Teehan + LaxX

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What makes us different

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Eight years ago we set out to build a company that focused solely on delivering great user experiences in the digital channel.

Focused on experience

Everything we do is grounded in the principles and practice of user experience design. User experience is about how customers perceive who you are through direct interaction—and it’s a fundamentally powerful way to build brands and businesses in the digital age. We believe that other disciplines like traditional advertising and back-end development are different businesses from designing experiences, and so we’ve gotten very good at leveraging our partners to provide a best-in-breed approach.

Multi-disciplinary S.W.A.T. team

Teehan+Lax was built by creative people for creative people: no wonder that 90% of our employees have a creative background. But it’s our folks’ unique mix of experience, interests and passion that makes the difference. We have very intentionally put together a team that combines planners and designers, experimenters and storytellers, researchers and builders. For both interactive platforms and digital marketing programs, the result is resources to meet the unique needs of each project and client.

Still a different way to work

When we started out, we chose not to rely on the legacy of working models passed down from old agency world as the basis for our new company. Instead, we challenged the conventional formula and created a new approach and process. Even as we’ve grown in size and scale, we still are committed to: partners on every piece of business, from the first pitch through to the final deliverables; small, agile teams to make the most effective use of your budget; and direct access to the people actually doing the work, so no more “broken telephone” or account managers promising things that can’t be delivered.

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From digital strategy to rich application design, we offer many services that can help any business improve their identity in the digital space.

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Geoff Teehan

@gteehan

Geoff began his career in digital media in 1995, working as a designer for an Internet startup. In 1999 he joined Modem Media, the company where he'd begin working with his future business partner, Jon Lax.

In 2002 Geoff co-founded Teehan+Lax with Jon. The company and its values allowed Geoff to explore experiences that transcended the computer monitor and touched customers across a broad range of devices from mobile phones to televisions.

Throughout his career, Geoff has received international acclaim for his work, including Cannes Lions, ADDY awards, CMA awards, WebAwards and Marketing Magazine. His work has been featured in publications such as Applied Arts, Communication Arts, Marketing Magazine and Strategy. He has received the honour of representing Canada as a jury member for Cannes Lions, One Show and Clio.

Jon Lax

@jlax

Jon has been working in digital media since 1994. He started at Shift Magazine in 1994 where he helped develop the first ad supported site in Canada. In 1995 he received a National Magazine Award Nomination for his writing in the magazine. Jon went on to Grey Interactive in 1996 and was made Creative Director of Modem Media Canada in 1998.

Since starting Teehan+Lax he has worked with clients guiding their digital marketing and experience efforts. In 2011, Jon became responsible for operational and strategic leadership for the company focussing more on management.

In 2002 Jon was named one of "30 to Watch: Marketing's Next Generation" by Marketing Magazine.

Jeremy Bell

@jeremybell

Jeremy has built a career helping companies develop and deploy their brands in the digital space. Beginning in 1996, he worked as an Art Director at Modem Media where he spent six years articulating design direction for a number of Fortune 500 companies.

In the following years, Jeremy joined Organic as an Associate Creative Director, where he helped tune the online advertising practices for DaimlerChrysler. Building on that experience, Jeremy took the reigns as Creative Director at Blast Radius, where he helped deploy a number of innovative solutions by combining his passion for technology and design.

With a strong branding background and deep understanding of the production process, Jeremy is well equipped to conceive innovative websites, but also manage the execution of those ideas down to the pixel.

David Gillis

@davegillis

David started crafting interfaces in HyperCard on his dad's SE/30 in the 80s and never really stopped. His passion for interaction design has been informed by a wide range of interests and experiences, both academic and professional.

In school, he took a multi-disciplinary approach, combining studies in communication, cognitive science and systems design. He holds Bachelor Degrees in Math and English, and a Masters Degree in Information Systems and Knowledge Media Design.

Since coming to Teehan+Lax in 2004, David has done award-winning information architecture and design work for clients like AOL, The Toronto Star, John Hancock and Virgin Mobile. David is a regular contributor at UXMag.com and an active member of Toronto’s UX community.

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