For the past 4 years, IDEA Interprets Annual Poster Show has been an annual school project that culminates in a public exhibition at the Ferry Building Gallery in West Vancouver. Due to health measures around COVID-19, this spring’s show has been cancelled.

In light of this, we invite you to enjoy the images here on the IDEA School of Design blog. Thirteen of them will also appear in an upcoming 2021 promotional wall calendar. Shown above: “Nurture” illustration by Talia Rouck. Instructor: Pascal Milelli.

Congratulations to Sara Nguyen (IDEA Grad 2021) for winning the Applied Arts 2019 Student Award for Editorial Design and 2019 Silver Award – Editorial & Book Design - The Advertising & Design Club of Canada (ADCC) Student Competition with "Type Unwrapped: A Commentary on Candy Bars". Instructor: Heather Jalbout. Course: IDES 247: Survey and Principles of Typography. Check out her multiple award-winning project!

IDEA Interprets explores a single theme through typography and illustration. The poster show and sale helps to support the development of emerging local artists. The theme of the 2019 show, “Growth”, has been imaginatively interpreted by second year illustration and design students. Opening Gala: April 23, 2019 | 6pm-8pm. Shown above: “Lies Grow on You” by Anna Tsybulnyk.

IDEA School of Design’s second-year Grad 2021 graphic design class @ideatwentyone recently spent an afternoon getting their hands dirty during a workshop at Vancouver’s Porchlight Press (@porchlightpress). It was amazing to see all the old machinery still in use. IDEA students study the history of printing and printing techniques in their first year Survey of Design class. It is these same presses—some of them over a hundred years old—that are still being used by letterpress studios today!

The team at Porchlight made us feel so welcome and provided us with such a great experience.

As a third year interactive design student Evelyn Chua was challenged to redesign a popular Vancouver food blog - in only four weeks. Her case study was very successful and caught the eye of a Medium publisher & popular UX/UI website Prototypr. 

Many claps to you, Evelyn!

Typographic principles taught throughout the course were put to practice in tradebooks featuring a diverse range of themes. Have a look at of some of the books produced.

This type portrait of Bachelor of Design Co-Coordinator, Pascal Milelli by Grad 19 student, Charmaine Cheng lands her a commissioned album cover job after singer spots it on social media.

It's almost back to school! Check out the latest video for Youngblood created by my Capilano University IDEA School of Design grad student Tierney Cathella-May Milne and Mark Illing. Each frame was painstakingly created with hand-cut paper using stop-motion animation.

Some great work by the IDEA 377 Digital Illustration students. For many this was their first foray into motion design. Kinetic type videos were made in After Effects .

Digital Illustration students create promotional videos for Capilano University's IDEA program