Stories - Graphic + Digital Design Blog

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

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

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Coffee Crawl!

Second year Graphic + Digital Design (GDD) students take on Vancouver for a caffeine-infused design crawl. This fall semester, Brand Identity students were assigned a project…

Miranda TingSeptember 23, 2014

Community News & Events

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

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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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

Spotlight

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