Explore stories from the IDEA School of Design
First year student, Anna Oh (IDEA Grad 2024) strongly believes her dreams will be in reach with a Bachelor of Design from IDEA School of Design
Meet first-year student, Anna Oh (IDEA Grad 2024)! Her self-portrait for IDES 133 - Visual Studio taught by Jay Bassan is shown above.
She chose IDEA School of Design because she strongly believes that her dreams will be in reach with a Bachelor of Design from IDEA School of Design. “IDEA Bachelor of Design is known for producing excellent, brilliant students in the field of design.” she writes.
Read Anna’s story and check out some of her other work for a glimpse into first-year student life at IDEA School of Design at Capilano University.
First year student, Natasha Lee (IDEA Grad 2024), was drawn to IDEA Bachelor of Design due to its straightforward and employment-based mindset
Meet first-year student, Natasha Lee (IDEA Grad 2024)! Her self-portrait for IDES 133 - Visual Studio taught by Jay Bassan is shown above.
“If you are only interested in producing conceptual and abstract forms of art, IDEA School of Design may not be the best fit, but for those who would like to build up their skillset and portfolio to be competent as a commercial artist, the IDEA Bachelor of Design program is very promising.” she writes.
Read Natasha’s story and check out some of her other work for a glimpse into first-year student life at IDEA School of Design at Capilano University.
First year IDEA student, Nuha Thayyib (IDEA Grad 2024), discovers the real strength of collaboration and how to push past her limitations
Meet first-year student, Nuha Thayyib (IDEA Grad 2024)! Her self-portrait for IDES 133 - Visual Studio taught by Jay Bassan is shown above.
“All the group discussions and critiques have been extremely helpful. IDEA has taught me the real strength of collaboration and how two minds are always better than one.” writes Nuha.
Read Nuha’s story and check out some of her other work for a glimpse into first-year student life at IDEA School of Design at Capilano University.
First year student, Nguyen Quoc Huy Anh (IDEA Grad 2024), loves how IDEA School of Design instructors motivate students to think outside the box
Meet first-year student, Nguyen Quoc Huy Anh (IDEA Grad 2024)! His self-portrait for IDES 133 - Visual Studio taught by Jay Bassan is shown above.
“IDEA School of Design is better than I thought,” says Huy. “I love how the instructors always try their best to push students, to motivate us to think outside the box.”
Read Huy’s story and check out some of his other work for a glimpse into first-year student life at IDEA School of Design at Capilano University.
With a degree in Linguistics and Law & Society from UBC, first year student, Tiffany Zhong (IDEA Grad 2024) finally feels like she is following her passion
Meet first-year student, Tiffany Zhong (IDEA Grad 2024)! Her self-portrait for IDES 133 - Visual Studio taught by Jay Bassan is shown above.
“I'm just extremely grateful to be pursuing design at IDEA School of Design – it finally feels like I'm following my passion.” she writes.
Read Tiffany’s story and check out some of her other work for a glimpse into first-year student life at IDEA School of Design at Capilano University.
First year IDEA student, Che Zugazaga (IDEA Grad 2024), sees the process of learning, researching and conceptualizing as magical
Meet first-year student, Che Zugazaga (IDEA Grad 2024)! Her self-portrait for IDES 133 - Visual Studio taught by Jay Bassan is shown above.
Che wanted to attend IDEA School of Design a decade ago, in her early 20s, and although it didn't turn out that way the Bachelor of Design program was always in the back of her mind.
Read Che’s story and check out some of her other work for a glimpse into first-year student life at IDEA School of Design at Capilano University.
Second Time's the Charm — Imogen Pettyfer (IDEA Grad 2024) didn’t get into IDEA the first time she applied so she strengthened her portfolio with a Communication Design Essentials Certificate
Meet first-year student, Imogen Pettyfer (IDEA Grad 2024)! Her self-portrait for IDES 133 - Visual Studio taught by Jay Bassan is shown above. Congratulations to Imogen for having been acknowledged for the academic honour roll for Capilano University!
At IDEA “you are no longer the one and only art kid in your class anymore.” writes Imogen.
Read Imogen’s story and check out some of her other work for a glimpse into first-year student life at IDEA School of Design at Capilano University.
Langara College Design Formation Grad Michelle Taylor (IDEA Grad 2023) transfers to 2nd Year of CapU’s IDEA School of Design Bachelor of Design
Last fall, Langara College Design Formation Grad Michelle Taylor transferred to 2nd Year (IDEA Grad 2023) of CapU’s IDEA School of Design Bachelor of Design. We caught up with Michelle to ask her about her experience so far.
“Mini Amigos” (shown above) by Michelle Taylor (IDEA Grad 2023) as part of her application to transfer to IDEA School of Design from Langara Design Formation.
