Redgee Awards

Very proud to win "Best in Region" at the 2016 Canadian Regional Design Awards, the Redgees. Saskatchewan Polytechnic received top honours for the Prairies (Saskatchewan/Manitoba/Nunavut) for design work on the 2017/18 Viewbook. The piece – which merged traditional print with augmented reality – will also be showcased in an upcoming issue of national magazine, DesignEdge. Winners were announced at a ceremony in Toronto on November 2. 

The Redgee Awards are the most comprehensive collection of work from Canada's professional creative communities. 

Vintage Clague

Instagram

Very tardy to the party but have joined Instagram. Follow @debclague. 

Graphis Awards

Very proud to win silver in the Graphis international annual report design competition (multi-year). Saskatchewan Polytechnic (formerly SIAST) was one of two Canadian entries honoured. Graphis publishes the world's most significant and influential works in the areas of design, advertising and photography (since 1944). 

Thirty something Vignette no.7:

My eyes made their way over the display. We were in a high-end bakery that had a mouth-watering gourmet donut selection and I was a bit indecisive. I knew it wasn't a healthy choice, but the delight I received from indulging was heavily influenced by memory. When I was a kid, he'd take me to Robin's after ice-skating and tobogganing. It was a weekly ritual I always looked forward to. Now here we were: older, our bond (and craving for fried dough) still unbreakable. He leaned on his cane and let me order for him. 

"We'll take one maple dip and one chocolate dip," I said, listing our favorites from back-in-the-day. "and two London Fogs, please." He had never tried one before. I hoped he enjoyed the latté as much as I did. It was part of my adult evening ritual. 

As the donuts were placed in a small box, I turned to him and asked where he wanted to go. He looked me in the eye and with a warm smile stated: 

"Let's get in the car, drive to the ocean and look out to the sea."

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Hello.

Suddenly I was awakened by the text tone on my phone. It was 7:04 a.m., an urgent work query begged response and shook me from slumber. After replying, I laid in bed for awhile longer basking in the feeling of intense happiness that washed over my body. 

He still visits in my dreams. 

The Divine Comedy no.5

'Seven Deadly Sins'. Illustration by Gustave Doré (1832-1883); colour and animation work by Deborah Clague, Oblada Creative (2016): 

The Divine Comedy no.4

“Midway upon the journey of our life, I found myself within a forest dark, for the straightforward pathway had been lost.” 

'A Forest Dark'. Illustration by Gustave Doré (1832-1883); colour and animation work by Deborah Clague, Oblada Creative (2016): 

The Divine Comedy no.3

'Arrival of Souls'. Illustration by Gustave Doré (1832-1883); colour and animation work by Deborah Clague, Oblada Creative (2016): 

The Divine Comedy no.2

'First Night in Purgatory'. Illustration by Gustave Doré (1832-1883); colour and animation work by Deborah Clague, Oblada Creative (2016): 

The Divine Comedy no.1

Have been spending a considerable amount of my spare time colouring and animating historic illustrations. In addition to a series on London, I am also going to attempt to bring to life the intricate, hauntingly beautiful work of one of my favourite artists, Gustave Doré (1832-1883).  

The first, titled 'Beatrice Unveiled', is from Doré's renowned illustration work for Dante Alighieri's epic poem 'The Divine Comedy', a medieval tale about the descent into the afterlife.