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# Michael Barker

Graphic Designer, Art Director, Artist, Photographer

## Posts

- [Burn](https://michaelbarker.ca/burn/) - Burn. Stef Lenk & Michael Barker. Super 8 transferred to digital. 2006.
- [Filmprint](https://michaelbarker.ca/filmprint/) - As Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto's Communications Coordinator one of my duties was designing the organization's bi-monthly magazine, Filmprint.
- [Goliath the Gnu](https://michaelbarker.ca/goliath-the-gnu/) - I have photographed Goliath the Gnu for New College a couple of times—these are my favourite images I've made with the big wildebeast:
- [Cat Fort](https://michaelbarker.ca/cat-fort/)
- [Darenight Lockdown Street Poster](https://michaelbarker.ca/darenight-street/) - A poster I designed for Mammalian Diving Reflex's Darenight: Lockdown (2012) at the Gladstone Hotel—improved upon by some tagger with a metallic marker.
- [Items removed from patients at the Toronto Wildlife Centre](https://michaelbarker.ca/human-impact/) - Items removed from wild patients at the Toronto Wildlife Centreand used for educational purposes: Garbage, bullets, homemade snares, fishing hooks.
- [Noise Box](https://michaelbarker.ca/noise-box/)
- [Pumpkin Carving](https://michaelbarker.ca/pumpkin-carving/) - I'm an enthusiastic pumpkin carver—this is a small selection from over the years.
- [Simone Wharton](https://michaelbarker.ca/simone-wharton/)
- [Siren Song: Lullaby for Dave Theurer](https://michaelbarker.ca/siren-song-lullaby-for-dave-theurer/) - Siren Song: Lullaby for Dave Theurer, 2006.

## Pages

- [Overview](https://michaelbarker.ca/) - Michael Barker | In both my personal and client work as both a graphic designer and photographer, I take a collaborative approach, guided by curiosity and compassion.
- [Talking with Teachers in Alternative Schools](https://michaelbarker.ca/fieldwork-talking-with-teachers-in-alternative-schools/) - A project documenting the work of teachers in Alternative Schools in Toronto asking what drew them to their work, and what keeps them there?
- [About Me](https://michaelbarker.ca/about-photographer-michael-barker/) - I am a Toronto-based graphic designer, artist, photographer, and founder of Acme Art & Design, a Toronto-based design studio.
- [Selected Work](https://michaelbarker.ca/selected-work/) - Selected graphic design, art, and photography projects by Michael Barker
- [Flat File](https://michaelbarker.ca/flat-file-2/) - Old news, recent work, work-in-progress, writing, rogue projects, inspiration, desperation, and ephemera from the bottom of the flat file.
- [The Peace Builders](https://michaelbarker.ca/the-peace-builders-hiroshima-nagasaki-day-coalition/)
- [The Book](https://michaelbarker.ca/alpha-alternative-school/the-book/)
- [West End Alternative School](https://michaelbarker.ca/fieldwork-talking-with-teachers-in-alternative-schools/west-end-alternative-school/)
- [The Triangle Program](https://michaelbarker.ca/fieldwork-talking-with-teachers-in-alternative-schools/the-triangle-program/)
- [THESTUDENTSCHOOL](https://michaelbarker.ca/fieldwork-talking-with-teachers-in-alternative-schools/thestudentschool/)
- [SEED Part Two](https://michaelbarker.ca/fieldwork-talking-with-teachers-in-alternative-schools/seed-part-two/)
- [Quest Alternative Senior School](https://michaelbarker.ca/fieldwork-talking-with-teachers-in-alternative-schools/quest-alternative-senior-school/)
- [Horizon Alternative Senior School](https://michaelbarker.ca/fieldwork-talking-with-teachers-in-alternative-schools/horizon-alternative-senior-school/)
- [City School](https://michaelbarker.ca/fieldwork-talking-with-teachers-in-alternative-schools/city-school/)
- [ALPHA Alternative School](https://michaelbarker.ca/fieldwork-talking-with-teachers-in-alternative-schools/alpha-alternative-school/)
- [SEED Part One](https://michaelbarker.ca/fieldwork-talking-with-teachers-in-alternative-schools/seed-part-one/)
- [Oasis Skateboard Factory](https://michaelbarker.ca/fieldwork-talking-with-teachers-in-alternative-schools/oasis-skateboard-factory/)
- [Inglenook Community High School](https://michaelbarker.ca/fieldwork-talking-with-teachers-in-alternative-schools/inglenook-community-high-school/)
- [The Grove](https://michaelbarker.ca/fieldwork-talking-with-teachers-in-alternative-schools/the-grove/)
- [Dale Shuttleworth](https://michaelbarker.ca/fieldwork-talking-with-teachers-in-alternative-schools/dale-shuttleworth/)

## Slides

- [Auto Draft](https://michaelbarker.ca/home_slider/auto-draft/)

