IDEA grad and freelance illustrator, Samantha Leigh Smith, recently illustrated a timeline detailing the history of transit in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia for The Buzzer's 100th Birthday. Check it out!
All in Grad Spotlight
A Capilano University business and a design grad fashion the best raincoat – Colleges and Institutes Canada's 150th
Mike Cerka, a graduate from Capilano University with a Bachelor of Business Administration, and Tyler Quarles, a graduate from CapU’s IDEA School of Design, joined forces to design Baro weatherproof gear.
John Larigakis co-creator of Snack Time comedy cartoon series by the milk producers of Western Canada
John Larigakis is the co-creator of a cartoon series called Snack Time on YouTube with over 40k subscribers. John gradated from Capilano University’s IDEA School of Design in 2010 and didn’t even consider other schools.
Artist Jennifer Sparacino’s current body of work has focused largely on animals
Wild animals have become a way fine artist and IDEA Grad07 Jennifer Sparacino showcases “the intense presence of immediacy of living in the moment—they are simply being.”
Cristian Fowlie honoured to create a concert poster for the album Pleasure by Feist
For each of the 10 shortlisted albums of the 2017 Polaris Music Prize, a visual artist produced artwork for one 18 x 24 inch poster. The finished artwork was screen printed in a limited edition of 44 and one framed copy provided to 2017 Short List nominee. Cristian was honoured to create a poster for the album Pleasure by Feist.
Artist Katie So On Coffee, Tattooing And The Pleasure Of Being Spooked – Scout Magazine
From fine dining rooms and comic books to the more permanent art of the flesh, IDEA School of Design grad Katie So is busily making a lasting impression on our city.
Tierney Milne designs play structure for Rifflandia Music Festival
Check out the photos of the play structure designed by IDEA Grad, Tierney Milne for Rifflandia Music Festival 2017 in Victoria, BC!
Jess Pollard wins Vancouver's SNAG Arena Mural Battle
IDEA School of Design alumnus Jess Pollard wins the ARENA mural battle for her 2 hour live painting of a crying, cartoon dog painting a fierce, more realistic dog at SNAG!
Illustrator/Designer and IDEA Alumni, Ben Frey, joins faculty
Ben Frey, Illustrator, UI|UX Designer and IDEA School of Design alumni (2007) joins faculty. Check out his mural as part of Vancouver Mural Festival 2017.
Intersection: Ride a Bike Through an Artist's Canvas
Mountain biker and artist Micayla Gatto rides in and out of her own painted landscapes in Red Bull's "Intersection" project.
Vancouver Mural Festival: Cristian Fowlie turns reality into reverie
IDEA School of Design grad Cristian Fowlie's playful, colour-driven works often find their way into the hands—literally—of readers, viewers, passersby, and even imbibers.
Tierney Cathella-May Milne's hand-lettering in Youngblood lyric video
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.
D&AD Award for 2015 Grad, Lilian Leung!
Congratulations to Lilian Leung for winning a D&AD New Blood Award!
Grad Spotlight: Cristian Fowlie snags a Merit for 3x3: The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration
2015 IDEA graduate Cristian Fowlie just snagged a Merit (for his illustration, “New Energy” and three Honourable Mentions in the international student competition for 3x3: The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration.
Sami Christianson’s interview for Vancouver’s Hot Art Wet City on her “love, love, love” of “old black letter” and hand drawn type
Interview with Vancouver artist and designer Sami Christianson, and her love of old black lettering, hand drawn type and pretty bad words.
2013 Grads, Caitlyn Neufeld and Kira Campbell talk about their positions at Kaldor Brand Strategy & Design
Caitlyn says Capilano University's IDEA School of Design program "is a good reflector of how the industry actually works. The work is very deadline driven, so it’s important that students enjoy those kinds of challenges."
Grad Spotlight: Catch up on what 2010 Grads Pamela Rounis and Christina Paone are up to!
Nowadays, Pamela is a designer at Rethink, one of Vancouver’s top advertising agencies while Christina Paone has founded and grown her own design consultancy Paone Creative.
Lotus Awards Winners 2013!
Congratulations to Jamie Cook and Alex Bakker (both grad 14) who won the student award at this year's Lotus Awards! (Lotus is a competitive advertising awards show that celebrates creative excellence in British Columbia.)
Graduate Spotlight: Jaime Gervais
Finalist in CAPIC's 2013 Rodeo 5 contest and featured on ImagineFX as "image of the day".
Grad Spotlight: Alex Tench at Idea Rebel
Alex Tench interns as a digital designer at Idea Rebel.