Student Awards
We take great pride in the achievements of our students and graduates, who have won Applied Arts Magazine awards, GDC/BC Salazar awards and GDC National Scholarship awards – to mention just a few – for many years running. This tradition of outstanding achievement, grounded in creative ability, intensive training and an industry-ready skill set, makes our graduates highly sought after.
Samantha Yeung (IDEA Grad 2025) had the opportunity to participate in nwHacks, Western Canada's largest 24-hour hackathon, last month. Her team (Robbie Laughlen, Franklin Ma and Alvicorn Tsang) won first place in the Community and Connection Track and Best Design Award of nwHacks 2024.
nwHacks is Western Canada’s Largest Hackathon held January 20 - 21, 2024 at UBC.
Samantha worked on the research, user experience and interface design, and presentation for yapyap. UI illustrations and some icons were created in Adobe Illustrator, and the wireframes and high-fidelity prototype were all done in Figma.
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Congratulations to Kyle Rask (IDEA BDES Grad 2025) for winning the Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 15 student contest for Illustration with “The Holy Trinity” (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 Natasha Lee (IDEA Grad 2024) for winning the Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 15 student contest for Illustration with “Future Facing Fear” (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 Maren Brophy, Amanda Chau, Jerry Kambashi and Tricia Tang (IDEA BDES Grad 2026) for winning CityStudio North Vancouver’s Hubbub #8 Audience Choice Prize for “Zine Project.”
Check out this award-winning group design project!
Congratulations to Emma Do (IDEA Grad 2025) for winning the Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 15 student contest for Illustration with “Feathered Kin” (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 Tiffany Zhong (IDEA Grad 2024) for winning the RGD Student Trailblazer Award with ‘Buddee Nature School.’
“Buddee is a K-Grade 7 outdoor school that grounds itself in land-based learning and encourages kids to connect to themselves and the land they live and learn on. The target audience was parents and children. The challenge was to not lean too young. The soft yet bold shapes of the logo give off a fun tone. On materials both print and digital, I worked to balance the whimsical parts with bold type so parents can easily find information they need,” writes Tiffany.
Check out this award-winning student design project!
Congratulations to Geraldine Yaris (IDEA Grad 2023) for winning the Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 15 student contest for Illustration with “The Lovers Tarot” (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 Geraldine Yaris (IDEA Grad 2023) for winning the Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 15 student contest for Illustration with “Death Tarot” (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 Natasha Lee (IDEA Grad 2024) for winning the Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 15 student contest for Illustration with “Smiling Rose” (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 Sol Yoon (IDEA Grad 2025) for winning the Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 15 student contest for Illustration with “Winter Portrait” (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 Arsheya Seraji (IDEA Grad 2024) for winning Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 14 student contest for Illustration with “First Time Rolling In” (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 Aleks Jones (IDEA Grad 2023) for winning Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 14 student contest for Illustration with “Teacher vs COVID Students” (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 Kathleen Manuel (IDEA Grad 2024) for winning Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 14 student contest for Illustration with “Portrait” (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 Aleks Jones (IDEA Grad 2023) for winning the 2022 ADCC Student Competition Gold Award in Graphic Design with 'Aika'.
“Aika is a high-end Danish furniture brand that primarily uses locally sourced materials native to Denmark. Heavily inspired by mid-century modern shapes, Aika adds a modern and minimal finish to all of its products, while honoring Scandinavian craftsmanship,” writes Aleks.
Check out this award-winning student graphic design project!
Congratulations to Jordan Richert (IDEA Grad 2025 Cohort 1) for winning Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 14 student contest for Illustration with “Renewal” (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 Joanne Cuevas (IDEA Grad 2024) for winning Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 14 student contest for Illustration with “Seeking Solace” (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 Natasha Lee (IDEA Grad 2024) for winning Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 14 student contest for Illustration with “Father’s Disapproval” (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 Christopher Rodgers (IDEA Grad 2025) for winning Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 14 student contest for Photography with "Kafkas Frame" (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 photography project!
Congratulations to Tiffany Zhong (IDEA Grad 2024) for winning the 2022 RGD Student Trailblazer Award with 'The Alchemist Book Cover Redesign'.
“This cover is a redesign for the international bestseller The Alchemist, an allegorical novel that delves into self-discovery. The challenge was creating a cover that represented the allegorical novel in a way that hinted at some elements in the story different from what has been done previously. In the past, covers featured red or yellow prominently and stayed rather monochrome. I went for more colour to give it a different shelf-appeal while still depicting the story within one image,” writes Tiffany.
Check out this award-winning student design project!
