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“Moonlit Expression” by Neeka Yazdani (IDEA BDes Grad 2026), a student spotlight story
Meet third-year student, Neeka Yazdani (IDEA BDes Grad 2026)! Her first-year self-portrait for IDES 133 - Visual Studio taught by Jay Bassan is shown above.
“I have been pushed beyond my creative limits and discovered new talents with them and it is so helpful to learn about all the different career paths I can achieve with the skills I am learning... I would recommend including a range of mediums in your portfolio,” writes Neeka
Read Neeka’s story and check out some of her other work for a glimpse into student life at IDEA School of Design at Capilano University.
Scarlett Side (IDEA BDes Grad 2026) wins 3rd Place in CAPIC Rodeo 16 Student Illustration Contest with “Emotional Portrait”
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!
Cassie Valenzuela Poon wins Top 10 in CAPIC Rodeo 16 Student Illustration Contest with “Burst Music Festival”
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!
Andy Chau (IDEA BDes Grad 2026) wins Top 10 in CAPIC Rodeo 16 Student Illustration Contest with 'Eating Away at My Own Time'
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!
JJ Eng (IDEA BDes Grad 2025) wins Top 10 in CAPIC Rodeo 16 Student Illustration Contest with “Untitled (making Pride parades accessible)”
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!
Ari Thompson (IDEA BDes Grad 2025) wins Top 10 in CAPIC Rodeo 16 Student Illustration Contest with 'Loyal Defender of the Tundra Clan'
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!
Rayna Lai (IDEA BDes Grad 2026) wins Cash Scholarship to Attend DesignThinkers in Toronto
HUGE Congratulations to Rayna Lai (IDEA BDes Grad 2026) one of nine RGDs across Canada awarded a cash scholarship to attend DesignThinkers in Toronto, November 7-8, 2024!!!
Student RGDs and Associate RGDs were invited to submit a short video expressing why they wished to attend the Toronto conference. Rayna was selected as a winner and sponsored by Pound & Grain.
Check out Rayna’s video!
Shruti Karthikeyan (IDEA BDes Grad 2025) wins Top 10 in CAPIC Rodeo 16 Student Illustration Contest with 'The Plague’s Fury'
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!
Anais Bayle (IDEA BDes Grad 2024) wins the RGD Award for Social Good Design, RGD Award for Colour, and RGD Student Award for Brand Design - Honourable Mention with “Creo Toys”
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!
Rayna Lai (IDEA BDes Grad 2026) wins 1st Place in CAPIC Rodeo 16 Student Illustration Contest with 'Emma'
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!
Shruti Karthikeyan (IDEA BDes Grad 2025) wins Top 10 in CAPIC Rodeo 16 Student Illustration Contest with 'The Introspect'
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!
IDEA Grad 2028 Field Trip to Porchlight Press
Design Fundamentals first year class took a field trip to Porchlight Press on October 3, 2024. Check out this story!
Shruti Karthikeyan (IDEA BDes Grad 2025) wins 2nd Place in CAPIC Rodeo 16 Student Illustration Contest with 'Sea’s Symphony'
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!
IDEA School of Design Grad 2025 Field Trip to NYC
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!
“The significance of names--and why I changed mine” — Jai Djwa at TEDxCapilano U Live
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.
IDEA School of Design’s Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication Grad 2025 shares their advice
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!
IDEA School of Design’s Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication Grad 2026 chooses their concentration!
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!
Advice to First Years and Summer Highlights from IDEA School of Design’s Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication Grad 2027
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’s Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication welcomes Grad 2028! Check out their playlist!
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 U welcomes the Interaction Design Diploma Class of 2026! Check out their playlist!
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!