The Indigenous Professional Learning Opportunities (IPLO) Program, delivered through FIREFLY, is inviting applications from Indigenous artists and graphic designers to create a new logo for the program. This is a paid opportunity to contribute meaningfully to a program that supports the delivery of high-quality, culturally relevant services in child care and child and family programs across First Nation communities in Ontario.

IPLO works in collaboration with community leaders, early childhood educators, nutrition planners, and cooks to promote Indigenous culture through professional learning experiences. These efforts help strengthen relationships with children, families, and communities, while providing access to new resources, skill development opportunities, and vital networking between service providers.

About the Project

IPLO is seeking a logo design that captures the spirit of community, sharing, and connection—values that are central to the program’s purpose. The design should be deeply rooted in Indigenous culture, history, and identity, and reflect the pride and strength that guides IPLO’s work across the province.

The final logo will become a visual representation of the program’s mission and values, helping to unify and inspire all those connected to its work.

If you are an Indigenous artist or designer who is passionate about storytelling through art and interested in helping shape the visual identity of this impactful program, we would love to hear from you.

Scope of Work:

The following will be completed by the selected designer:

• The provision of a minimum of two initial logo concepts.
• Revisions as requested by the IPLO team.
• Once revisions are finalized the new primary logo will be provided in:
  • Full Colour
  • All Black
  • All White
• The logo will be shared with the Manager of Communications at FIREFLY in the following formats:
  • .AI, .EPS, .SVG, .PNG, and .JPG
• The logo will be accompanied by a brand guide that includes colours (with hex/RGB/CMYK codes) and fonts used.

Design Requirements:

• Contain the four colours below: (hex codes provided are colours previously chosen by the IPLO team, that said variations will be considered, especially if they enhance the design.)
  • Red (#b24132)
  • Yellow (#ffdf75)
  • Blue (#334f91)
  • Green (#25956b)
• Have obvious design elements that reflect Indigenous culture, history or identity.
• Include the wording “Indigenous Professional Learning Opportunities”
• Use an accessible font, must be sans-serif.

Proposal Requirements:

Please fill out this form and submit alongside the following to [email protected] :

• Examples of relevant work
• Experience or resume

Deadline:

Please email this completed form along with all other relevant information to [email protected] by Thursday, August 21.

We thank all applicants for their interest in this project, only those selected for further conversation will be contacted. If you have any questions please reach out to our Manager of Communications, Grace Dunford at [email protected].