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The fundamental principles of design are transferable, meaning that the basics you learn in graphic design are largely a...
02/09/2026

The fundamental principles of design are transferable, meaning that the basics you learn in graphic design are largely applicable to other creative fields.

So, when high school art students apply to Razor Creative Solutions for a co-op placement, they don’t have to be future graphic designers as long as they’re interested in some aspect of design. Take Skylar Williams for example.

Skylar is a Grade 12 student at Saint Edmund Campion Catholic Secondary School in Brampton who’s leaning toward a career in interior design – a fascination fueled by the wave of TV shows devoted to the subject.

Skylar just finished up a placement that saw Razor Founder and Creative Director Roberto Carreiro work with her to explore design principles that apply to both graphic and interior design. In addition, he helped her develop a personal brand package she can use as part of a portfolio presentation to the college and university design programs she’s applying to.

To be clear, it wasn’t all work for Skylar while she was at Razor. Her love of softball and Roberto’s lifelong devotion to baseball dovetailed quite nicely, even if it was a little too early to be talking about spring training.

Thank you for joining us at Razor, Skylar! Good luck with your college and university applications.

PS – We just want to remind you there’s still time to switch from interior design to graphic design. Hint, hint! 😉







01/31/2026

⭐️ JANUARY IS INTERNATIONAL MENTORING MONTH.
If you or someone you know would like to join Razor as a co-op student or intern, please visit
➡️ https://razor.ca/contact-us/

Razor Creative Solutions welcomes design students with co-op placements and internships, and is an active supporter of youth mentoring through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peel | York .





Mentorship“All I needed was a chance.”Milena Kostyukov had learned to rein-in her hopes each time she checked her inbox...
01/31/2026

Mentorship
“All I needed was a chance.”

Milena Kostyukov had learned to rein-in her hopes each time she checked her inbox. Occasionally there was an email that began with “Thank you for your interest” and ended with “We are not accepting co-op students at this time.” Mostly there were no replies at all.

But then she clicked on one from Roberto Carreiro at Razor Creative Solutions, someone her high school art teacher suggested she reach out to. Not only was he offering a co-op placement, but he wanted to show her the day-to-day business of design. It was the launching point for her graphic design career.

When the placement ended, Milena and Roberto stayed in touch: he helped her assemble a portfolio for her university interviews. And when she was accepted into a joint York University/Sheridan College program, he invited her back to Razor for an internship that had her attending client meetings, helping manage social media campaigns, working on print projects and discovering design beyond the classroom.

Today, Milena is a successful freelance designer specializing in motion graphics. And the connection with Roberto continues, sharing conversations about design and sometimes working together on projects.

And it all started with an email.

BEFORE WE END THIS SERIES, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MILENA! 🎂

Razor Creative Solutions welcomes design students with co-op placements and internships, and is an active supporter of youth mentoring through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peel | York .

⭐️ JANUARY IS INTERNATIONAL MENTORING MONTH.
If you or someone you know would like to join Razor as a co-op student or intern, please visit
➡️ https://razor.ca/contact-us/





Mentorship“All I needed was a chance.”This story begins in the 1990s when Sandra Matos, a high school co-op student, arr...
01/29/2026

Mentorship
“All I needed was a chance.”

This story begins in the 1990s when Sandra Matos, a high school co-op student, arrived at a small marketing communications company, uncertain about her future but excited for a chance to discover what graphic design was all about. Her mentor, Roberto Carreiro, an illustrator and designer, was fresh out Sheridan College.

At the time they didn’t know it, but the mentor and mentee were about to learn lessons from their time together that continue to shape their careers to this day.

For Sandra, the chance to learn from someone with the patience to walk her through design concepts and processes was unforgettable. For Roberto, the time spent with Sandra opened his eyes to the importance and impact of sharing the lessons he learned from others.

Nearly 30 years later, the two are still in touch. Sandra is an accomplished graphic designer taking the bold step of launching her own design firm, following a similar path to Roberto, who launched Razor Creative Solutions 26 years ago. And Roberto has taken the experience that began with Sandra and turned it into a personal commitment that has made mentoring a cornerstone of his company’s culture.

Razor Creative Solutions welcomes design students with co-op placements and internships, and is an active supporter of youth mentoring through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peel | York .

⭐️ JANUARY IS INTERNATIONAL MENTORING MONTH.
If you or someone you know would like to join Razor as a co-op student or intern, please visit
➡️ https://razor.ca/contact-us/





Mentorship“All I needed was a chance.”New country. New school. New culture.For Zeal Mehta, a design student at George Br...
01/27/2026

Mentorship
“All I needed was a chance.”

New country. New school. New culture.
For Zeal Mehta, a design student at George Brown College in Toronto, her first year in Canada was dizzying. And then Covid hit: Suddenly, everything went remote – including her classes and a new internship at Razor Creative Solutions. She wasn’t sure what to expect.

But amidst the chaos, Zeal’s days with Razor were a welcome bit of stability. She quickly settled into the studio’s rhythm, even though all the interactions had to be online via Google Chat and Google Meet. Roberto Carreiro and the Razor team introduced her to concepts like design management and had her work with new design tools on actual client projects. The best part came when a client chose Zeal’s design concept for one of their largest public events.

A few months after her internship, with her George Brown diploma in hand and her experience at Razor fresh on her resume, Zeal landed a full-time job as a UI/UX designer with one of the world’s largest video game publishers.
All she needed was a chance and she ran with it!

Razor Creative Solutions welcomes design students with co-op placements and internships, and is an active supporter of youth mentoring through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peel | York .

⭐️ JANUARY IS INTERNATIONAL MENTORING MONTH.
If you or someone you know would like to join Razor as a co-op student or intern, please visit
➡️ https://razor.ca/contact-us/





Mentorship“All I needed was a chance.”Sometimes a chance comes out of nowhere, like when your hair stylist tells you abo...
01/25/2026

Mentorship
“All I needed was a chance.”

Sometimes a chance comes out of nowhere, like when your hair stylist tells you about a design studio, Razor Creative Solutions, offering co-op placements for high school students like you.

That’s how it began for Bailey Sullivan . She arrived at Razor unsure of her career path: Would it be sports physiotherapy or graphic design? Razor’s creative director and founder, Roberto Carreiro, leveraged her interests by involving her in the social media program for a high-profile youth hockey client and helped her design a personal brand that reflected her passions.

But the story didn’t end there.

Bailey submitted the work she’d done at Razor in a portfolio presentation to Conestoga College and earned early acceptance into their Graphic Design diploma program. And this past spring, as a graduate, she returned to intern at Razor, diving into client projects while picking up more of the hands-on design skills that have been foundational to her academic success.

Today, Bailey is enrolled in Conestoga’s Bachelor of Design program, and her career path is clear.
All she needed was a chance.

Razor Creative Solutions welcomes design students with co-op placements and internships, and is an active supporter of youth mentoring through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peel | York .

⭐️ JANUARY IS INTERNATIONAL MENTORING MONTH.
If you or someone you know would like to join Razor as a co-op student or intern, please visit
➡️ https://razor.ca/contact-us/





Mentorship“All I needed was a chance.”As an architecture-loving high school student, Claire Joseph hoped for a chance t...
01/23/2026

Mentorship
“All I needed was a chance.”

As an architecture-loving high school student, Claire Joseph hoped for a chance to do her co-op placement at an architecture firm. Nothing was on offer.

“What about a graphic design studio?” her art teacher wondered. “Okay,” she said, although it didn’t seem ideal. But when creative director Roberto Carreiro welcomed Claire to the Razor Creative Solutions studio, he had a plan for her – and it wasn’t counting paperclips.

On her first day, Claire was sitting-in on client meetings, discovering the business side of design – something they didn’t teach in art class. And over the next four weeks she learned about colour theory, got hands-on experience with Photoshop and designed a personal brand image with mentoring and guidance from the Razor team.

Today, in her final year of high school and with university applications on the horizon, Claire is applying the skills she learned at Razor to elevate her art projects and build a design-savvy portfolio to present to architecture schools.
All she needed was a chance, and she got it at Razor.

Razor Creative Solutions welcomes design students with co-op placements and internships, and is an active supporter of youth mentoring through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peel | York .

⭐️ JANUARY IS INTERNATIONAL MENTORING MONTH.
If you or someone you know would like to join Razor as a co-op student or intern, please visit
➡️ https://razor.ca/contact-us/





Mentorship“All he needed was a chance.”At first, David Eddy didn’t know what to make of the new college intern he’d met...
01/21/2026

Mentorship
“All he needed was a chance.”

