The studio

About Shida Studio

At Shida Studio, we care deeply about building lasting relationships with our clients. We are passionate about using our skills to help individuals and companies achieve their goals and are inspired by the teams we work with. We understand the importance of design and believe that our clients success is closely tied to our own.

Shida Studio, nineteen years in business, set in his own lettering

Collaborating for success:

Pursuing excellence together

We do our best work when we understand the people we’re working with and what they’re trying to achieve. That understanding shapes the design, from the first idea to the final details, so the result looks right, communicates clearly and works where it needs to.

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Meet the team

Kenji Doshida

Founder + Project Manager

Kenji established Shida Studio in 2007 with the vision of cultivating successful, long-term relationships with his clients. With his extensive background in graphic design, Kenji excels at managing projects and handling challenges as a team. He takes pride in finding innovative solutions for his clients and delivering results that exceed their expectations.

Vanja Kragulj

Illustrator

After earning her degree in Visual Communications Design at Alberta College of Art & Design, Vanja moved to Montreal to start her career in illustration. She has brought her skills and experience back to Shida Studio, as well as pursuing her own entrepreneurial endeavors. Vanja is dedicated to growing and evolving as an artist, and her attention to detail and pursuit of excellence often result in exceptional work.

Alyssa MacLeod

Graphic Designer

Alyssa is a highly creative, talented and hard working graphic designer who enjoys good typography and excellent layouts. Her well rounded design background helps to create unique and thoughtful concepts that translate into strong designs. Making the client happy is what she is all about and thrives in social situations. Alyssa has a passion for graphic design and absolutely love what she does.

Emily Morton

Graphic Designer

With a Bachelor of Applied Design and over 15 years of experience, Emily Morton recognizes the importance of striking a balance between form and function in design. Her flexible visual style, attention to detail and ability to problem-solve ensures that your design challenges will be met in a way that is both creative and effective. Emily works as a valuable design contractor as part of the Shida Studio team.

Stacey Watson

Front-End Web Developer

Stacey is a front-end developer who is certified (with honours) in Web Technology from BCIT. She has been developing and maintaining websites since 1997 and continues to be enthusiastic about creating beautifully coded websites. With her focus in WordPress, Stacey has been building WordPress-powered websites since its inception in 2003 and specializes in mobile-friendly, responsive and speed optimized WordPress themes that have easy-to-use admin interfaces.

Alexander Asaulenko

Web Developer

Alexander is a talented web developer with over 10 years of experience. Diverse experience with technologies like HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, jQuery. An expert with WordPress creating beautiful websites from scratch all while maintaining pixel perfect design standards. Themes and plugin customizations, settings, site transfers, bug fixing and website improvements are all just part of a normal day. Alex is always interested to work with new technologies and frameworks.

Kaede Doshida

Administration

Kaede is an exceptional bookkeeper and administrator who brings a wealth of experience to our team. Her attention to detail and highly organized approach ensures that all financial records are accurate and up-to-date. She is a valued member of our team who helps to keep our company administration running smoothly.

Work together

We continue to work hard keeping up with industry trends, technology and refining our skills. All this while putting the relationship with our clients first.