Together Design Lab

At Toronto Metropolitan University, Together Design Lab (TDL) is a team of planners, designers, and architects operating within an immersive partnership model to address housing issues experienced by marginalized communities. Working with interdisciplinary collaborators, TDL reimagines home environments and addresses communities’ overall well-being.

Capturing the essence of togetherness, Vanderbrand created an approachable and energetic brand identity. TDL’s brand mark is a reinvention of the plus sign, symbolizing unity. It embodies togetherness, resembling a collection of homes or a group of people. The brand mark changes and adapts to take on new forms, reflecting TDL’s values to listen, learn, and share together.