John designed a fantastic business card for me. He asked all the right questions to find out the exact image I wanted to convey and came up with an amazing design suited specifically for me. I get great comments on my card every time I hand it out at events.

Francine Ricchi | Professionally, Francineis runs Program Operations for AMC Networks / Sundance Channel Global, her side project, TVforHipsters is another of her many successful endeavours.

I highly recommend John deWolf, as he is a consummate design professional. It has been a pleasure working with John on numerous Corcoran projects. John has excellent communication skills and an exceptional eye for detail during the design development phase.

John cares about creating quality design and brand strategy.

Francheska Guerrero | Accomplished business owner, creative director, and instructor, Francesa and John worked together at the Corcoran College of Art and Design collaborating on projects and teaching.

John is a fantastic manager. While I worked under his guidance, I felt It was an honour to get to work with John deWolf on the Applied Arts 2006 exhibition held at the Anna Leonowens Gallery, on the NSCAD campus, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Not only is he an extremely organized individual with a "take-charge" attitude, but he's also a valuable team member. The quality of the exhibition as well as its success owes greatly to John's involvement as exhibition designer and supervisor of installation on the project. As a result of the successful 2006 show, it is now an annual exhibition in Toronto run by the Applied Arts Awards committee.

Danielle Autran | Currently a principal and Senior Art Director at District Design Co, Danielle and John first connected when she was the president of the Graphic Designers of Canada (GDC) Atlantic Chapter.

I valued John's work as Head of Design at the Corcoran immensely. In a fast-paced environment with limited resources, John excelled at keeping projects on track and on a budget without sacrificing quality. More than that, John maintained a strong sense of how to build a brand for the institution in all his projects, which ranged from print to the web to exhibit design. He was always thoughtful, innovative and a pleasure to work with.

Sam Sweet | His success in leading non-profit organizations through times of transformative change to pursue ambitious agendas and move from vision to reality is consistent throughout his career. John reported directly to Sam as the Chief Operating Officer of the Corcoran Gallery of Art and the Corcoran College of Art + Design.

John was an incredible teacher at NSCAD University. To this day, I credit him as being the person who inspired me to pursue Design as my career. John impressed me with his broad scope of work, his attention to detail, his flair for elegance, his incredible work ethic and time management skills, his impeccable taste, his drive and ambition, but most of all, his excitement and passion for design.

Mr. Margot Durling | Transgender artist, musician and multi-disciplinary designer driven by social change, Durling was a student of John’s at NSCAD University and is currently the Creative Director at Fathom Studio.

John was part of a small group of students I supervised, working at the end of the 1980s and early 90s on typeface revivals and digitizations. He was committed to the work, inspired the group and proved a positive participant.

Jay Rutherford | Mr. Rutherford, Professor (emeritus) of Visual Communications at Bauhaus Universität Weimar shares connections involving the Graphic designers of Canada—Atlantic Chapter, a love of typography, and a shared appreciation of wine, food, and music; Jay was John’s teacher at the Nova Scotia College of Arty and Design.

John's attention to detail and his control of graphic and information complexity added great value to our wayfinding practice, especially on the Capital District project for HRM.

Steven Slipp | From mentor to contractor, John and Steven’s paths have crossed in numerous capacities over the past 30 years. Their friendship and professionalism have supported each other countless times, on multiple projects.

John and I have worked on several projects - web sites, database applications - for clients such as Parks Canada and NSCAD University. In every case, the results have been outstanding, due to John's professionalism, analytical approach and commitment to achieving the right design solution. I'm always on the lookout for opportunities to work with John, both for his depth as a designer and his boundless energy.

Robert Currie | Design strategist Robert Currie and John have crossed paths countless times, in various capacities—most recently at Form:Media (now Fathom Studio).

John is an experienced designer who gets the big picture not just the details and finessing necessary to a great design solution (though he gets that too).

Steve Taylor | Director at Second Street Gallery, Steve Taylor came out of retirement to work for the Corcoran Gallery of Art, where John and Steve shared a vision to modernize the institution.