Students have been placed in a wide range of Vancouver companies including branding-focussed firms, digital firms, motion graphics and animation firms, publishing firms and retail in-house environments. Oooh, how lovely to spend your days in such a colourful environment!

Sometimes, a pen, some post-it notes, and two productive hours can do more for you than technology ever can.

This illustration by IDEA School of Design alumni Aaron Campbell was created for Adobe's university recruitment program to be used as a large backdrop for their booth. The concept was about discovering new paths while working at Adobe and exploring your passion. Read his recent interview.

Canada faces challenges in meeting the expanding demand for skilled digital talent. Graphic designers now need to be familiar with web layouts or social media and these hybrids are in demand. Photo: IDEA School of Design student field trip to NGX interactive in Vancouver!

Applied Arts is pleased to present the 12th annual Creative Calendar showcasing a stellar collection of student and graduate work from Capilano University's IDEA School of Design. Congratulations to Capilano University on its 50th anniversary and to the wonderful talent it is adding to the creative industry.

“What if we don’t land that nine-to-five at the award-winning agency as soon as we graduate?” Catch up with Grad07 alumna, Adriana Koc-Spadaro, one decade after graduating from IDEA School of Design plus check out her 2018 Moon Calendar available for purchase starting today!

IDEA grad and freelance illustrator, Samantha Leigh Smith, recently illustrated a timeline detailing the history of transit in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia for The Buzzer's 100th Birthday. Check it out!

Mike Cerka, a graduate from Capilano University with a Bachelor of Business Administration, and Tyler Quarles, a graduate from CapU’s IDEA School of Design, joined forces to design Baro weatherproof gear.

John Larigakis is the co-creator of a cartoon series called Snack Time on YouTube with over 40k subscribers. John gradated from Capilano University’s IDEA School of Design in 2010 and didn’t even consider other schools.

Wild animals have become a way fine artist and IDEA Grad07 Jennifer Sparacino showcases “the intense presence of immediacy of living in the moment—they are simply being.”

For each of the 10 shortlisted albums of the 2017 Polaris Music Prize, a visual artist produced artwork for one 18 x 24 inch poster. The finished artwork was screen printed in a limited edition of 44 and one framed copy provided to 2017 Short List nominee. Cristian was honoured to create a poster for the album Pleasure by Feist.

From fine dining rooms and comic books to the more permanent art of the flesh, IDEA School of Design grad Katie So is busily making a lasting impression on our city.

Check out the photos of the play structure designed by IDEA Grad, Tierney Milne for Rifflandia Music Festival 2017 in Victoria, BC!

IDEA School of Design alumnus Jess Pollard wins the ARENA mural battle for her 2 hour live painting of a crying, cartoon dog painting a fierce, more realistic dog at SNAG!

Ben Frey, Illustrator, UI|UX Designer and IDEA School of Design alumni (2007) joins faculty. Check out his mural as part of Vancouver Mural Festival 2017.

Mountain biker and artist Micayla Gatto rides in and out of her own painted landscapes in Red Bull's "Intersection" project.

IDEA School of Design grad Cristian Fowlie's playful, colour-driven works often find their way into the hands—literally—of readers, viewers, passersby, and even imbibers.

It's almost back to school! Check out the latest video for Youngblood created by my Capilano University IDEA School of Design grad student Tierney Cathella-May Milne and Mark Illing. Each frame was painstakingly created with hand-cut paper using stop-motion animation.

Congratulations to Lilian Leung for winning a D&AD New Blood Award!

2015 IDEA graduate Cristian Fowlie just snagged a Merit (for his illustration, “New Energy” and three Honourable Mentions in the international student competition for 3x3: The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration.