TOTEM was founded in 2007 by Marc Bélanger as a creative and communications studio that specializes in producing original works designed for the industrial, cultural, and business sectors. Before setting up his studio, Marc worked at various ad, marketing, branding, event, and multimedia agencies across Quebec. His roles have been as diverse as art director, graphic/web designer, and brand consultant on projects for clients such as d’Aéroplan, Air Canada, Molson, Fido, Astral Media (Canal Vie, Z-télé, Séries+, Historia), Loto Québec, GPF1, Monster.ca, Marché Central and more. TOTEM has allowed Marc to devote his time to developing projects for small- and medium-sized companies in Quebec.

The studio offers such services as brand image, printed graphic design, advertising/relational concept, digital media, and multimedia production.

TOTEM actively does its part to protect our environment and conserve our natural resources. We encourage our clients to go green by opting for electronic media as often as possible. However, we know that a complete campaign often includes printed pieces. That’s why we’ve partnered with printers who share our values.

These printers not only offer sound advice on the wide range of eco-friendly paper available on the market, they have also invested in clean industrial processes like the use of vegetable-based inks and recycling their dampening solution. They have earned Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification for meeting the organization’s criteria for managing natural resources. If you’d like to learn more, visit the Forest Stewardship Council and Rainforest Alliance.

We enjoy any opportunity to teach our clients about the importance of respecting the environment, and make sure to recommend printing on recycled paper as well as help guide them to using e-media like the web and multimedia as a greener means of communication. We go out of our way to support artists whose work uses recycled materials or who practice their art with the goal of conserving the environment.

This is how the team at TOTEM does our part to keep our little corner of the planet green. We are always looking for new ways and ideas to improve our approach and raise awareness.