Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from IDEA School of Design!

Here’s a digital illustration by first-year student Rachel L (IDEA Grad 2025).

Early Applications for the Fall 2022 Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication close January 26, 2022. Late Admission opens Friday, January 28, 2022, and closes Wednesday, April 13, 2022. No submissions for Fall 2022 (IDEA Grad 2026) will be accepted after Wednesday, April 13, 2022.

Mark your calendars! Our next Open Studio is Saturday, February 12, 2022!

Happy Holidays from IDEA School of Design!

Early Applications for the Fall 2022 Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication close January 26, 2022. Late Admission opens Friday, January 28, 2022, and closes Wednesday, April 13, 2022. No submissions for Fall 2022 (IDEA Grad 2026) will be accepted after Wednesday, April 13, 2022.

Mark your calendars! Our next Open Studio is Saturday, February 12, 2022!

Check out Sophia’s advice on applying to IDEA School of Design!

Congratulations to Henry Slaughter (IDEA Grad 2013) for winning RGD's 2021 ULTRABOLD Award! The ULTRABOLD Awards Program celebrates emerging designers under 35 who are making an impact on the design community and beyond.

Check out his award-winning work and his shoutout to IDEA School of Design!

Early Applications for Fall 2022 at IDEA School of Design close January 26, 2022!

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

First-year students (IDEA Grad 2025) offer their advice and experiences applying to the Bachelor of Design (BDes) program at Capilano University. We hope a first-hand student perspective will give you more insight and direction on the application process.

Shown above: “Depersonalization - Red” by Liza Borissova (IDEA Grad 2025) as part of her application to IDEA School of Design.

Congratulations to Coralie Mayer-Traynor (IDEA Grad 2022) for winning the 2021 RGD Trailblazer Award with 'BRUIT Music Festival/de Musique Francophone'.

“The predominance of music from English speaking countries makes it difficult for young French speakers to discover new francophone artists. Bruit uses AR technology to help them find and sample new talent. By scanning a QR code, they can interact with the faces on the posters, discover new performers and genres, sample music, and book tickets.” writes Coralie.

Check out this award-winning student interaction design project!

We recently caught up with Megan Seely (IDEA Grad 2007), for a grad spotlight on her new life in Montreal working for a bleeding-edge software company.

“Now that I'm working in a field that didn’t traditionally embrace user experience design, I feel I can make a real difference. I’d encourage designers to consider specializing. Do something no one else is really doing, and you'll have a great impact.” she writes.

Check out Part 2 of 2 of this grad spotlight!

Congratulations to Jason Low (IDEA Grad 2023) for winning Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 13 student contest for Illustration with "Michelle" oil painting (shown above). Course: IDES 236 Illustration Studio II taught by Jeff Burgess.

Many congratulations to Capilano University's IDEA School of Design students who continue to dominate the CAPIC student awards in illustration!

Early Applications for IDEA School of Design Fall 2022 are open on SlideRoom.

Check out this award-winning student illustration project!

First year student, Tanner McMahon (IDEA Grad 2025), shares illustrations and painting from IDES 131 Survey and Principles of Illustration I taught by Jeff Burgess and IDES 133 Visual Studio taught by Andrew McDermott.

Shown above “Self reflection” a self portrait assignment created with pastel pencil on paper.

Check out some first year student work from IDEA School of Design at Capilano University!

Early Applications for IDEA School of Design Fall 2022 are open now on SlideRoom.

Congratulations to Kathrin Teh (IDEA Grad 2023) for winning the 2021 RGD Student Trailblazer Award with 'Peculiar Pies Annual Report' (shown above).

Peculiar Pies was founded as a passion project between two women of colour, and was created with the hope of bringing high-quality experimental pizzas with freshly sourced ingredients to the masses. The pizzas found at Peculiar Pies are not your typical pies, but instead feature exotic flavours from around the world, and include fresh, unconventional ingredients.

Check out this award-winning student design project!

In Project 1 of IDES 243 — Design Studio I, taught by Vida Jurcic, students design the format and concept for a multi-page report, including a cover page, back page, and three spreads for the report. They also write a brief for their project and apply their design to a microsite.

There was some extraordinary work created overall, showcasing both the students' design and illustration skills.

