Many congratulations to Harlen Betrand (IDEA Grad 2023) for winning the 2021 GDC Foundation Cheryl Lynn Rutledge Northern Indigenous Student Award for “SOCAN Annual Report” and “Total Recall” movie poster illustration and design. Harlen is from the Fort Nelson First Nation.

We’re delighted to have our students’ work and ideas recognized by the GDC on this national platform. It reflects well on the program and provides the students with added confidence as they prepare to enter the industry.

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Congratulations to IDEA School of Design Grad 2023 student groups for CityStudio North Vancouver HUBBUB #4 top honours— first, second and third—in the Audience Selection Awards!

Twenty-three IDEA School of Design second-year students partnered with the North Vancouver City Fire Department (NVCFD) and the City of North Vancouver Engineering, Parks & Environment department to create visual information campaigns around fire safety for young people, and building awareness around invasive plant species in our local parks.

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Congratulations to Alison Johnstone (IDEA Grad 2021) for winning Popularity Prize (most likes on a post) for #heyRGD February Challenge for “contrast” with "Skin" (shown above) and "True Colours".

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Congratulations to Sara Nguyen Student RGD (IDEA Grad 2021) for winning the Presentation Prize for #heyRGD February Challenge for “contrast” with Neume, a high contrast, modern display font. The judges were impressed with Sara's entry.

Like the font, Neume Sample Poster (shown above) reflects the contrasting blend of historic imagery inspiration and modernized design forms and layout.

Check out this award-winning typeface design student project!

Congratulations to Kathrin Teh (IDEA Grad 2023) for winning Graphis New Talent Annual Silver Award 2021 with 'Gossamer Gin' Packaging Design (shown above). Graphis is an international bastion of excellence in design and visual imagery.

“Gossamer Gin is a luxury gin brand, focused on introducing the fascinating ingredients present in the drink to the masses. Their juniper — sourced from the Himalayas — and the plethora of unique, exotic ingredients they use, set them apart from the rest. They have several bottles, each focused on a different region of the world, which feature botanicals from the highlighted region. This way, you can experience gin with ingredients from regions across Asia, Europe, South America, etc.” writes Kathrin.

Check out this international award-winning packaging design project!

Congratulations to Grace Choi (IDEA Grad 2023) for winning Applied Arts 2020 Student Award with her ‘Lord of the Flies’ book cover design created for IDES 142 - Survey and Principles of Design II instructed by Vida Jurcic at IDEA School of Design.

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Congratulations to Courtney Lamb (IDEA Grad 2020) for winning 2020 RGD SoGood Pivot Award for Information Design with 'Quakeable' App Design.

Quakeable simplifies the process of creating an emergency plan to help people stay safe and connected during an earthquake. The user-friendly format delivers essential information in an easily-digestible format to support safe decision-making and appropriate action in the event of an earthquake.

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Congratulations to Aidan Zecchel (IDEA Grad 2021) for winning the 2020 Jim Rimmer Scholarship with 'Level the Playing Field', a campaign aimed to raise awareness around the challenges of youth homelessness. Aidan is currently completing his studies at IDEA School of Design at Capilano University.

This campaign uses sports metaphors in portraying homeless youth as society's underdogs. The underdog is a relatable character archetype for most in one way or another, positioning them as such helps to engage viewer empathy.

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Congratulations to Coralie Mayer (IDEA Grad 2022) for winning Applied Arts 2020 Student Award with 'The Shadow' illustration (shown above).

Jungian psychology’s treacherous shadow-self is revealed in this piece for the IDEA School of Design Bachelor of Design program’s 2020 Evil themed poster project.

Congratulations to Atrin Yazdani-Biuki (IDEA Grad 2022) for winning 2020 ADCC Student Competition Silver Award in Graphic Design with 'Mountain Dew Flavours'.

