Karin Jager – Graphic + Digital Design Blog

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Happy Valentines

GDD Love Story There are many ways to find a soul mate, but this Valentine’s Day, we wanted to recognize a special story about Jessica…

Karin JagerFebruary 14, 2019

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Design School Exhibition and Info Night

Turning ideas into action Designers make ideas tangible – creating value for business, brining empathy to social issues, and making the complex clear. Last fall,…

Karin JagerNovember 6, 2018

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RGD Awards 2018

UFV takes home RGD’s Strategic Design Award 2018 Alexandrah Pahl, GRAD 2018 was the recipient of the RGD (Association of Registered Graphic Designers) john st.…

Karin JagerSeptember 26, 2018

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Vancouver Design Thinkers 2018

It’s time to Speak the Truth Attending RGD’s Vancouver Design Thinkers conference was a huge milestone for GDD! This year’s theme was “Speak the Truth”…

Karin JagerMay 31, 2018

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UFV’s Graphic + Digital Design Portfolio Show

Celebrating Inspiration GDD celebrated GRAD2018 at its annual exhibition in April 2018 at HighStreet in Abbotsford. The community came together at “MUSE” where GDD diploma…

Karin JagerApril 25, 2018

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Experiential Learning in Interactive Design

CityStudio Abbotsford Inspires GDD First-Year Interactive Design Students When a CityStudio initiative was announced in January 2018, the news coincided with the beginning of a…

Karin JagerApril 1, 2018

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Miranda Ting studying in Italy

Italy: A Hub of Design and Imagination “Art asks questions, technology creates new opportunities, design provides solutions.” – John Maeda For the past 4 months,…

Karin JagerMarch 29, 2018

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GDD students visit the VAG

The creative flight of the GDD bumblebee Like yellow kneed Bumblebee’s amongst the flowers, pollination across the vast fields of art and design is an…

Karin JagerFebruary 23, 2018

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Grad 2018 Vancouver Studio Tours

A great day in the city! We visited a fantastic line-up of 5 Vancouver studios ranging from specialized design boutiques to full-on advertising agencies as…

Karin JagerFebruary 2, 2018

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Program Development

Major in Graphic and Digital Design, in the BFA GDD is hard at work developing a proposal for a professional undergraduate degree that builds on…

Karin JagerJuly 24, 2017

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2017 George Haroutiun National Scholarship Awards

Some very exciting news! Applied Arts 2017 Georges Haroutiun National Scholarship Award winners were announced. UFV GDD had two winners and two runners- up. This…

Karin JagerJuly 15, 2017

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GDD’s First Study Abroad Tour

Design and Typography 2017, May 14 to June 1 London, Amsterdam, Berlin, and Dessau An inspired immersive survey on the evolution and future of graphic design…

Karin JagerMay 1, 2017

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Experiential Learning

In the Fall of 2017, GD317 students were introduced to event promotions with a project for Mission’s 125th anniversary. The students began the brand identity…

Karin JagerMarch 10, 2017

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Portfolio Workshop and Info Nights

GDD held two action packed events in November 2016 and February 2017. We introduced participants to the creative industry, program options, digital studios, and portfolio…

Karin JagerFebruary 24, 2017

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GDD’s Industry Advisory Committee Meeting

GDD hosted its inaugural Advisory Committee breakfast meeting on January 27 at HighStreet. The full slate of 12 invited members attended and shared their expertise…

Karin JagerJanuary 27, 2017

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Where we find our inspiration

2016/17 Studio Tours in Vancouver Ever wonder what would it be like working in a top professional design and branding agency downtown Vancouver? On Wednesday,…

Karin JagerJanuary 25, 2017

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Adobe MAX – The Creativity Conference

Adobe Max is the ultimate creativity and design conference held from November 1- 4, 2016 in San Diego. The conference featured the latest Adobe tips…

Karin JagerNovember 10, 2016

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GDD Study Tour

Design and typography 2017 London, Amsterdam, Berlin, and Dessau May 14 to June 1 Visit some of Europe's major creative centres to experience historical and contemporary…

Karin JagerOctober 29, 2016

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UFV GDD Student Wins National Design Award!

