
Rise & Ruin Cider
CSPG
The Broadview Hotel

Mindsparkle Magazine
48North
Modern Recreation
The Broadview Hotel
Summerhill Market



The Brand Identity: The Edit
Rise & Ruin Cider

Communication Arts
The Bentway
48North

The Broadview Hotel
Summerhill Market

Applied Arts
48North
The Broadview Hotel

Summerhill Market
LIMBO

BP&O
CSPG
Modern Recreation
The Broadview Hotel
Summerhill Market

It’s Nice That
48North
The Bentway

It’s A Match! Creating Color Palettes in Design
CSPG
Modern Recreation
The Civic

The Dieline
Summerhill Market

Grits + Grids
Modern Recreation