Atrin received two additional awards for this project in addition to the ADCC award: RGD Student Awards 2020 — Zulu Alpha Kilo Award for Advertising Design Honourable Mention and RGD Student Awards 2020 — Haft2 Award of Colour Honourable Mention.

Keeping in line with Mountain Dew’s high sugar and caffeine content, various new flavours are introduced while maintaining the brand’s exhilarating and often bizarre personality.

Check out this multiple award-winning student graphic design and advertising project!

Congratulations to Sydney Toews (IDEA Grad 2020) for winning 2020 ADCC Student Competition Silver Award in Graphic Design with 'ARCH Conference'.

ARCH is an international conference that brings archaeology into the 21st century. The goal was to showcase the discipline as an exciting, adapting, modern field — and to change perceptions of it as an ‘outdated career’ to inspire the next generation of workers.

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Congratulations to Danica Koller (IDEA Grad 2020) for winning the 2020 RGD Zync Award of Excellence for Concept Development with ‘Ellie’ Alzheimer's App. Danica's project also gained RGD's Awards Of Specialty BOLD Awards for Accessible Design Honourable Mention.

Ellie assists people living with Alzheimer’s disease, reassures caregivers, makes daily tasks easier, and helps identify behavioural and mental patterns.

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Congratulations to Haluka Yagi (IDEA Grad 2021) for winning ADCC Student Competition Finalist in Graphic Design with 'Roundabout Hostel'.

Roundabout, a hostel in downtown Vancouver, encourages visitors to come as travellers and leave as Vancouverites by connecting them to local spots and people. The brand colours entail Glassy Aqua of downtown Vancouver's high-rises, Coastal Navy reflecting the ocean, and Canadian Red embodying the locals' warm hearts.

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Congratulations to Sophie Young (IDEA Grad 2021) for winning Applied Arts 2020 Student Award and gaining 2020 RGD Awards of Specialty — Domtar Award for Print Design Honourable Mention with 'Vancouver Heritage Postcards' Design Series (shown above).

The mission of this project is to document Vancouver’s history and ever-changing culture in ways dusty historical documents never could.

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Congratulations to Evelyn Chua (IDEA Grad 2020) for winning 2020 Advertising & Design Club of Canada (ADCC) Student Competition Finalist in Graphic Design with 'SURPLUS – Produce Delivered'.

The objective of this student graphic design project is to make affordable organic produce directly from local farms to families across the Lower Mainland.

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Congratulations to Janelle Momotani (IDEA Grad 2022) for winning 2020 Advertising & Design Club of Canada (ADCC) Student Competition Finalist in Graphic Design with 'Crickies Cookies'.

The objective of the fictional brand packaging is to make the idea of cricket protein more appealing to consumers.

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Congratulations to Sara Nguyen (IDEA Grad 2021) for gaining 2020 RGD Student Award Honourable Mention for the Tony Jurgilas Award for Logo Design with 'Typefriends'.

Typefriends is a fictional type foundry that seeks to infuse warmth and personality in new typefaces to counter the trend of sterile and mechanical output.

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Congratulations to Haluka Yagi (IDEA Grad 2021) for gaining 2020 RGD Student Award Honourable Mention for the Tony Jurgilas Award for Logo Design with 'Mayday'.

Mayday is a fictional online resource that helps educate youth in British Columbia on natural disasters, and how to prepare for them. The main objective is to communicate the harsh realities we could face when we get hit with unpredictable disasters.

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Congratulations to Mia Canderan (IDEA Grad 2023) for winning 2020 ADCC Student Competition Finalist in Editorial and Book Design with ‘Moby Dick’ (shown above).

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Congratulations to Noah Kawamura (IDEA Grad 2020) for winning the RGD SoGood Student Award with his 'XChange Campaign'.

Young Canadians have a low voter turnout. XChange needed a brand and campaign that connected voting with young people’s lives. Connecting issues to ballots. This digital-focused brand and campaign imposes your X directly onto the issues that matter.

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