Justin Ladia
@justinladia.com
Graphic designer, puzzle person, and kendo practitioner from Winnipeg.
justinladia.com
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I've been called weird to my face and in text. I've heard people calling me weird in conversation with other people while I'm there, three feet away. Listen, I didn't ask to be weird. That's just how my brain works. If you don't want to be around it, then don't.
Anyway, here's more Bloop.
Anyway, here's more Bloop.
November 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I've been called weird to my face and in text. I've heard people calling me weird in conversation with other people while I'm there, three feet away. Listen, I didn't ask to be weird. That's just how my brain works. If you don't want to be around it, then don't.
Anyway, here's more Bloop.
Anyway, here's more Bloop.
"Don't make it weird"? Don't tell me what to do, Brenda. I'll do what I want and you'll like it.
November 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
"Don't make it weird"? Don't tell me what to do, Brenda. I'll do what I want and you'll like it.
This is Bloop. A character set I designed that isn't functional that is weird as hell, because frankly I've had it with people calling me out for being weird as hell.
November 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
This is Bloop. A character set I designed that isn't functional that is weird as hell, because frankly I've had it with people calling me out for being weird as hell.
Two of the logo variations I designed for Neon Cone, a beloved, long-standing ice cream parlour in Winnipeg, are Logo Lounge award winners and are published in Volume 15 of the Logo Lounge book.
November 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Two of the logo variations I designed for Neon Cone, a beloved, long-standing ice cream parlour in Winnipeg, are Logo Lounge award winners and are published in Volume 15 of the Logo Lounge book.
Me, about the straights:
(Happy Halloween, everyone)
(Happy Halloween, everyone)
October 31, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Me, about the straights:
(Happy Halloween, everyone)
(Happy Halloween, everyone)
Some recent remediation work in the museum I was a part of
October 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Some recent remediation work in the museum I was a part of
Making vinyl lettering is part of the job.
October 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Making vinyl lettering is part of the job.
Designed a giant snakes and ladders board for the museum.
October 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Designed a giant snakes and ladders board for the museum.
A portable exhibit on the story of the Canadian 2SLGBTQ+ Purge. Coming to a somewhere near you, maybe. Did the redesign on these pods and other objects.
September 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A portable exhibit on the story of the Canadian 2SLGBTQ+ Purge. Coming to a somewhere near you, maybe. Did the redesign on these pods and other objects.
This Friday, September 20, Broken Promises: the Dispossession of Japanese Canadians, a travelling exhibit from the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre from BC, will be open to the public at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.
September 18, 2025 at 2:33 AM
This Friday, September 20, Broken Promises: the Dispossession of Japanese Canadians, a travelling exhibit from the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre from BC, will be open to the public at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.
We’ve gone too far.
And not to mention the website uses the colours beige and neon yellow in their colour palette, and MF *IMPACT* AS A HEADLINE AND COPY FONT.
And not to mention the website uses the colours beige and neon yellow in their colour palette, and MF *IMPACT* AS A HEADLINE AND COPY FONT.
September 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
We’ve gone too far.
And not to mention the website uses the colours beige and neon yellow in their colour palette, and MF *IMPACT* AS A HEADLINE AND COPY FONT.
And not to mention the website uses the colours beige and neon yellow in their colour palette, and MF *IMPACT* AS A HEADLINE AND COPY FONT.
This literally looks like vomit in a bun.
September 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This literally looks like vomit in a bun.
Like what are we doing here
September 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Like what are we doing here
Messages left by visitors at my workplace (Part 10):
“I believe… in Chappell Roan supremacy
♀ ♀”
“I believe… in Chappell Roan supremacy
♀ ♀”
July 28, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Messages left by visitors at my workplace (Part 10):
“I believe… in Chappell Roan supremacy
♀ ♀”
“I believe… in Chappell Roan supremacy
♀ ♀”
Messages left by visitors at my workplace (Part 9)
“Love is… sharing pizza with all of your classmates without a care in the world”
Hell yeah.
“Love is… sharing pizza with all of your classmates without a care in the world”
Hell yeah.
July 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Messages left by visitors at my workplace (Part 9)
“Love is… sharing pizza with all of your classmates without a care in the world”
Hell yeah.
“Love is… sharing pizza with all of your classmates without a care in the world”
Hell yeah.
Messages left by visitors at my workplace (Part 8)
“Inclusion is… Iinclsion is when you for ex: let someone play with you on the playground.”
“Inclusion is… Iinclsion is when you for ex: let someone play with you on the playground.”
July 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Messages left by visitors at my workplace (Part 8)
“Inclusion is… Iinclsion is when you for ex: let someone play with you on the playground.”
“Inclusion is… Iinclsion is when you for ex: let someone play with you on the playground.”
This past weekend I skipped Ai-Kon, and did ai kirikaeshi instead.
July 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This past weekend I skipped Ai-Kon, and did ai kirikaeshi instead.
Messages left by visitors at my workplace (Part 7)
“I will adopt 100 kids”
“I will adopt 100 kids”
June 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Messages left by visitors at my workplace (Part 7)
“I will adopt 100 kids”
“I will adopt 100 kids”
Messages left by visitors at my workplace (Part 6)
"Inclusion is... Letting me do what I want! Like kicking sand castles. Mine is better."
"Inclusion is... Letting me do what I want! Like kicking sand castles. Mine is better."
June 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Messages left by visitors at my workplace (Part 6)
"Inclusion is... Letting me do what I want! Like kicking sand castles. Mine is better."
"Inclusion is... Letting me do what I want! Like kicking sand castles. Mine is better."
Messages left by visitors at my workplace (Part 5)
“Capybara”
“Capybara”
June 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Messages left by visitors at my workplace (Part 5)
“Capybara”
“Capybara”