Karla Burr MGDC
Vice-President, Senior Art Director
Biography
Karla Burr, MGDC graduated from Red River College’s Advanced Graphic Design program in 1999. She began working at Spacecadet Design Inc. shortly after graduation where she quickly rose to the position of partner. Karla remains at Spacecadet Design, where she is vice-president and senior art director.
Karla has also served on the board of the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada for seven years, currently sitting in her second term as Chair of the Manitoba Chapter. The volunteer organization helps bring together designers from across the country and is regarded as a leader in design ethics internationally.
As one of the members of the design collective Motherbrand, Karla has had the opportunity to contribute and travel with the Cabin Show, which exhibited at Tokyo Designers Block, ICFF in NYC, the DX in Tornoto as well as shows in Edmonton and Calgary. Karla has also been a contributor to the Canadian Design Resource, an on-line catalogue of significant Canadian Design.
Karla’s latest project is a partnership in a community news site that is based here in Winnipeg. WinnipegFirst.ca is a free site that allows community members to contribute events and news to a growing on-line audience.
Karla spends her spare time volunteering with Big Brothers and Sisters of Winnipeg – mostly challenging her "little sister" of the past 7 years to Guitar Hero battles. You can always follow Karla’s adventures on her Flickr site.
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