Congratulations to Cassie Valenzuela Poon (IDEA Grad 2025) for winning the Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 16 student contest for Illustration with “Burst Music Festival” (shown above).

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

Check out this award-winning student illustration project!

Congratulations to Andy Chau (IDEA BDes Grad 2026) for winning the Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 16 student contest for Illustration with “Eating Away at My Own Time” (shown above).

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

Check out this award-winning student illustration project!

Congratulations to JJ Eng (IDEA BDes Grad 2025) for winning the Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 15 student contest for Illustration with “Untitled (making Pride parades accessible)” (shown above).

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

Check out this award-winning student illustration project!

Congratulations to Ari Thompson (IDEA Grad 2025) for winning the Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 16 student contest for Illustration with “Loyal Defender of the Tundra Clan” (shown above). Ari is an illustrator and character designer with a love for dabbling in branding illustrations.

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

Check out this award-winning student illustration project!

Congratulations to Shruti Karthikeyan (IDEA BDes Grad 2025) for winning the Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 15 student contest for Illustration with “The Plague’s Fury” (shown above).

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

Check out this award-winning student illustration project!

Huge congratulations to Anais Bayle (IDEA BDes Grad 2024) for winning the RGD Award for Social Good Design, RGD Award for Colour, and RGD Student Award for Brand Design - Honourable Mention with “Creo Toys.”

Capilano University’s IDEA School of Design Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication students were represented in almost every category—well done!

Check out this award-winning student project!

Congratulations to Rayna Lai (IDEA BDes Grad 2026) for winning 1st Place in the CAPIC Rodeo 16 student contest for Illustration with “Emma” (shown above).

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

Check out this award-winning student illustration project!

Congratulations to Shruti Karthikeyan (IDEA BDes Grad 2025) for winning the Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 16 student contest for Illustration with “The Introspect” (shown above).

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

Check out this award-winning student illustration project!

Design Fundamentals first year class took a field trip to Porchlight Press on October 3, 2024. Check out this story!

Congratulations to Shruti Karthikeyan (IDEA BDes Grad 2025) for winning 2nd Place in the CAPIC Rodeo 16 student contest for Illustration with “Sea’s Symphony” (shown above).

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

Check out this award-winning student illustration project!

Zoë Evamy and Jesse Schilperoort had the privilege of chaperoning twenty one students from the IDEA School of Design at Capilano University on their Field Trip to NYC. It’s an annual trip and part of the 3rd year curricular course in ‘Design Thinking and Research’. Students are required to complete a visual essay. The week-long field trip gives students an opportunity to experience travel abroad and exposure to some of the major Art Museums, collections, exhibitions and cultural establishments in the world. Check out this story!

IDEA School of Design’s Jai Djwa spoke about the transformative power of changing his name at TEDxCapilano U Live on April 30, 2024. Check out this story and listen to his talk.

We asked IDEA School of Design’s Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication Grad 2025 to share advice for students in first, second and third year and wish them a successful 4th and final year! Check out this story!

We asked IDEA School of Design’s Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication Grad 2026 which concentration they chose for third year and why. Check out this story!

We asked IDEA School of Design’s Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication Grad 2027 for their summer highlights and advice to first-year students. Check out this story!

IDEA School of Design welcomes the Bachelor of Design graduating class of 2028! Get to know their personalities through their taste in music and music videos!

IDEA School of Design at Capilano University welcomes the Interaction Design (IXD) diploma program class of 2026! Get to know their personalities through their favourite music.

Check out this story!

As an illustrator, Natasha Lee found herself questioning the meticulous nature of the graphic design courses during her first year in the Bachelor of Visual Communication and Design degree in the IDEA School of Design.

Check out this grad spotlight story!

Capilano University's IDEA School of Design has a strong connection with the Vancouver creative industry including fourth-year practicums. The final course in our four-year degree program—IDES 490 Industry Practicum—is an eight-week full-time placement in a local Vancouver company.

We hope some of these practicums will end in job offers. We expect that all placements will give our students' résumés a boost and provide some excellent professional references.

Check out this practicum story by Vylan Tran (IDEA Grad 2024) at Minivillage!