Personalized workshops, talks, training & consultation

Offerings

  • One-off talks, presentations & workshops

  • Workshop/training series (deep-dive into multiple topics over two or more sessions)

  • Beginner-level training & mentorship in various art styles, design techniques, and related software

  • Creative consultation for individuals, project teams, organizations, brands, etc.

  • Sensitivity / beta reading (specializing in the portrayal of girls and women; fat, disabled, and marginalized bodies; neurodiversity and mental illness; etc.)

Audiences

  • In-house creative teams, small businesses, non-profit organizations, grassroots groups & clubs, freelancers, etc.

  • Students of all ages — especially in art, design, media, marketing, communications, or related classes

  • Anyone who wants to weave stronger equity & accessibility principles into their creative work and processes

Availability

  • Flexible dates and times

  • 30 minutes – 3 hours per session

  • Remote video conferencing preferred

  • In-person events are possible with proper health, safety, and disability accommodations for all who attend

  • Travel within 15km/30 minutes of Abbotsford, BC is complimentary. Farther events (within BC and Western Washington) will require advanced notice of at least 4 weeks and a reasonable per-kilometer fee as stipulated by the Government of Canada.

Fee

  • Fees are decided on a case-by-case basis considering the unique requirements of each event, including preparation time, duration, audience size, travel, etc.

In solidarity

Discounts or pro bono work may be offered to groups which contribute to better material realities for Indigenous, Black, and people of colour; youth and elders; disabled folks; LGBTQ2s+ folks; girls, women, and femmes; low-income and unhoused folks; immigrants and refugees; or other historically marginalized communities.

Topics

Program-specific training for beginners:

  • Adobe InDesign

  • Adobe Illustrator

  • Adobe Photoshop

  • Adobe Fresco

  • Google Suite

  • Microsoft Office

Graphic design

  • Principles of design

  • How people process text & visual information

  • Graphic design for print, web, and/or social media

  • How to design ___ (choose one: Brochures, booklets, annual reports, newspaper spreads, etc.)

Art & illustration

  • Intro to editorial illustration & visual story-telling

  • Intro to cartooning

  • Drawing diverse characters and bodies

Equity & inclusion

  • Nurturing a strong equity and justice lens for graphic design, communications, and other creative work

  • Designing for accessibility (age, disability, language, etc.)

  • Sourcing representative and inclusive stock images – avoiding tokenism and cultural stereotypes

  • Stories from my own lived experience as a fat, queer, neurodivergent woman in creative fields

About Danielle

Danielle Mijo-Burch is a multidisciplinary artist from Tacoma, WA with over a decade of experience in communications, print/digital design, and illustration.

She’s spent the better part of her career working with non-profit organizations and universities to make the strength of their visual branding reflect the quality of their programs. Nowadays, she takes on meaningful creative projects from her home in lower mainland BC, Canada.

Danielle speaks with a warmth, humor, and candor that has made her a go-to speaker and workshop instructor over the years. She has been a guest speaker for university classes, community groups, and marketing professionals. She’s also hosted beginner-level creative workshops for students (high school and older), organizers and activists, adult English Language Learners, frontline social services staff, and other professionals who didn’t know that basic design/communication skills would be so necessary to their work.

Danielle holds a bachelor’s in Ethnic, Gender, and Labor Studies from the University of Washington.

“Danielle was an amazing leader and mentor. No matter how many times I asked the same question, she was always willing to answer it and help me move along in my training. She always had a positive attitude and was always motivating employees to do their most excellent work.

Would work for Danielle again in any capacity in the future.”

— Angelic S., former page designer