The 2017 IDEA Challenge is an annual event designed to introduce 1st and 2nd students in a friendly, cooperative, creative contest. Check out the photos and the winning team.
All in Student Work
Design Systems + Illustration = One of our favourite projects to mark.
Check out some of our favourite illustrated poster series for a music festival from third year students, Emily Rose, Jominca Engelbrecht, and Rae Maher.
IDEA School of Design student and graduate work showcased in Applied Arts 2018 Creative Calendar
Applied Arts is pleased to present the 12th annual Creative Calendar showcasing a stellar collection of student and graduate work from Capilano University's IDEA School of Design. Congratulations to Capilano University on its 50th anniversary and to the wonderful talent it is adding to the creative industry.
Happy Holidays!
Under the mistletoe: an illustrated holiday greeting by Juliana Vieira.
2nd Year Bachelor of Design student illustrations become postcards for Cap U
Check out the digital illustrations by Cynthia Tran Vo and Charmaine Cheng printed as Capilano University postcards.
Congratulations to our 2017 RGD Student Award-winners, Taeyeon Kim and Jesse Ellingson
Taeyeon Kim wins q30 design Award for Brand Design and Jesse Ellingson gets Honourable Mention for Intent Award for Print Design at RGD's 2017 Student Awards.
Pamella Pinard and Alice Zeng win 3x3 Illustration Annual No.14 contest
IDEA School of Design students Pamella Pinard (Honorable Mentions) and Alice Zeng (Honorable Mention and Merit) both placed in the prestigious 3x3 Illustration Annual contest. Their illustrations are reproduced in the 3x3 Illustration Annual No.14 shipping November 2017.
Brynn Staples Designs Kitsilano Mural for BC Culture Days
Check out the photos of IDEA School of Design students painting Brynn Staples' design for a mural in Kitsilano as part of BC Culture Days Weekend 2017.
Juliana Vieira's illustration of Capilano U campus published for Back to School Special of Capilano Courier!
4th year IDEA School of Design student Juliana Vieira was given the opportunity to illustrate a map of Capilano University's campus and a lot of creative freedom!
Type portrait by Charmaine Cheng lands her a commissioned album cover job
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.
VMF Bang-On IDEA School of Design Student Mural Project
This summer, Ian Kaart (designer and project lead) with Cynthia Tran Vo (co-designer and painting) designed a mural for Vancouver Mural Festival. A total of 17 IDEA School of Design students spread over 2018, 2019, and 2020 graduating classes helped paint the mural. Read more about their concept and view some photos of the process and finished product.
Capilano U newspaper boxes get illustration makeovers as fall term begins!
The new term has begun! 4th year students Alex and Juliana give lovely makeovers to campus newspaper boxes.
Maria Centola's Summer 2016 Project for the City of Coquitlam's 125th Anniversary
2016 grad Maria Centola has landed an interesting summer job – hand painting a salmon sculpture for the City of Coquitlam's 125th anniversary.
Cool First Year project featured on "Vancouver Is Awesome"
This year, students in the IDEA School of Design were given a unique assignment.
IDEA Talks 2016
Sample our first year students' favourite pieces of work!
It's almost Grad Show 2015!
Grad 2015 promises to be a great show, with some amazing design work and more than our usual number of illustration grads. Show runs April 13 - 17, 2015 at Harbour Centre in Vancouver.
A Fall Painting Show
This past summer, IDEA instructor and established painter-illustrator Jeff Burgess mentored 4 IDEA students in his studio: on Mondays, Lilian Leung and Brendan Walsh, and on Thursdays Jeremy Browns and Tony Yu.
2014 GDC Scholarships go to IDEA students!
We are pleased to announce that IDEA students were hugely successful in this year's GDC National Scholarship Awards! Many congratulations go to Grad 2015 students Michelle Lim, Wes Browne, Lillian Leung and Jocelyn Wong.
IDEA School of Design Students Excel in Canada’s Applied Arts
The new issue of Applied Arts magazine features no fewer than 18 IDEA student award winning pieces, two of which were selected as AACE (Applied Arts Creative Excellence) finalists.
Rosea Lake wins her court case
Rosea Lake, grad 15, recently missed a few days of classes to travel to Belgium to appear in the Court of Antwerp. A right-wing political group had appropriated her work "Judgments" to promote an anti-Islamic agenda.