We recently caught up with Ryan (IDEA Grad 2019) about life after IDEA School of Design and landing a permanent role as Game Designer at Anemone Hug Interactive where he did his practicum.

While he loves design, he says “most of the ways that you can apply it to make a living aren’t very appealing to an anti-capitalist.” His advice is to "think outside the box and find a way to make yourself useful".

He adds, "You may be inclined to zone out during web design and front-end coding lessons, but you will find those tools incredibly helpful someday. During my practicum, I was able to easily solve a problem that no one else on the team could, simply because I knew how to edit an SVG via text editor."

Check out his Grad Spotlight!

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The goal was to showcase the discipline as an exciting, adapting, modern field — and to change perceptions of it as an ‘outdated career’ to inspire the next generation of workers.

Check out this award-winning student graphic design project!

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.

Check out this award-winning student design project.

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.

Check out this award-winning graphic design project!

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.

Check out this award-winning design project!

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.

Check out this award-winning project!

Applications for Fall 2021 at IDEA School of Design are open. Join us for our traditional Open Studio Day - online! during the Explore CapU Open House November 19-21, 2020.

Starting with a keynote presentation, we will then offer zoom breakout rooms for individual portfolio feedback — Digitally share your portfolio or sketchbook for some friendly 1-1 feedback from our faculty!

* Registration required to access the event.

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.

Check out this award-winning project!

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.

Check out this award-winning project!

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.

Check out this award-winning project!

Many congratulations to Fiona Dunnett (IDEA Grad 2018) on finding a publisher for her illustrated book project! Fiona started working on the project with a friend/writer in California a couple of years before entering IDEA School of Design. She was able to work on it with a mentor during her Professional Development class during her time at IDEA and has since found a publisher!

Travesía comes out on April 1, 2021, in Canada and April 13, 2021, in the US. Check out this grad spotlight story!

Happy Halloween from IDEA School of Design at Capilano University!

Every October, artists all over the world take on the Inktober drawing challenge by doing one ink drawing a day the entire month. We’re thrilled to feature some of the work from IDEA School of Design first-year students! Shown above: “Shriek” by Ethan Woronko (IDEA Grad 2024) (fountain pen and an ink wash).

Check out work from IDEA Grad 2024!

Are you interested in a creative career as a graphic designer, art director, illustrator, concept artist, or interactive designer? Join us for our traditional Open Studio Day - Online! During the Explore CapU Open House.

* Registration required to access the event.

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

Check out this award-winning book design project!

As part of an exercise to understand the "grunge" movement, which started with music in Seattle in the mid 1980s, and soon encompassed culture and design right into the 90s, the students created a moodboard or album cover to reflect the spirit and aesthetic of the genre.

“Isolation” by Amanda Wong (shown above) is a reflection of the times.

Check out some of the highlights of this design project by IDEA Grad 2023!

Study design in North Vancouver at IDEA School of Design!

Entry to the Bachelor of Design program at Capilano University is competitive, and applicants must submit a portfolio and other documents through the online portal SlideRoom.

Shown above: "Blood Bricks" by Alison Koo (IDEA Grad 2024), a poster tackling the growing issues of modern child slavery. Find out how to apply and check out additional samples of pieces from a typical student application portfolio.

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.

Check out his award-winning project!

Many congratulations to Rachel Wong (IDEA Grad 2021) for gaining the 2020 GDC Foundation Ray Hrynkow Scholarship Honourable Mention with ‘Hoppers Cricket Dog Treats’ brand identity.

Check out her award-winning branding project!

Jocelyn Wong (IDEA Grad 2015) paints under Something Yellow Studio, a passion project. An Art Director by day, illustrator/letterer by night, Jocelyn overcame a bumpy start to bring a message of love and community to Marpole with her mural ‘Love ALL Your Neighbours’.

The mural was part of the 5th Annual Vancouver Mural Festival showcasing 60+ murals in nine neighborhoods over three weeks. The Lead Curator this year was Drew Young, also an IDEA School of Design graduate.

Check out the story and photos!

Many congratulations to Annika McFarlane (IDEA Grad 2022) for gaining the 2020 GDC Foundation Ray Hrynkow Scholarship Honourable Mention for “Wild Ones” brand identity.

“Wild Ones is a small-batch ice creamery that focuses on using wild foraged ingredients. Their brand essence is ‘delighted by nature’ and everything in their branding was created with this idea at its core.”

Annika learned that it is much much easier to get things right in camera. Check out Annika's branding project!