Samantha Yeung (IDEA Grad 2025) had the opportunity to participate in nwHacks, Western Canada's largest 24-hour hackathon, last month. Her team (Robbie Laughlen, Franklin Ma and Alvicorn Tsang) won first place in the Community and Connection Track and Best Design Award of nwHacks 2024.

nwHacks is Western Canada’s Largest Hackathon held January 20 - 21, 2024 at UBC.

Samantha worked on the research, user experience and interface design, and presentation for yapyap. UI illustrations and some icons were created in Adobe Illustrator, and the wireframes and high-fidelity prototype were all done in Figma.

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Congratulations to Kyle Rask (IDEA BDES Grad 2025) for winning the Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 15 student contest for Illustration with “The Holy Trinity” (shown above).

Many congratulations to Capilano University's IDEA School of Design students who continue to dominate the CAPIC student awards in illustration!

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Congratulations to Natasha Lee (IDEA Grad 2024) for winning the Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 15 student contest for Illustration with “Future Facing Fear” (shown above).

Many congratulations to Capilano University's IDEA School of Design students who continue to dominate the CAPIC student awards in illustration!

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Congratulations to Maren Brophy, Amanda Chau, Jerry Kambashi and Tricia Tang (IDEA BDES Grad 2026) for winning CityStudio North Vancouver’s Hubbub #8 Audience Choice Prize for “Zine Project.”

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Congratulations to Emma Do (IDEA Grad 2025) for winning the Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 15 student contest for Illustration with “Feathered Kin” (shown above).

Many congratulations to Capilano University's IDEA School of Design students who continue to dominate the CAPIC student awards in illustration!

Check out this award-winning student illustration project!

Congratulations to Tiffany Zhong (IDEA Grad 2024) for winning the RGD Student Trailblazer Award with ‘Buddee Nature School.’

“Buddee is a K-Grade 7 outdoor school that grounds itself in land-based learning and encourages kids to connect to themselves and the land they live and learn on. The target audience was parents and children. The challenge was to not lean too young. The soft yet bold shapes of the logo give off a fun tone. On materials both print and digital, I worked to balance the whimsical parts with bold type so parents can easily find information they need,” writes Tiffany.

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Congratulations to Geraldine Yaris (IDEA Grad 2023) for winning the Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 15 student contest for Illustration with “The Lovers Tarot” (shown above).

Many congratulations to Capilano University's IDEA School of Design students who continue to dominate the CAPIC student awards in illustration!

Check out this award-winning student illustration project!

Congratulations to Geraldine Yaris (IDEA Grad 2023) for winning the Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 15 student contest for Illustration with “Death Tarot” (shown above).

Many congratulations to Capilano University's IDEA School of Design students who continue to dominate the CAPIC student awards in illustration!

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Congratulations to Natasha Lee (IDEA Grad 2024) for winning the Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 15 student contest for Illustration with “Smiling Rose” (shown above).

Many congratulations to Capilano University's IDEA School of Design students who continue to dominate the CAPIC student awards in illustration!

Check out this award-winning student illustration project!

Congratulations to Sol Yoon (IDEA Grad 2025) for winning the Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 15 student contest for Illustration with “Winter Portrait” (shown above).

Many congratulations to Capilano University's IDEA School of Design students who continue to dominate the CAPIC student awards in illustration!

Check out this award-winning student illustration project!

Congratulations to Arsheya Seraji (IDEA Grad 2024) for winning Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 14 student contest for Illustration with “First Time Rolling In” (shown above).

Many congratulations to Capilano University's IDEA School of Design students who continue to dominate the CAPIC student awards in illustration!

Check out this award-winning student illustration project!

Congratulations to Aleks Jones (IDEA Grad 2023) for winning Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 14 student contest for Illustration with “Teacher vs COVID Students” (shown above).

Many congratulations to Capilano University's IDEA School of Design students who continue to dominate the CAPIC student awards in illustration!

Check out this award-winning student illustration project!

Congratulations to Kathleen Manuel (IDEA Grad 2024) for winning Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 14 student contest for Illustration with “Portrait” (shown above).

Many congratulations to Capilano University's IDEA School of Design students who continue to dominate the CAPIC student awards in illustration!

Check out this award-winning student illustration project!

Congratulations to Aleks Jones (IDEA Grad 2023) for winning the 2022 ADCC Student Competition Gold Award in Graphic Design with 'Aika'.

“Aika is a high-end Danish furniture brand that primarily uses locally sourced materials native to Denmark. Heavily inspired by mid-century modern shapes, Aika adds a modern and minimal finish to all of its products, while honoring Scandinavian craftsmanship,” writes Aleks.

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Congratulations to Jordan Richert (IDEA Grad 2025 Cohort 1) for winning Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 14 student contest for Illustration with “Renewal” (shown above).

Many congratulations to Capilano University's IDEA School of Design students who continue to dominate the CAPIC student awards in illustration!

Check out this award-winning student illustration project!

Congratulations to Joanne Cuevas (IDEA Grad 2024) for winning Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 14 student contest for Illustration with “Seeking Solace” (shown above).

Many congratulations to Capilano University's IDEA School of Design students who continue to dominate the CAPIC student awards in illustration!

Check out this award-winning student illustration project!

Congratulations to Natasha Lee (IDEA Grad 2024) for winning Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 14 student contest for Illustration with “Father’s Disapproval” (shown above).

Many congratulations to Capilano University's IDEA School of Design students who continue to dominate the CAPIC student awards in illustration!

Check out this award-winning student illustration project!

Congratulations to Christopher Rodgers (IDEA Grad 2025) for winning Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 14 student contest for Photography with "Kafkas Frame" (shown above).

Many congratulations to Capilano University's IDEA School of Design students who continue to dominate the CAPIC student awards in illustration!

Check out this award-winning student photography project!

Congratulations to Tiffany Zhong (IDEA Grad 2024) for winning the 2022 RGD Student Trailblazer Award with 'The Alchemist Book Cover Redesign'.

“This cover is a redesign for the international bestseller The Alchemist, an allegorical novel that delves into self-discovery. The challenge was creating a cover that represented the allegorical novel in a way that hinted at some elements in the story different from what has been done previously. In the past, covers featured red or yellow prominently and stayed rather monochrome. I went for more colour to give it a different shelf-appeal while still depicting the story within one image,” writes Tiffany.

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Congratulations to Anaïs Bayle (IDEA Grad 2024) for winning Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 14 student contest for Illustration with "Self Portrait" (shown above).

Many congratulations to Capilano University's IDEA School of Design students who continue to dominate the CAPIC student awards in illustration!

Check out this award-winning student illustration project!