## Portfolio

- [Water Fall Festival](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/water-fall-festival/)
- [The Bentway: Sun/Shade](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/the-bentway-sun-shade/)
- [Bright Lights Dark City](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/bright-lights-dark-city/) - Art catalogue design for Bright Lights Dark City: Niagara Custom Lab and Toronto Experimental Film.
- [Setsuko Thurlow](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/setsuko-thurlow/) - As a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Setsuko Thurlow has been engaged throughout her life in public education and advocacy for nuclear disarmament.
- [Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/tafelmusik-baroque-orchestra/) - Creative season campaign for Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra’s 40th anniversary season, featuring unique promotional materials and creative imagery for 11 concerts.
- [Fieldwork: Talking with Teachers in Alternative Schools](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/fieldwork-talking-with-teachers-in-alternative-schools/)
- [Alpha Alternative School](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/alpha-alternative-school/) - Alpha Alternative School pairs portraits taken by F. Robert Openshaw in 1978 with present-day portraits of the same people accompanied by texts by the subjects.
- [Explosion in the Movie Machine](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/explosion-in-the-movie-machine/) - Book design for Explosion in the Movie Machine, an anthology that explores Toronto’s media arts history through critical essays and historical documents.
- [Toronto International Film Festival](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/toronto-international-film-festival/) - As a graphic designer with the Toronto International Film Festival I designed a wide range of materials including publications, ads, and event collateral.
- [The Lab](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/the-lab/) - The Lab documents Niagara Custom Lab —a boutique motion-picture-film processing lab in Toronto.
- [Toronto Wildlife Centre](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/toronto-wildlife-centre/) - A small selection of photos I shot between 2013 and 2015 while volunteering at the Toronto Wildlife Centre (TWC).
- [Against the Grain Theatre](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/against-the-grain-theatre/) - Visual identity and promotional materials for Against the Grain Theatre, an innovative Canadian opera company renowned for its unconventional performances.
- [New College Student Handbook](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/new-college-student-handbook/) - Student handbook design for New College at the University of Toronto—a user-friendly resource for students about college policies, resources, and campus life.
- [Amplified Opera](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/amplified-opera/) - Visual identity for Amplified Opera—an opera/theatre company providing artists from equity-seeking groups a platform to tell their stories on their own terms.
- [Gershon Iskowitz Foundation](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/gershon-iskowitz-foundation/) - Web design for the Gershon Iskowitz Foundation, a private, charitable foundation dedicated to the advancement of the visual arts in Canada.
- [Sointula](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/sointula/) - A partial portrait of Sointula — its history, complexity, beauty, and uniqueness — through portraits of its residents, landscapes, and architecture.
- [The Peace Builders](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/the-peace-builders/) - The Peace Builders documents Toronto’s Hiroshima Nagasaki Day Coalition, a non-partisan coalition of peace, faith and community groups in Toronto.
- [Helen Lucas: Roots to Present](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/helen-lucas/) - Book design for Helen Lucas’s retrospective, commissioned by curators Jenna Shamoon and Simone Wharton. Highlights one of Canada’s top floral painters.
- [Mammalian Diving Reflex](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/mammalian-diving-reflex-30th-anniversary-annual-report/) - Annual report design for Mammalian Diving Reflex's 2023 annual report—a special edition celebrating 30 years with vibrant photos and compelling illustrations.
- [Re:New Magazine](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/renew-magazine/) - Redesign of New College’s Re:New alumni magazine, featuring contemporary design with engaging themes and editorial photography.
- [Islands in the Stream](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/islands-in-the-stream/) - Promotional material design for Vtape's Curatorial Incubator v.19 screening program: Islands in the Stream.
- [U of T School of Graduate Studies Viewbook](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/u-of-t-school-of-graduate-studies-viewbook/) - Viewbook design for the School of Graduate Studies at the University of Toronto
- [Portraits](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/portraits/) - Selected portrait photography from commissioned and personal projects.
- [The Prophets](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/the-prophets/) - The Prophets is a book dedicated to a single artwork, also entitled The Prophets, by Richard Ibghy & Marilou Lemmens.
- [Crawford Crocky Teasdale](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/crawford-crocky-teasdale/)
- [Jamie Leonard](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/jamie-leonard/)
- [Morgan Jones-Phillips](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/morgan-jones-phillips/)
- [Maggie Marrelli](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/maggie-marrelli/)
- [Kether Graham](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/kether-graham/)
- [Stefan Lynch Strassfeld](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/stefan-lynch-strassfeld/)
- [Flannery Fielding](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/flannery-fielding/)
- [Jennifer Ferrari](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/jennifer-ferrari/)
- [Lucy Falkner](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/lucy-falkner/)
- [Earl Smith](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/earl-smith/)
- [Alex Pereklita](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/alex-pereklita/)
- [Rosemary Keenan](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/rosemary-keenan/)
- [Phyllis Manning Creighton](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/phyllis-manning-creighton/)
- [Michael Nevin](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/michael-nevin/)
- [Barbara Birkett](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/barbara-birkett/)
- [Sid Ikeda](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/sid-ikeda/)
- [Mary-Ellen Francoeur](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/mary-ellen-francoeur/)
- [Vinay Jindal](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/vinay-jindal/)
- [Katy McCormick](https://michaelbarker.ca/portfolio/katy-mccormick/)

## Categories

- [Photography](https://michaelbarker.ca/category/photography/)
- [Graphic Design](https://michaelbarker.ca/category/graphic-design/)
- [Art](https://michaelbarker.ca/category/art/)
- [Other](https://michaelbarker.ca/category/other/)
- [Music](https://michaelbarker.ca/category/music/)

## Project Categories

- [The Peace Builders](https://michaelbarker.ca/project-type/the-peace-builders/)
- [Alpha Alternative School 1972/2012](https://michaelbarker.ca/project-type/alpha-alternative-school-1972-2012/)
- [Graphic Design](https://michaelbarker.ca/project-type/graphic-design/)
- [Projects](https://michaelbarker.ca/project-type/projects/)
- [Photography](https://michaelbarker.ca/project-type/photography/)