citylikeyou — Toronto / Cristian Ordóñez

Cristian’s work is a dialogue between photography, graphic design, and printed matter. Born in Santiago in 1976, based in Toronto, Canada. His latest limited edition, self-published book “Other Voices” was recently selected to be exhibited at the Benaki Museum, in Greece, as part of the Athens Photo Festival 2019. His first book “A Way to Disconnect and Connect” was published by Daga Editions in 2017. Cristian’s work has been shown in exhibitions and publications internationally. He was recently invited to direct a PhotoBook workshop at VU Photo, in Québec City (Canada), and write an essay about Sergio Larrain’s photographic work for the book 100x100 curated by Patricio Pozo (Chile). Currently, Cristian splits his time working independently on personal art projects, graphic design, and photographic assignments. Since 2016, he has collaborated as Art Director for the architecture publication Azure Magazine and teaches in the Faculty of Design at OCAD University in Toronto.

http://www.cristianordonez.com

Photographer Graphic Designer

Current city: Toronto

Other cities: Santiago

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Toronto / Shop

A must visit, if you are into design, this is the place for you to go. Pure Scandinavian and Japanese inspiration. Mjölk is a design store in Toronto where you can find beautifully crafted products, from furniture to handcraft useful and unique objects. Located in the Junction neighborhood of Toronto.

Toronto / Cafe

To experience the traditional South American Mate infused drink and some delicious treats, El Almacen it’s the place to go. With some tasty Mate, Coffee and treats from caramel sweets to empanadas, El Almacen is a friendly place, run by its owners, they will teach you how to enjoy the conversation ritual of Mate. Located in Queen Street West, a good area to walk along interesting shops, parks and food in Toronto.

Toronto / Park

Toronto’s largest public park with many hiking trails, playgrounds, lake views, vegetation, picnic areas, a small zoo, coffee place, greenhouses, sport facilities throughout the year. A close place to my home and work, one of my favorites places to go, think, enjoy with my family or go on my own in a photographic walk on daylight or at night.

Toronto / River

Perfect relaxing place at the west end of the city. Getting of Old Mills Subway Station, you can discover a perfect spot to escape from the city and have a picnic or bike along the river north or south up to Ontario Lake, nice panoramic to the river marshes and the ruins of an old mill.

Toronto / Film Director

Filmmaker from Toronto, Canada.

Toronto / Visual Artist

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Toronto / Artist

Jen Mann is a Canadian artist living just outside of Toronto. She attended OCAD U from 2005-2009, receiving her BFA in printmaking. Since then she has focused on painting and developed a large body of work, which explores the subconscious, and focuses on ideas of freedom, perceived beauty, identity and home. Jen loves to garden, cook and watch movies in her free time.

Toronto / Illustrator

Creator of a bunch of books including a series of faux illustrated Biographies, and illustrator for clients like The Atlantic, The New York Times, Tatler, Coors, Cartoon Network, Disney, Globe and Mail, and whatnot and on and on. Goes places, does things, but could and should more.

Toronto / Creative Director

I am a global trotter with shoes and books in 3 different cities - Toronto, London, and Lisbon. I live to dance, and dance to live. I play the cello, follow a plant-based diet, and can speak Portuguese, Spanish, English, and basic French. Now on a more serious note... My path to Creative Director started in Lisbon, Portugal, and has taken me to many places since, including Vancouver; London, England; and Toronto. It all started in 2011 when I landed my first job at a book publisher designing educational flash games for textbook CDROMs. Since then, I've been developing my career as a creative director, working for Unit9, Nexus, and now Jam3, designing interactive storytelling projects in AR, web, and experiential tech for clients such as Google, MArc Jacobs, Samsung, Amazon, Estee Lauder, Pepsi, TikTok, Netflix, and Adidas. In between I headed the digital department at Warner Bros. Records (UK), where I focused on content strategy, creative direction, and driving digital storytelling and innovation for artists campaigns such as Muse, Liam Gallagher, and Dua Lipa; After work, I volunteer my time and give back to the community and industry by being involved in multiple mentorship programs in Portugal, the UK, and Canada. I also provide pro-bono services to nonprofits such as Help Heal Humanity, A Woman’s Worth, and One Cause a Day and have developed my personal project ReMIND Academy, a community-based learning program that stimulates critical thinking and creativity in young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. I hold a BA in Communication Design, an MA in New Media, a Diploma in Digital Design, and a TEFL certificate.

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