“This drawing is of two Guatemalan dolls I have had since birth. The medium I chose for this drawing is a fine liner with tips of varying sizes to create the impression of different textures and materials.”
Check out this student spotlight story!
IDEA School of Design Students Share Their Number One Idea Generation Strategy
IDEA School of Design students become each other’s greatest resource when they graduate, with studio insights, job leads and portfolio tips. Here are some of the number one idea generation strategies from each of our 4 cohorts.
Shown above: “First Snow” by Vylan Tran (IDEA Grad 2024).
Introducing Megan Barry, IDEA School of Design Grad 2023
We recently caught up with Megan Barry (IDEA Grad 2023) about her experiences and best work in first year at IDEA School of Design along with some projects she took on over the summer. Megan and the rest of her cohort begin their second year at IDEA this week!
Check out some of her work!
First year student, Aleks Jones, has a passion for both digital and analog photography, film, architecture, fashion, and vintage cars
Aleks Jones, IDEA School of Design student (Grad 2023), loves photography and recently got into analog photography. He edited the colours of his self-portrait photos (shown above) to resemble the “film look” for IDES 133 - Visual Studio taught by Jay Bassan.
Read Aleks’ story and check out some of his other photography, design, painting and illustration work for a glimpse into first-year student life at IDEA School of Design at Capilano University.
First year IDEA student Terence Zhu’s love of robots, gas masks, cyberpunk, creepiness and Japanese tokusatsu shines through in his self-portrait
Terence Zhu, IDEA School of Design student (Grad 2023), is amazed at how much his art has improved just by being around his classmates and instructors. Terence’s personality shines through in his ‘cyberpunk’ self-portrait for IDES 133 - Visual Studio (shown above). Instructor: Jay Bassan.
Read Terence’s story and check out some of his other work including an oil painting of his grandfather and an illustration of a “Plague Doctor” for a glimpse into student life at IDEA School of Design at Capilano University.
IDEA School of Design Grad 2021 welcomes Chairman Ting to class
“Good things lead to other good things.” was just one of the pearls of wisdom that Carson Ting (AKA Chairman Ting) showered on IDEA School of Design Grad 2021 during his recent guest lecture.
First year highlights, summer plans, hopes for 2nd year plus working from home by IDEA Grad 2023
We asked IDEA School of Design Grad 2023 for one highlight from their 1st year, their plans for summer, what they were looking forward to in 2nd year and their thoughts on transitioning to off-campus remote learning during this challenging time. Here’s what they had to say!
Thanks to everyone for making our inaugural IDEA School of Design online experience a success! Happy social distancing! Late Applications for Fall 2020 close April 15, 2020.
First year student, Nisa Hansen, goes retro for her self-portrait photography assignment
Nisa Hansen, a first-year student, couldn't be happier at IDEA School of Design. She shows a side of her personality not many people know in this exquisite self-portrait for IDES 133 - Visual Studio.
Read Nisa’s story for a glimpse into IDEA School of Design at Capilano University—a 4-year degree program with an enduring reputation for industry-prepared graduates. Late Applications for Fall 2020 close April 15, 2020!
Introducing first year Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication student, Jamie Kusack (IDEA Grad 2023)
For first-year student, Jamie Kusack, life at Capilano University’s IDEA School of Design has really helped her feel invigorated about her work and excited to create more art. She found the oil paint self-portrait assignment (shown above) incredibly daunting but absolutely fell in love with the medium after the first day using it.
Read Jamie’s story for a glimpse into IDEA School of Design at Capilano University—a 4-year degree program with an enduring reputation for industry-prepared graduates. Late Applications for Fall 2020 open Feb 14, 2020!
Snag: A Live Painting Raffle featuring IDEA students Talia Rouck, John Pachkowsky & Valeriya Kim
Snag happens every second Tuesday at The American pub and cafe in Vancouver, run by Ian Kaart (IDEA Grad 2019) and his business partner Alejandro. Snag brings together IDEA School of Design students both past and present for a creative social. Emily Carr students also participated in this event.
Emerging artist, Tina Trinh (IDEA22), wins 2nd place in CAPIC Rodeo 11 national Canadian student competition for her oil painting
Congratulations to Tina Trinh (IDEA22) on winning 2nd place in this spring’s CAPIC's Rodeo 11 national Canadian student competition for her oil painting and surpassing 15,000 Instagram followers! Her body of original work is rapidly growing. Shown above: ‘Sara’ oil painting. Check out more from this talented young emerging artist!
IDEA School of Design welcomes the class of 2023!
We asked the graduating class of 2023 to share how they felt on Day 1 and what they were excited to learn at IDEA School of Design. Meet IDEA23!
Year one, done! First year students share advice to the incoming Fall 2019 cohort
We asked first year students to share some advice to the incoming cohort for Fall 2019. Here’s a fun group shot with most of IDEA22 in the life drawing room. Read their advice.