Aleks Jones, IDEA School of Design student (Grad 2023), loves photography and recently got into analog photography. He edited the colours of his self-portrait photos (shown above) to resemble the “film look” for IDES 133 - Visual Studio taught by Jay Bassan.

Read Aleks’ story and check out some of his other photography, design, painting and illustration work for a glimpse into first-year student life at IDEA School of Design at Capilano University.

Emily Pedriks (IDEA Grad 2014) met the Brandever team at the IDEA Grad Show and knew immediately it was going to be a good fit. She hounded them until they eventually caved and hired her. She started as a junior designer and is now acting Creative Director.

On her memories of being a student at IDEA School of Design, Emily Pedriks looks back fondly on the chaos and delight of a room full of sleep-deprived designers-to-be. Catch up with Emily!

17 STUDENTS

13 STUDIO, AGENCY, AND MUSEUM VISITS

7 DAYS

3 CITIES IN 1 (ANCIENT/COLONIAL/MODERN)

2 CHAPERONES

1 MEMORABLE TRIP

Maria Centola moved to the UK after graduating from IDEA School of Design in 2016. Her 3-month design internship at Sennep in London became a full-time job. Maria mainly creates user interfaces at Sennep using Sketch, InVision and After Effects including new illustrations for Sennep's mobile game OLO.

Her freelance projects include editorial pieces for Montecristo, street banners for Port Moody, and postcards for the redevelopment of the Canada Post Office in downtown Vancouver.

In June 2020 she will start as a Digital Designer at an agency called SOON_. Check out Maria’s story and podcast!

For the past 4 years, IDEA Interprets Annual Poster Show has been an annual school project that culminates in a public exhibition at the Ferry Building Gallery in West Vancouver. Due to health measures around COVID-19, this spring’s show has been cancelled.

In light of this, we invite you to enjoy the images here on the IDEA School of Design blog. Thirteen of them will also appear in an upcoming 2021 promotional wall calendar. Shown above: “Nurture” illustration by Talia Rouck. Instructor: Pascal Milelli.

Terence Zhu, IDEA School of Design student (Grad 2023), is amazed at how much his art has improved just by being around his classmates and instructors. Terence’s personality shines through in his ‘cyberpunk’ self-portrait for IDES 133 - Visual Studio (shown above). Instructor: Jay Bassan.

Read Terence’s story and check out some of his other work including an oil painting of his grandfather and an illustration of a “Plague Doctor” for a glimpse into student life at IDEA School of Design at Capilano University.

This year's crop of First Year students designed some fabulous international shopping bags for their last big project of the year. There were some innovative typographic solutions as well as some very graphic and illustrative takes on countries and cities.

Check out a few of the standout projects from IDEA School of Design Grad 2023 students including ‘New York City’ (shown above) by Marko Jones.

Congratulations to Haluka Yagi (IDEA Grad 2021) for gaining the Registered Graphic Designers (RGD) Honourable Mention for Packaging Design with her “En Sake” project. Shown above: front view of the three variations. Check out her award-winning packaging design project.

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Our Late Application period closes on April 15, 2020 (no portfolio submissions will be accepted after this date). Please note that all application interviews will be done remotely in May. If we have to make any changes to Fall term course delivery we will be giving plenty of notice.

Shown above: Still-Life Kettle Drawing Charcoal and white cont on toned paper by Kathrin Teh (IDEA Grad 2023).

To ensure that our locally-grown talent remains fresh, we have posted our event online. We invite you to attend virtually and enjoy the graduates’ reels, which provide a tasty sampling of their capabilities.

Janice’s summer internship during third-year turned into a full-time job. She never planned to leave IDEA School of Design after 3 years but her creative directors assured her that she could build her portfolio at Cossette with real projects, clients and budgets and gain the experience of working one full year prior to her own classmates.

Students looking for a more direct pathway to industry may graduate after third year with an Advanced Diploma. Check out Janice’s story!

IDEA School of Design instructor, Vida Jurcic, was recently featured on GDC’s Instagram feed. Congratulations, Vida! Check out this Instructor Spotlight story and featured student projects from first and second year students!

“Good things lead to other good things.” was just one of the pearls of wisdom that Carson Ting (AKA Chairman Ting) showered on IDEA School of Design Grad 2021 during his recent guest lecture.

We asked IDEA School of Design Grad 2023 for one highlight from their 1st year, their plans for summer, what they were looking forward to in 2nd year and their thoughts on transitioning to off-campus remote learning during this challenging time. Here’s what they had to say!

Thanks to everyone for making our inaugural IDEA School of Design online experience a success! Happy social distancing! Late Applications for Fall 2020 close April 15, 2020.

IDEA School of Design Grad 2020 students are now in their 4th week of industry practicums.  Noah was happy to be put to work soon after arriving at Will.  His work has included icon development, map design, magazine ads, and digital ads.  He has worked on brands in tourism, building development, entertainment and more. This week Will transitioned to working remotely, doing their part to slow the spread of covid-19.

FUTURE GRAD TIP: Think about icons every now and then. You may end up making a lot during your career.

Check out Noah’s practicum story!

Nisa Hansen, a first-year student, couldn't be happier at IDEA School of Design. She shows a side of her personality not many people know in this exquisite self-portrait for IDES 133 - Visual Studio.

Read Nisa’s story for a glimpse into IDEA School of Design at Capilano University—a 4-year degree program with an enduring reputation for industry-prepared graduates. Late Applications for Fall 2020 close April 15, 2020!

Fourth-year students at Capilano University's IDEA School of Design in Vancouver, British Columbia began their practicum on Monday, February 24, 2020! The final course in our four-year degree program is an eight-week full-time placement in a local company. They have begun posting stories about their eight-week practicums @ideagradshow.

Follow them on Instagram for more!

The IDEA School of Design at Capilano University has built an enduring reputation for industry-prepared graduates.

With work that combines conceptual originality with strong execution, the 2020 graduates are primed to show what they’re capable of achieving and contributing.

Join us on Monday, April 6th, 2020 to meet them in person or visit ideagradshow.com for a sneak peek at their work.

IDEA School of Design Grad 2020 students are now in their 2nd week of industry practicums. Nada's first brief at Rethink was for The Canadian Men’s Health Foundation. She was briefed on the concepts for the campaign and was tasked with creating moodboards to accompany a few separate visual directions for them. Check out Nada's practicum story!

Two of our grads work at Brandever Strategy Inc. in Vancouver. We asked them to share some advice to IDEA School of Design students as they prepare for summer internships (3rd year) and industry practicums (4th year).

Many thanks to Emily Pedriks, Creative Director at Brandever (IDEA Grad 2014) and Claire Tam, Graphic Designer + Illustrator at Brandever (IDEA Grad 2015) for the stylish photos and for giving our students invaluable career advice!