IDEA School of Design Class of 2019 advice to their first year selves

Alumni
Written By James Neufeld

We’ve learned a lot during our 4 years at @capuidea. Here are some words of wisdom to our first year selves.

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“Don’t compare yourself to other people. You do you because no one else can.”
— Daniel Pauhl
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“Sleep while you can.”
— Ian Kaart
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“It’s not the end of the world. You’re here to learn—and you will. Just give it time.”
— Joelle Lawrence
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“Keep going. Trust you are going to figure it out.”
— Rhian Tate
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“Experiment and be adventurous! This is your time to try things and fail and try again.”
— Natalie Heaman

About IDEA School of Design

A career-oriented program for the next generation of creative professionals, with concentrations in branding, illustration and interactive design.

The focus of the Bachelor of Design at Capilano University is career preparation. Early Applications for Fall 2021 at IDEA School of Design begin November 2020.

James Neufeld

James has over 20 years of experience in the web/interactive design and development, Internet marketing and social media industries, working primarily as a freelancer, consultant and instructor, but also as a subcontractor to small agencies. He has experience with a variety of clients in small business, government, institutional and not-for-profit sectors. James is an instructor, lab supervisor and blog/social media coordinator at Capilano University's IDEA School of Design and also teaches a CodeCore College. His specialty is HTML & CSS for designers.

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