Capilano University’s IDEA School of Design Celebrates 2025 Graduates

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Written By James Neufeld

Held last April at the Vancouver Playhouse, Capilano University’s IDEA School of Design 2025 Graduate Showcase celebrated the creativity, innovation, and industry readiness of students from the Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication and the first-ever graduating cohort of the Interaction Design Diploma. The showcase’s brand identity and website, designed by alumni Henry Slaughter and Aleks Jones and developed by CSPixel Foundry, set the stage for an immersive exhibition of work spanning branding, illustration, UX/UI, print, packaging, concept art, and advertising.

Graduates achieved remarkable recognition, earning numerous provincial, national, and international awards, including honours from RGD, Applied Arts, CAPIC, nwHacks, and the Salazar Awards. Students won top accolades in areas ranging from accessible design and interactive innovation to illustration and concept development.

The school expressed gratitude to more than fifty industry partners and agencies, including Lululemon, Electronic Arts, and Cossette, whose support made the showcase possible.

As the culmination of years of study, the event launched graduates into dynamic careers as graphic designers, illustrators, UX/UI designers, art directors, brand and packaging designers, concept artists, and more—ready to shape the future of creative industries.

Check out photos from the graduate show and watch the graduate reel to see the students’ work and experience the highlights of this inspiring event.

For more see ideagradshow.com.

James Neufeld

James has over 20 years of experience in the web/interactive design and development, Internet marketing and social media industries, working primarily as a freelancer, consultant and instructor, but also as a subcontractor to small agencies. He has experience with a variety of clients in small business, government, institutional and not-for-profit sectors. James is an instructor, lab supervisor and blog/social media coordinator at Capilano University's IDEA School of Design and also teaches a CodeCore College. His specialty is HTML & CSS for designers.

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