FIND

Step right up for a one night only, cure-all, no nonsense, unimaginable spectacle of rather intelligent discourse!

Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Graphic Design for Marketing program would like to formally (because everything we do is formal) invite you to behold the right noble Mr. Terry O’Reilly, of Canadian Advertising and radio fame, speak on The Power of Storytelling. Friday, May 25, 2012 at VIFF’s Vancity Theatre at the Vancouver International Film Centre.

Join Terry O’Reilly as he talks about the best brand stories in the world, how they are created, how they are nurtured, how brand stories have launched new products, how they maintain mature brands, and how your customers situate themselves right in the middle of a great brand story if it’s created with them in mind.

Doors open at 6:30 PM, and Terry will begin speaking at 7 PM. Following a brief intermission, Terry O’Reilly will field questions from our distinguished mediator, Jerry Wasserman and the audience. We are so excited to have Mr. O’Reilly in our midst that we have decided to shape up our etiquette game. Stay tuned as we include you in our transformation…

Purchase tickets and get acquainted on our website at gdma.ca/terryoreilly

The Year End Show (YES!) is a showcase of projects undertaken in the year of study towards a Certificate in Foundations in Design (FIND).

This exhibition is open to all Kwantlen students, faculty & staff, secondary school students, teachers and counsellors.

Thursday, April 19, 2012
1 pm – 4 pm
3rd Floor Rotunda, Richmond Campus
8771 Lansdowne Road

FREE Admission – all welcome!

The Faculty of Design is proud to present our annual fashion show, featuring the talents of our graduating Bachelor of Design in Fashion and Technology students.

1:00 pm | 3:30 pm | 7:30 pm

At the River Rock Show Theatre
8811 River Road, Richmond, BC [map]

April 3 Update:
Check out this article in the Vancouver Sun
vancouversun.com/life/fashion-beauty/Class+Acts/6401894/story.html

The application deadline for Product Design has been extended to April 30th.  This means that Product Design will hold two portfolio reviews, one April 23-24 for those who apply by the original March 31 deadline, and another one May 10-11 for those who apply in April.

Learn more about the newest Bachelor degree program at: kwantlen.ca/design/Product_Design.html

One of our FIND grads, and a current student at ECUAD is organizing an event that you are all invited to. Words of Wisdom is an opportunity to hear from industry experts about how they got to where they are now, and their advice around the transition from design school to the work force.

Presentations are followed by an audience participatory design jam with the firms around how to better connect Design students to industry in Vancouver.

Words of Wisdom: What I wish I knew when I left design school
Presentations and Design Jam
Monday January 23rd, 5:30pm start.
ECUAD, Granville Island Campus, Room 320

Participating Design Firms
- Cause + Affect – Steven Cox
- Nico Spacecraft – Nicolas Meyer
- Fleet Objects -Zoe Garred
- MTH Woodworks – Michael Thomas Host and Tanja Hinder
- Edison & Sprinkles – Linus Lam and Denise Liu

Seating is limited. Please RSVP at Designwisdom.ca and check out speaker bios.

For those of who take the Campus Shuttle Bus between Langley, Cloverdale and Surrey, please note that the shuttle bus will not be running during the Christmas break, December 26, 2011 to January 6, 2012.

When the service returns one January 9, 2012, a third bus will be added. Please see the expanded schedule for the spring semester at: kwantlen.ca/upass/shuttle-schedule.html.

Faculty, staff and students, mentors and friends are invited to attend a special end-of-semester presentation by 4th year students from the Graphic Design for Marketing program, all day Friday December 8, 2011 at the Richmond campus.

In one fascinating day, you will see self-initiated graduation projects, focusing on a variety of design applications. In short a veritable demonstration of how graphic design, marketing and business intersect in so many ways in our daily lives. Enjoy and help celebrate the achievement of graduating students, at any or all of the presentations listed on the Facebook page.

Sydney is a FIND grad, and a 3rd year GDMA student, currently on exchange at the University for the Creative Arts in the UK.  Follow her adventures on her blog, sydneybotting.wordpress.com.

Wondering about the PRODUCT DESIGN degree at Kwantlen?
Are you a current FIND student?

Join Ken Hughes, the program coordinator for a lunch time overview of the program and new developments, including:

• Curriculum for Year 1 of the degree and what it means to current FIND students
• Entry requirements, including English grades
• The portfolio review process
• How & when to apply
• Q&A

Wednesday, November 30
12 noon – 1 pm
R3020

Bring your lunch!

re:CONNECT is a competition intended to ignite discussion and dream new possibilities for the future of the Viaducts and the City’s broader Eastern Core. You can see the submissions and vote for your favorites online at: vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/reconnect