VCAD – Vancouver’s Underdog
Let me start by saying that my situation won't apply to everyone but I'll try to be as objective as possible and explain how I ended up...
BCIT – Design Essentials…Essential for Who?
I chose the Design Essentials program because it was offered at two well-known schools (BCIT and Emily Carr) for technology and design...
Kwantlen University – Graphic Design for Marketing…aka Awesomepantsfuntime
After graduating high school, it was time to figure out life and jump into the 'real world' headfirst. I had to figure out exactly where I would fit, before I...
Algonquin College – Print Your Way In
Before I decided to enter the Print Media Program at Algonquin College, Ottawa, I had spent nearly a year looking for a job in the field of graphic design and illustration (that is after obtaining a...
Fanshawe College – A Great Foundation For Creative Thinkers
When I was applying to schools, I had made up my mind that I was going to attend a university. I had the grades to do so and didn't...
Algonquin College – Visualizing the Possibilities
Growing up in a world where drawing was a place to escape to when I really should've been paying attention to my Math teacher, I just knew...
Holland College – It Doesn’t Suck
I had embarked on the path of graphic design at a young age. I entered a contest in elementary school for T-shirt contest for our schools playground and actually won. I have been hooked ever since. My...
OCAD – It’s All About The Hype
Before I begin to write about my experience, I’d like to first inform you the reader, that I will try and be as neutral as possible throughout my take on the academic experience at the Ontario College...
Holland College – Not For The Lazy
I was looking for a school that taught the fundamentals of design with some fine art and software and Holland College's design program fit the bill. Holland College is located in Charlottetown, a small...
NSCAD – Self Directed Learning
I chose NSCAD for many reasons - though mostly for its reputation. It helped that I am from Nova Scotia, and had already lived in Halifax while attending Dalhousie University...
VCC – Practical Learning
At 29, I decided I hated what I did and it was time for a career that I could get behind. Since I've always loved art, it seemed the most practical way to work that love into a career, was to go back to...
OCAD – "A" For Effort
My experience at OCAD was a mostly positive one. The same cannot be said for a lot of my peers. One of the favorite past-times of OCAD students is complaining about being an OCAD student...
Emily Carr University – A Choose Your Own Adventure Program
Hello, my name is Lincoln Lam. I graduated with a Bachelor in Communication Design at Emily Carr University of Art and Design in...
Art Institute Of Vancouver – You Get What You Put Into It
Artists bloom in different ways, and I think we can appreciate that we all have our ways of finding who we are as artists. Graphic design is...
Art Institute Of Vancouver – Sorry, Your Name Is?
I always knew I wanted to have a career in art. I didn't know exactly what, but I knew it had to be something creative. As a child I was always drawing, painting, or sculpting while most of the other...
BCIT – Essentially Too Practical
I applied to the Design Essentials program - offered jointly between Emily Carr and BCIT in the spring of 2007 after coming to the realization that the life of a career barista was not for me. There were...
Capilano University – The Big IDEA!
The IDEA program first caught my eye back when I was living in Ontario when I was thinking about going back to art school. I had already attended Queens University and was working at the time. I loved...
Kwantlen University – Principles of Design
In the beginning there was an aspiring engineer who just plain flopped physics. Those were some rough days. Luckily, I was saved by a wise art teacher who flat out demanded I pursue a creative career...
Capilano University – What A Wonderful IDEA
When I was looking for a school or program to attend, I asked a friend who worked in the video game industry what his coworkers would suggest...
Emily Carr University – With Great Ideas Comes Exceptional Form
Emily Carr University is a world-renowned art and design institution. It houses both local talents as well as talents from different...
SFU – Specializing In All Technologies
I chose the School of Interactive Arts & Technology (SIAT) at Simon Fraser University because of the flexibility of the programs offered, and also because it was a full-fledged university that...
Emily Carr University – Dropped Out And I’m Doing Awesome
Ever since Grade 3, I have wanted to be an artist. We had to make a presentation of what we wanted to be when we grew up and that day...