At first, David Eddy didn’t know what to make of the new college intern he’d met that morning. If he was like the others before him, he’d be little more than the company go-fer for a few weeks or months – and that seemed to suit most of them just fine.

But it turned out this new kid was eager to learn and had some chops, a designer in the making who took on challenges with gusto. (Plus, he was also a pretty good ball player, an important attribute since David managed the company softball team.) All he needed was a chance, and David was happy to mentor him.

When the placement ended, David felt a tinge of sadness but knew this kid named Roberto Carriero was going to be a success. What he didn’t know was that they had started on a path that would see them work together collaboratively on hundreds of different projects in different places for the next 29 years.

Today, Roberto is the founder and creative director of Razor Creative Solutions. Razor welcomes design students with co-op placements and internships, and is an active supporter of youth mentoring through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peel | York . Because Roberto hasn’t forgotten the value of mentorship and the importance of being given a chance.

⭐️ JANUARY IS INTERNATIONAL MENTORING MONTH.
If you or someone you know would like to join Razor as a co-op student or intern, please visit
➡️ https://razor.ca/contact-us/





Mentorship“All I needed was a chance.”Looking back at the day he arrived at a digital production house as a 17-year-old ...
01/19/2026

Mentorship
“All I needed was a chance.”

Looking back at the day he arrived at a digital production house as a 17-year-old high school student on a co-op placement, Roberto Carreiro understands that all he needed was a chance. By the time his placement ended, he understood what it took to turn his love of design into actual creative… knew how to edit pitch reels and develop stop-motion animation… and probably held the company record for the most coffee runs, ever.

The experience helped him land a spot in a college design program, and that came with an internship at a marketing communications company that led, in turn, to his first full-time job.

Today, Roberto Carreiro is the founder and creative director of Razor Creative Solutions. Razor welcomes design students with co-op placements and internships, and is an active supporter of youth mentoring through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peel | York . Because Roberto hasn’t forgotten the value of mentorship and the importance of being given a chance.

⭐️ JANUARY IS INTERNATIONAL MENTORING MONTH.
If you or someone you know would like to join Razor as a co-op student or intern, please visit
➡️ https://razor.ca/contact-us/





01/17/2026

Mentorship
“All I needed was a chance.”

A chance. It’s the wish of almost every student applying for an internship or co-op placement.

At Razor Creative, we believe in giving young people a chance to explore their passion and experience graphic design beyond the classroom. For over 10 years, we’ve welcomed design students from various high school and college co-op and internship programs across the GTA. And we’ve partnered with the Association of Registered Graphic Designers (RGD) to sponsor students attending DesignThinkers Toronto, Canada’s largest graphic design conference.

Keep your eye on our social media channels to meet some of these young people and find out how Razor’s mentorship is paying off for them today.

⭐️ JANUARY IS INTERNATIONAL MENTORING MONTH.
If you or someone you know would like to join Razor as a co-op student or intern, please visit
➡️ https://razor.ca/contact-us/





What is the colour of tranquility and peace?For the people at the Pantone Color Institute, it’s Pantone 11-4201. Otherwi...
01/02/2026

What is the colour of tranquility and peace?

For the people at the Pantone Color Institute, it’s Pantone 11-4201. Otherwise known as Cloud Dancer, this “billowy white imbued with serenity” is the Pantone Color of the Year 2026.

Hmm, white? Seems a little bland for Color of the Year.But then we started thinking about it and Cloud Dancer made perfect sense.

After the year we’ve had, with all the troubles and clashes and turmoil that threaten to tear us apart, Cloud Dancer may be the colour the world needs right now. Pantone calls it “a whisper of tranquility and peace in a noisy world.”Amen to that.

✨ Highlight of Day 01 : meeting the incredible creative trio Alfredo, Bruno & Marcello from .co 🙌Their presentation wa...
10/02/2025

✨ Highlight of Day 01 : meeting the incredible creative trio Alfredo, Bruno & Marcello from .co 🙌

Their presentation was everything a great talk should be — clever, authentic, creative, and funny. After a long day, they still had the room fully engaged (no small feat 👏).

🔥 They bring a whole new meaning to hot creative from Costa Rica, and I’m so glad they made the trip to Toronto to share their brilliance.

Day 01. That’s a wrap. ✅

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