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.”

Check out the photos of IDEA School of Design students painting Brynn Staples' design for a mural in Kitsilano as part of BC Culture Days Weekend 2017.

Find out all about our Bachelor of Design program and meet faculty and students this Saturday. Don’t miss the 1:00 p.m. Keynote Presentation!

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.

Ashley knew she wanted to trade her usual summer job at a restaurant for a chance to cut her teeth in a studio. She write, "IDEA has armed me with the skills I need to do my job. The assignments and skills taught in the Bachelor of Design program reflect what I was asked to do in the studio." Read her story!

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

Shay Klassen wins Advertising category in the 2017 George Haroutiun National Scholarship Awards, with Jesse Ellingson runner up in the Design category.

IDEA Grad18 student, Cheyenne Manning, wins You Can Now (YCN) design award to future proof tomorrow’s learners for her ad campaign to complement a mentor-connecting app.

Twelve design schools in Greater Vancouver will provide information required to pursue an education and ultimately a career in the world of design.

Jackie Duys-Kelly has joined the faculty of the IDEA School of Design, instructing 3rd year students in Design Thinking. Jackie's course examines how design thinking is used to identify new solutions to diverse problems. The piece shown above is a mind map designed in her Fall 2017 class by student, Emily Powers.

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!

4th year IDEA School of Design student Juliana Vieira was given the opportunity to illustrate a map of Capilano University's campus and a lot of creative freedom!

This type portrait of Bachelor of Design Co-Coordinator, Pascal Milelli by Grad 19 student, Charmaine Cheng lands her a commissioned album cover job after singer spots it on social media.

This summer, Ian Kaart (designer and project lead) with Cynthia Tran Vo (co-designer and painting) designed a mural for Vancouver Mural Festival. A total of 17 IDEA School of Design students spread over 2018, 2019, and 2020 graduating classes helped paint the mural. Read more about their concept and view some photos of the process and finished product.

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.

The new term has begun! 4th year students Alex and Juliana give lovely makeovers to campus newspaper boxes.

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.