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Alumni Spotlight: Hannah Lord

Celebrating one of our outstanding GDD Students, Hannah LordIt is with great admiration that I share a little bit about our fantastic former student, Hannah…

Jen DeonMay 28, 2026

News & Events Spotlight

Our latest grads will brighten your day

Join us in celebrating our new diploma graduates!Say hello to your new, friendly, neighbourhood design crew. This group of students pushed through some challenging months…

Jen DeonDecember 29, 2022

Alumni Profile Spotlight

Meet Mackenzie!

Successful freelancer and GDD grad Mackenzie Bird shares her story (and a few tips) on owning her style and embracing the journey of life after…

Jen DeonJune 15, 2022

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Edelweiss Village / GD460: Transmedia

Image credit (above): Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies Edelweiss Village / GD460: Transmedia How does one begin to define transmedia or describe a transmedia…

Trevor EmburyMay 25, 2022

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Ending the Year with the Interpret Festival

Today we celebrate in-person for the first time in 2 years!This year, GDD is celebrating its graduating students as part of the third annual School…

Jen DeonApril 29, 2022

News & Events Spotlight

We Love Our Grads

Join us in celebrating our diploma and degree graduates!This is a tough bunch. Through pandemic and floods, these graduating students have shown us what tenacity…

Jen DeonFebruary 4, 2022

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GDD Alumna, Natalie Alves’ success story

Natalie’s graphic design skills have taken her far—about 6,000 miles to be precise. Having graduated from UFV’s Graphic and Digital Design program in 2017, Natalie…

Jen DeonJanuary 26, 2022

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Recognition Award Spotlight

Faria Firoz – Winner of the Lieutenant Governor’s Medal 2021

BFA student, Faria Firoz has been selected as this year's recipient of the prestigious Lieutenant Governor’s Medal! Faria completed a BFA with extended minors in…

Jen DeonMay 27, 2021

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Karin Jager, A Nobel Peace Prize Connection

An amazing achievement for Karin Jager faculty for Graphic & Digital Design on the recognition of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning organization, the World Food Programme.…

Miranda TingOctober 30, 2020

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UFV’s Graphic + Digital Design Showcase 2020

Adapting in a Time of Change: Our Students Know How to Make Lemonade! Uncertain times and unforeseeable barriers make for innovative design and an opportunity…

Jen DeonApril 23, 2020

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Dakota Thiessen

Hi, Im Dakota Thiessen. I’m a graphic designer, skateboarder, and church goer. I have a diploma in digital design from the University of the Fraser…

Miranda TingMarch 30, 2020

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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

News & Events Spotlight

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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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

Community Spotlight

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

News & Events Spotlight

GDD Open House

Illuminate Join the Graphic + Digital Design first-year students as they reveal their creativity at the ILLUMINATE open house event! – See amazing design work…

Miranda TingMarch 20, 2018

Community News & Events Spotlight

Mission Literacy in Motion – Riot of Reading

Project collaboration with the community is what we love best in GDD. So, when we were approached by Mission Literacy in Motion to help them…

Miranda TingNovember 12, 2017

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2017 RGD Student Award-winner // Greenmelon Award

Congratulations to Sydney McArdle 2017 RGD Student Award-winner. Sydney won the Greenmelon award for Packaging Design. Way to go Sydney! See more work by Sydney:…

Miranda TingOctober 19, 2017

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Graphic and Digital Design grads invite you to Kindred Change

kin•dred ADJECTIVE similar in kind; related change VERB make or become different We are both unique and the same, embracing change together. We are the…

Miranda TingMarch 25, 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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Our Grads are Making a Splash

Sultan Jumataev Spreads Out at Jelly Marketing Recent graduate Sultan is having too much fun at his new job at Jelly Marketing. Congrats Sultan!

Miranda TingSeptember 29, 2016

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Welcome Josh Vanderheide

Branding Guru Joins GDD Program We are pleased and honored to have Josh Vanderheide as new faculty in our program. Josh brings with him a…

Miranda TingAugust 28, 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 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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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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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

Community Spotlight

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

News & Events Spotlight

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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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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Meet Nova Hopkins, GDD Faculty

Graphic + Digital Design Faculty Brand Consultant and Graphic Designer; Nova Hopkins Studios, Abbotsford BC Raised in Mission BC, Nova Hopkins joins the University’s Graphic…

Miranda TingMay 5, 2014