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Awesome icons and gorgeous album art from Canadian designer Jayme Spinks

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Date
20 March 2015

Frustratingly we’ve just put together a feature on Montreal for the Spring 2015 issue of Printed Pages and if we’d known of Jayme’s existence before yesterday we’d definitely have asked her to show us around. Hers is a diverse range of clients and projects that encompass everything from playful (award-winning) sexual health resources for queer women, to slick, sensual record sleeves for Canadian singer/songwriter Dinah Thorpe. In between there are artist books, posters and exhibition catalogues, all of which demonstrate Jayme’s tailored approach to design; never relying on stylistic tropes or trends of the moment.

A teal poster featuring a yellow heart in the centre. Bold pink text at the top reads “WOMEN LOVIN’”, while white text below reads “A SEXUAL HEALTH GUIDE FOR QUEER WOMEN”.
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Jayme Spinks: Women Lovin’

An open booklet with a bright yellow left page and a white right page. The left page contains a “Contents” list, while the right page features an “Intro” text beginning with the phrase “Women lovin’ women are a diverse group.”
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Jayme Spinks: Women Lovin’

An open brochure with a teal and white layout provides guidance on oral sex. The left page features a pink stylised mouth and a yellow heart, alongside a section titled “ORAL”. The right page contains two columns of advice under the headings “KNOW YOUR RISKS” and “KNOW YOUR CHOICES”.
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Jayme Spinks: Women Lovin’

An educational brochure with a bright pink and white colour scheme. The left page is titled “Le BDSM” and the right page is titled “Pénétration digitale et fisting”, both featuring French text and advice on sexual health and safety.
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Jayme Spinks: Women Lovin’

An open brochure with a pink and blue colour scheme. The left page is titled “LES DROGUES” and contains French text providing health and safety advice regarding drug use. The right page features a simplified illustration of a wine bottle and a syringe.
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Jayme Spinks: Women Lovin’

An open booklet with a marble-patterned background. The left page features a portrait of a person behind the large, translucent text “Lullabies & Wake Up Calls” and the name “Dinah Thorpe”. The right page lists a series of track titles, including “Prospect”, “Time to try” and “Mining for gold”.
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Jayme Spinks: Lullabies & Wake-Up Calls

The cover of an album titled “Lullabies & Wake-up Calls” by Dinh Thorne. It features a close-up portrait of a person’s face, partially obscured by large, silver 3D lettering. Beside the cover, an open booklet shows a portrait of the same person and pages of lyrics.
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Jayme Spinks: Lullabies & Wake-Up Calls

An open CD case featuring a disc with bold blue typography that reads “LULLABIES & WAKE UP CALLS”. The left panel contains credits and a website address, while the right panel is a gradient of blue and red.
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Jayme Spinks: Lullabies & Wake-Up Calls

A poster for a Dinah Thorpe album release event titled “Lullabies & Wake-up Calls”. It features a surreal image of a headless torso against a blue marble background, with a circular “Album Release” badge floating above the neck. Text below the image reads “Friday, November 15, 2013” and lists the venue as St Stephen-in-the-Fields in Toronto.
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Jayme Spinks: Lullabies & Wake-Up Calls

A series of four posters for Dinah Thorpe, featuring soft pink and blue marble textures. The text reads “Lullabies & Wake-Up Calls” and “Friday November 15 2013”.
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Jayme Spinks: Lullabies & Wake-Up Calls

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About the Author

James Cartwright

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James started out as an intern in 2011 and came back in summer of 2012 to work online and latterly as Print Editor, before leaving in May 2015.

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