About Ben

I'm a Toronto-based designer working across UX, illustration, motion, and art direction. I started as an editorial illustrator — spending 15 years creating work for The New York Times, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, The Atlantic, and Esquire, and earning recognition from D&AD, Communication Arts, and the RGD.

Fintech and financial services clients: Wealthsimple, BMO, RBC, and TD Bank. My visual storytelling has been featured in publications by TASCHEN, Die Gestalten Verlag, and Princeton Architectural Press. Early in my career, I gained foundational experience at CBC News Online, in prepress production, and photo studios.

🎥 Watch a 5-minute short film on my early illustration work →

Publications & Features

My illustrations and design work have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, TIME, Esquire Black Book, The Atlantic, Taschen’s Illustration Now!, Die Gestalten Verlag’s Visual Families, and Princeton Architectural Press’s Over and Over. My prints have sold out at both the AGO Store and Indigo. My work has been profiled in Creativity Magazine, Applied Arts, IDN, Design Edge Canada, and MacUser.
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Awards & Recognition

• D&AD Pencil Awards (Ben Weeks Has Many Loves poster & PEN Canada)

• Endorsement: Creative Director of Exhibitions, MoMA

• Contributed to Webby Award-winning work on Wealthsimple's TLDR newsletter

• Created Motion Graphics for BMO that ran in Yonge-Dundas Square

• Participated in Zulu Alpha Kilo's Thinking inside the Box stunt

• American Illustration, Creative Review, & Communication Arts Annual

• Advertising and Design Club of Canada (ADCC) & Applied Arts Magazine

• Included in the Advertising and Design Club of Canada (ADCC)
  75 Year Archive book for Pen Canada (Gold Winner).

• Cover illustrator for the RGD Handbook and the ADCC Annual.
  
  
  

Academic & Teaching Background

I have an M.A. in Creative Imaging from the University of Huddersfield (EU full scholarship) and a diploma in Illustration from Sheridan College, I’ve taught at Sheridan, written design curriculum for Redeemer U and taught for 7 years at Miami Ad School to 2024. I led courses in visual impact, typography, motion graphics, and brand creation—mentoring students to grow their craft and confidence. Several are ACDs at Rethink and some were recognized in Cannes. I've also built a life drawing guide ->Drawing Upgrade

Certifications

IBM Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner, AODA Accessibility (2024), Product Discovery — UXcel (2025), Figma Design Systems — FigMaster (2023), IxDF User Journey Mapping (2023).

A Personal Note Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is often part of my week—the gentle art has taught me resilience, presence, and creative problem-solving under pressure. Rest matters as much as work, so you might find me making dinner for my family, reading or tinkering on the piano during off hours. -> Stay updated on new work and launches