Congratulations to Anaïs Bayle (IDEA Grad 2024) for winning Top 10 in the CAPIC Rodeo 14 student contest for Illustration with "Self Portrait" (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 Hannah Bontinen (IDEA Grad 2024) for winning 2nd place in the CAPIC Rodeo 14 student contest for Illustration with “Judgement” (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 Tiffany Zhong (IDEA Grad 2024) for winning the 2022 RGD Student Trailblazer Award and 2022 Jim Rimmer Awards Honourable Mention with 'Untwist The Truth - Reconciliation Project' completed with Anaïs Bayle (IDEA Grad 2024) and Ethan Woronko (IDEA Grad 2024).
“Our campaign responds to the TRC call to action #62 concerning education in all its parts. It aims to grab the Canadian public's attention and get them to reflect on what they’ve learned in school and encourage dialogue using the visual metaphor of a twisted textbook page,” writes Tiffany.
Check out this award-winning student advertising design group project!
Congratulations to Tiffany Zhong (IDEA Grad 2024) for winning 1st place in the CAPIC Rodeo 14 student contest for Illustration with “Morning Melancholy” self-portrait (shown above)!
“This portrait was part one of two for an assignment to convey contrasting emotional interpretations for Jeff’s IDES 236 - Illustration II course.” writes Tiffany.
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 Michelle Viet (IDEA Grad 2023) for winning 3rd place in the CAPIC Rodeo 14 student contest for Illustration with “Mia the Bold” (shown above)!
“This project was an exercised-based assignment to explore and develop a personal style and voice with an emphasis on interpreting human emotions and feelings,” writes Michelle.
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 Natasha Lee (IDEA Grad 2024) for winning both the RGD q30 design Award for Brand Design and RGD Premise Award for Strategic Design with Bugbites Granola Brand!
“Bugbites is an imaginary cricket granola brand created for the North American market that is constantly looking for new, sustainable products but is particularly squeamish about eating bugs! The goal was to introduce the many benefits of including protein-rich crickets into our diets in a fun and friendly way. The branding addresses the public fear about eating bugs while appealing to their sense of greater good and sustainability.”
Check out this award-winning student design and branding project!
Congratulations to Natasha Lee, Alison Koo, and Quoc Huy Anh (Alex) Nguyen (IDEA Grad 2024) for winning the 2022 student RGD Design de Plume Award for Indigenous Design with “End Stolen Choices” PSA campaign. This project was part of Tom Duguid's IDES 244 Cross-Platform Design at Capilano University’s IDEA School of Design.
“End Stolen Choices is a PSA campaign that gives a platform to the Indigenous women who have been affected by forced sterilization and alerts the public that this horrific human rights violation still exists in our society today.”
Check out this award-winning student illustration and design project!
Congratulations to Annika McFarlane (IDEA Grad 2022) for winning 2021 ADCC Student Competition Bronze Award in Graphic Design with 'Charred Plant-Based BBQ'.
Charred is a plant-based barbecue restaurant that celebrates the flavourful personalities of plants without sacrificing any of the flavour. These sauces would be purchased in restaurant and used at home to make plantbased cooking easy and delicious.
Check out this award-winning student graphic design project!
Congratulations to Tobin Elias Eckstein (IDEA Grad 2024) for winning the 2021 ADCC Silver Editorial & Book Design Award with Blindness: Book Cover.
Course: IDES 142 Survey and Principles of Design II with instructor Vida Jurcic.
Check out this award-winning student project!
Congratulations to Kathrin Teh (IDEA Grad 2023) for winning the 2021 RGD Student Trailblazer Award with 'Type à la Mode'.
“Since the 80s, typography has been a major player in the fashion world. Consumers wear their logo engulfed pieces with pride, feeling as though they have joined an elite and exclusive club. With the surge of the Hypebeast movement in recent years, typographic logos are all the more abundant—and important—for high-fashion brands. In this book, you will learn about the iconic typefaces used in these luxury brands and their fabulous designers.” writes Kathrin.
Check out this award-winning student design project!
Congratulations to Kathrin Teh (IDEA Grad 2023) for winning the 2021 RGD Student Trailblazer Award and gaining the prestigious 2022 Graphis New Talent Annual Honorable Mention with 'The Girls Kickboxing Club'.
“The Girls Kickboxing Club is an exclusive gym designed to support women by providing a fun, safe space for girls to thrive amongst each other in a comfortable and welcoming environment. Their logo is a lioness, which represents the strong, independent, and brave countenance that girls strive to encapsulate.” writes Kathrin.
Check out this award-winning student design project!