Showcase

On April 23, 2009, the School of Design hosted an evening at its new location in 230 Richmond St East to celebrate the works from the top graphic design students.    

The event featured student awards for Graphic Design along with music by In Crowd with lots of alumni and industry dropping by.

The first annual Design Management Speaker Series was held in conjunction with Alumni Relations on February 13, 2008 at the Berkeley Church.

Paul Rowan is the co-founder and Vice-President of Umbra. He is Chair of the School of Design Strategic Planning Committee and supports the Director’s Design Competition and the Umbra Award of Excellence.

Paul’s lecture was on the whole brain designer and featured examples from Umbra.

Best of 07 Show and Awards.

On April 25, 2007 the School of Design hosted an evening at the St. Lawrence Hall to highlight the works from their top graphic design students in the Class of 2007.

The School of Design partnered with the Consulate General of the Netherlands to feature guest speaker Max Bruinsma from Holland. Mr. Bruinsma is an independent design critic, editor, curator and editorial designer. He is former editor of Eye, the international review of graphic design in London.

The lecture was followed by the awards program for the graduating students in Graphic Design.

Cathy Ferris, Design Manager at Umbra with Gertrude Wong, recipient of Umbra Award of Excellence

Luigi Ferrara, Director, School of Design with Rachel Roberts, recipient of Albina Skibicka Memorial Bursary for Editorial

Max Bruinsma, guest speaker