:: BIG SKY DESIGN ::

Big Sky Design is a small, award-winning, creatively inspired design studio based in Peterborough Ontario.

We are passionate about design and the clients we work for. Our approach to design and business reflects our personal values and has since we began in 1996 when principal designer Rob Wilkes left a comfortable trade job to start big sky design with only a social justice NGO and an up-and-coming theatre company for clients.

Those two groups, Kawartha World Issues Centre (KWIC) and the 4th Line Theatre are still going strong and are still big sky clients. In the meantime, many arts and social change organizations have come to big sky design including the Westben Arts Festival Theatre, Peterborough New Dance, Artspace, the Peterborough Green Party, Spirit Walks native tourism group and the Lindsay Concert Foundation, to name only a few. At big sky, we continue to offer a discount to arts and social organizations we wish to support. It's our way of giving something back to the people who give so much to our community and allows them access to professional design and communication services they otherwise might not be able to afford.

It wasn't long till word of our design and project management skills spread to the corporate sector and we began long-standing relationships with corporate clients including Fleming College, Shimano Canada Ltd., the Ministry of Natural Resources, Animal Wellness Magazine and QLine Solutions, among others. As our success, and that of our clients', continued to grow, we moved into a larger studio around the corner from our original home on Hunter Street. Since 1999 we have been located in the large, airy studio on George Street that was home to internationally renowned Peterborough artist David Bierk. The open, inviting environment reflects the attitude we have taken since day one. At big sky, the sky's the limit creatively while we still keep an eye focused on your bottom line.

Rob won his first design award in 1972 when he was thirteen - $25 as the winner in a logo design contest for the local cable TV station. While at Trent University studying Environmental Studies and Philosophy, he spent four years doing layout and writing for the student newspaper and student handbook. Prior to starting big sky design in 1996, he worked in the graphic arts industry, honing his skills as a freelance designer, primarily for arts groups and musicians while learning technical skills with printers and film houses in Peterborough and Toronto. Proud father to 19 year old son Jared, Rob is also an avid cyclist and musician.