George Haroutiun Scholarship Awarded to Mila Mukhortova GDD graduating student, Mila Mukhortova is the recipient of a $3000 scholarship for her compelling climate change concept. 2016…

Karin JagerApril 27, 2016

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GDC Mentoring Emerging Designers

Sharing Expertise and Knowledge! The GDC national scholarship program offers great opportunities for our emerging designers! Thank you Johnathon Vaughn Strebly, GDC BC Chapter President…

Karin JagerMarch 7, 2016

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Mission’s Barbarian Press

A celebration of the disappearing art of printer's ornaments and their history at the Curwen Press. Barbarian Press's Curwen Project will be a letterpress limited…

Karin JagerDecember 3, 2015

Community News & Events

Connecting Mission’s Business Community

Rebranding Mission's Biz-e-News Student teams in UFV's interactive design class partnered with the District of Mission to rebrand Mission's business news. Assistant Professor, Miranda Ting…

Karin JagerDecember 1, 2015

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GDC Salazar Regional Design Awards

GDD Student wins brand identity design award! Emily Mclean, recent GDD grad won the “Brand Identity” category in a major BC Chapter GDC Awards Competition.…

Karin JagerNovember 6, 2015

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Community Branding

What is community? How do you build community? How do you create connections? A community can be defined as a social unit of any size…

Karin JagerNovember 5, 2015

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Applied Arts Magazine Student Awards

Mila Mukhortova Applied Arts Magazine Student Award Winner Congratulations to GDD Student Liudmila Mukhortova (Grad 2016) on having two first-year projects selected for Applied Arts…

Karin JagerNovember 1, 2015

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Community Involvement

Serving Character Abbotsford Nova Hopkins, GDD Assistant Professor, is serving as a board member on the Character Abbotsford Council. Character Abbotsford endeavours to build strong…

Karin JagerOctober 30, 2015

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PechaKucha 6

Valley Design: New Frontiers, April 28 Join us for the 2015 Graphic + Digital Design Portfolio Show and PechaKucha 6! Explorers will gather at HighStreet from…

Karin JagerMarch 29, 2015

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Sayres Lake Project

A Process of Discovery UFV's graphic and digital design first year students are learning about Sayres Lake Campground and experience design. Sayres Lake is within Mission's Interpretive Forest…

Karin JagerMarch 18, 2015

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Authentic Storytelling at PARADIGM Connections

Love! Love! Love! PechaKucha 5! A paradigm of heartfelt passion was shared at the Fraser Valley’s 5th PechaKucha. Hosted by UFV’s Graphic + Digital Design…

Karin JagerFebruary 14, 2015

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VALLEY DESIGN: New Frontiers

Save-the-date! Tuesday April 28, 2015 Discover the Valley’s hidden design gems at the Portfolio Show of the University of the Fraser Valley’s Graphic and Digital Design (GDD) program.…

Karin JagerFebruary 4, 2015

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PARADIGM Exhibition February 3 to 18

A fabulous exhibition of community and typography projects created by UFV's graphic and digital design students. Come and view the work! S’eliyemetaxwtexw Art Gallery UFV Abbotsford,…

Karin JagerFebruary 3, 2015

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Writing, Lettering and Typography

Calligraphically Inspired! This fall, our first year typography course introduced writing, lettering and type. Students designed their own alphabets, practiced the art of calligraphy, and worked with Adobe's…

Karin JagerDecember 3, 2014

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GDD Students think big and attend Practivism!

Design Activism? Engaging with professional communities is an important part of practice. Students toured Ampco Graphix and learned first hand about producing large scale graphics…

Karin JagerNovember 28, 2014

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Nova Hopkins presents at SheSays Vancouver

Nova Hopkins, GDD Assistant Professor presented the power of storytelling in Vancouver on November 18, at “She Says, Vancouver.” Motivated to inspire, Nova shared her unique…

Karin JagerNovember 25, 2014

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PechaKucha Abbotsford October 23

Join us for a of creativity and inspiration! The Reach Gallery Museum, the University of the Fraser Valley and Jelly Marketing are excited to bring…

Karin JagerSeptember 18, 2014

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GDC National Scholarship Awards

Colton Floris, GDD 1st year student recieves an Applied Arts honourable mention! Colton Floris impressed the judges with "iMAGiNE" — an original interactive children's book design and…

Karin JagerAugust 16, 2014

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Science Without Borders: Lorenza Quinzi Carmo, Brazil

I care! Smart Living Challenge Lorenza Quinzi Carmo, a recent international student in GDD, took her "I care!" Rewards Program concept from the GD 374 Brand Identity…

Karin JagerJuly 24, 2014

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Meet Jessica Macbeth!

Grad 2014 Outstanding Achievement Award Jessica Macbeth is the recipient of GDD's Outstanding Achievement Award for her exceptional portfolio, ability and professionalism. One of Jessica's major contributions…

Karin JagerJuly 24, 2014

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PICA: Western Canada’s Design Conference, Edmonton, Alberta

Past, Present and Future: What are we thinking? Graphic Designers of Canada (GDC), May 8, 2014The PICA 2014 Education Day punctuated new ways of thinking…

Karin JagerJune 27, 2014

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Designers like their beer!

A well considered toast to the design industry! Wonderful to see Brennan Gleason's self promotional package design and home brew shared on Huffington Post, TAXI, Laughing Squid, Dribble, Yahoo Food and…

Karin JagerJune 26, 2014