Here are a few of the standout projects from IDEA School of Design Grad 2024 students including ‘2020 Annual Report Canada Post Corporation’ (shown above) by Nguyen Quoc Huy Anh (IDEA Grad 2024).

Check out this second-year student project from IDEA School of Design at Capilano University!

Congratulations to Raha N (IDEA Grad 2023) for winning Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 13 student contest for Illustration with "Irked" (shown above).

Many congratulations to Capilano University's IDEA School of Design students who continue to dominate the CAPIC student awards in illustration!

Early Applications for IDEA School of Design Fall 2022 are now open on SlideRoom. Explore CapU Virtual Open House is Saturday, November 20, 2021.

Check out this award-winning student illustration project!

We recently asked our fourth-year students (shown above) to share some advice to IDEA Grad 2024 and 2025 as they finish up the Fall term and prepare for their industry practicums.

Check out their advice in this blog story!

Early Applications for IDEA School of Design Fall 2022 are open now on SlideRoom.

Congratulations to Joyce Chan (IDEA Grad 2022) for winning Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 13 student contest for Illustration with "Wonder" (shown above).

Many congratulations to Capilano University's IDEA School of Design students who continue to dominate the CAPIC student awards in illustration!

Early Applications for IDEA School of Design Fall 2022 are open now on SlideRoom.

Check out this award-winning student illustration project!

Last month, Imogen Pettyfer (IDEA Grad 2024) hosted a student meetup between First Year Cohort 01 (IDEA Grad 2025), Second Year (IDEA Grad 2024), and Fourth Year (IDEA Grad 2022).

The lunch took place outside on campus under the Kéxwusm-áyakn ceremonial pavilion between Arbutus and Alder during the noon hour.

Early Applications for IDEA School of Design Fall 2022 begin Monday, November 8, 2021, on SlideRoom.

Enjoy these photos by Imogen Pettyfer (IDEA Grad 2024).

Congratulations to Aleks Jones (IDEA Grad 2023) for winning Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 13 student contest for Illustration with "Smile" (shown above).

Many congratulations to Capilano University's IDEA School of Design students who continue to dominate the CAPIC student awards in illustration!

Early Applications for IDEA School of Design Fall 2022 begin Monday, November 8 , 2021, on SlideRoom.

Check out this award-winning student illustration project!

We recently caught up with Megan Seely (IDEA Grad 2007), for a grad spotlight on her new life in Montreal working for a bleeding-edge software company.

“Industry 4.0 is the revolution of data and connectivity. Updating to embrace smart manufacturing is a big deal, and manufacturers know they must do this or be left behind.” she writes.

Check out Part 1 of 2 of this grad spotlight!

We’re thrilled to feature some of the work from IDEA School of Design first-year students (IDEA Grad 2025) as part of their application to IDEA and new work this term!

Shown above: “The Woods Have Eyes” by Emma D. (IDEA Grad 2025) as part of her application to IDEA School of Design at Capilano University.

“A small looping animation I did based on the silver birch/aspen trees.”

Early Applications for IDEA School of Design Fall 2022 begin Friday, November 5, 2021 on SlideRoom. Explore CapU Virtual Open House is on Saturday, November 20, 2021.

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 Virtual Open House.

Join us for live portfolio reviews, portfolio Q&A and a keynote presentation!

* Registration required to access the event.

Congratulations to Coralie Mayer-Traynor, Annika McFarlane and Rocio Palomar Robisco (IDEA Grad 2022) for winning the 2021 RGD Gravity Inc Student Award for Social Good Design with 'Bloc' Digital Wallet.

Bloc is a digital wallet powered by blockchain technology, and is meant for use by undocumented immigrants to budget, save and make payments from any location providing quick access to humanitarian financial aid and peer-to-peer transactions.

Check out this award-winning student interaction design project!

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.

Applications for Fall 2022 open Monday, November 8, 2021. Explore CapU Virtual Open House is on Saturday, November 20, 2021 (10 a.m. – 6 p.m.).

Shown above: “Cut off” digital painting by Lauren Howard (IDEA Grad 2025) as part of her application portfolio.

Find out how to apply and check out additional samples of pieces from a typical student application portfolio.