Creative solutions for a better world
We’re a social impact design studio working with nonprofits, researchers, and social purpose leaders. We build brands, websites, and campaigns that help mission-driven teams reach the people they serve.
Built for the work
worth doing
Every project we take on is with a team trying to make something better in areas like health, advocacy, education, community organizing, and political change. We create with the principles of longevity, sustainability, and capacity-building in mind, so the work keeps working.
Our work with social impact organizations across Canada and beyond.
Youthline.ca
A Fresh Digital Hub for 2SLGBTQ+ Youth Support
Content Strategy • Web Design • Animation • Illustration
“Working with Arcana Creative was an incredible experience. They guided us through a thoughtful, collaborative process to create a website that truly meets our needs today.”
“Arcana’s team is creative, compassionate, and deeply engaged. They helped us reach a hard-to-reach population with care and impact.”
Saskatoon Sexual Health
Designing an STI awareness campaign that resonates
Story Strategy • Campaign Identity • Illustration • Print & Digital Design
CBRC Smoke Break
A community-rooted campaign for 2SLGBTQIA+ smoking cessation
Branding • Campaign • Illustration • Web Design
“What stood out most was their genuine interest in our project’s success and their commitment to the communities we serve.”
In service of impact
We offer a full suite of design, communications, and digital services for nonprofits, community organizations, and social purpose businesses across Canada.
Strategy
We build brand, story, and campaign strategies that turn your mission into something people trust, remember, and act on.
Brand design
We design creative visual identities and long-lasting brand systems that build recognition and trust for nonprofits and social purpose organizations.
Web design & digital tools
We build accessible websites, membership platforms, and learning management systems that your team can actually run day to day, made for teams that need every dollar to count.
Creative
We produce memorable graphic design, illustration, animation, and content across a variety of communications that capture attention and bring your story to life.
Knowledge translation
We help researchers and research organizations turn findings into community-facing outputs — reports, toolkits, websites, comics, animations course content — that reach the people who need them.
Studio Notes
Behind-the-scenes thinking on design, strategy, and sustainability for social impact work from the Arcana team.
“They brought our vision to life and made the process feel uncomplicated, even for a huge undertaking.”