Kyle Schruder RGD
Brand & Editorial Designer


Family Doctors Deliver

Studio: Creative Currency
Team:
  • Adam Lalama Creative Director. Writing
  • Jennifer Gagnon RGD Art Director
  • Lenore Ramirez RGD Senior Designer
  • Meleana Conquer Designer
  • Ysabella Ocampo Designer
  • Bita Pourvahidi Account Manager
Most expecting parents in Canada know they can choose between an OB-GYN or a midwife. Far fewer know that family doctors trained in obstetrics are a third option: one that carries the trust patients already associate with their family physician. A 2022 pan-Canadian survey found that 20% of respondents had never heard of FM-OB care at all.

A group of FM-OB physicians and researchers at the University of Toronto and Sinai Health came to Creative Currency needing a brand that could close that gap. The audience was wide: expecting parents, healthcare providers, medical learners, and government policymakers. The constraint was clear: don't position FM-OBs above OB-GYNs or midwives, just get them into the conversation.

Discovery brought FM-OB physicians and researchers into a facilitated working session where  two things became clear: the word "obstetrics" was a public-facing liability, and the strongest hook was existing patient trust in family medicine. From there we developed three creative directions and ultimately combined elements of each into a hybrid concept.

The name "Family Doctors Deliver" won for its double meaning — delivering babies, delivering care — readable instantly by both audiences. The logo pairs a baby-face icon with bold typography that pushes "Deliver" to the foreground. A nine-colour palette, black-and-white photography cropped with vibrant colour blocks, and a custom sticker system ("Family doctors deliver too," "I chose a family doctor") round out a visual identity built for grassroots reach, including buttons, enamel pins, bumper stickers, social templates, clinical posters, and branded scrubs. The result is a full communications playbook that gives FM-OB advocates a consistent, polished identity to carry into every room they enter.









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Kyle Schruder RGD    
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Creative Director at Creative Currency
Previously design at Coactuate, Bridgeable, Fresh Art & Design, James Ireland Design

Awards:

2026 – National Magazine Awards: B2B
  • Gold – Best Art Direction of a Single Article
  • Nomination – Best Cover
  • 2x Nominations – Best Art Direction of a Single Article

2025
– RGD Branding Award
  • Program & Campaign Brand

2025
National Magazine Awards: B2B
  • Silver - Best Art Direction of a Single Article
  • Nomination – Best Cover

2024 – RGD In-house Design Awards
  • Award of Merit