A Portfolio Review pop-up for the new generation of designers. Come have your portfolio reviewed by a pro. RSVP to hold a spot! Each review will be approximately twenty minutes.
While you're there, have more than one!
Free. Light refreshments all day. Open to students or recent grads interested in pursuing a career in graphic design.
Plus, join us on November 16th at our Create Now Vancouver event to connect further with your creative community! Register HERE!
His work pertains to the fields of interface + experience design, branding, exhibition graphics, and has been featured on design platforms such as Adobe, Abduzeedo, Platform Magazine, Wacom India, Design Ideas and Packaging of the World. He has participated in the design exhibitions at New Delhi, Mumbai, London, New York, Detroit, Michigan, and Ecuador.
Currently he is working with Microsoft as a Visual Designer responsible for contributing to the constant growth of Microsoft Teams. Previously, Devansh has worked on client projects involving Product Design, exhibition graphics, brand design, and content creation.
Apart from being passionate about design, he loves exploring various music, travelling, paddleboarding and reading fictional books. He is highly influenced by the works of Stefan Sagmeister, Chip Kidd, and David Carson.
Fiona Samson is a Visual Designer and Content Strategist based in Vancouver, BC. With over 10 years of experience, her playful approach is based on a holistic understanding of how creative concepts can thrive through different mediums including photography, art direction, UXUI, and digital marketing. As a seasoned designer, Fiona strives to share her expertise on visual language and create meaningful work with local communities. Outside of design, she has a deep rooted passion for film, culture, and music.
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Jessica Luch possesses a passion for building and leading teams driven by curiosity. With a dedication to nurturing the creative community and a love of public speaking, Jessica aims to inspire and support fellow creatives. Her experience across design, photography, and art direction informs her eclectic approach to client work. She is able to draw on many artistic disciplines and areas of deep interest to create distinct, meaningful work for brands large and small.
A visual artist whose creative journey unfolds across three dynamic industries: Lithography, Advertising and Marketing, and the Technology sector. With a kaleidoscope of talents as a designer, illustrator and photographer, Joslyn multifaceted abilities shines through in the works that have left an indelible mark on each field he graces.
Samarth is a Senior UX Designer at Amazon working in the space of Cloud Computing and Governance. Where he gets to spend his day exploring and solving complex problems in the endless world of cloud computing to democratize innovation and help builders scale.
He is a hybrid designer who works at the intersection of physical + digital products/experiences. Over the last 10 years, he has designed across a range of modalities (voice, touch, camera) and device types (smart glasses, screens, cars, robots). When not working, he likes to maximize his time away from screens. You can either find him outside training for his next triathlon race or crafting leather belts for friends and family.
Sophia is a Designer and Artist with over a decade of experience building brands and crafting design-specific pieces for the hospitality, food and beverage, and retail sectors. She is also the founder and director of Monograph&Co. A design agency that helps create brands that build trust, drive sales and create an unforgettable customer experience while uniquely positioning themselves in the marketplace for continued success.
She has worked with brands such as Adobe and Adobe Creative Cloud and has been featured in several publications and galleries, such as The Soho Art House in New York, Designboom, and Lürzer's Archive 200 Best in Advertising and more.
Tim Chuang is a Graphic Designer and Illustrator going on 10 years working in the creative industry. A graduate of Emily Carr University, Tim has worked in nearly all facets of creative in multiple cities, from advertising agencies (Anomaly, Toronto), In-house (Apple Music, London), and various design studios (Jacknife, Toronto / Victory Creative, Vancouver / Fitch, London). Most recently Tim has been freelancing on the Brand Team for lululemon and the marketing team for Native Shoes.
Outside of design, you can find Tim running around the city with his dog, enjoying a happy hour glass of wine, or doing both at the same damn time.
Broklin is a Graphic Designer and Visual Communicator who has a diverse background as a fashion stylist and is the founder of the design and branding studio (BROKLIN) based in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is a problem solver and visual storyteller, focusing on Branding, Graphic Design, Art Direction, Illustration, and Web Design. His creativity helps him to come up with innovative solutions to problems in all aspects of his life.
After graduating from Emily Carr in 2018, Mona began her freelancing career in film and Television. After working in production design, film editing and a variety of other visually creative work, Mona was hired by a Vancouver based motion design and animation studio in 2022 -- Ordinary Folk. As a Creative Producer, Mona loves to be a champion for artists and projects. Being an artist herself, she understands what it takes to do high-level creative work and helps those around her thrive.
Jessica Blaquiere is a creative producer at Nerve Wracking Collections in Vancouver BC. She has produced material for multimedia projects for over 10 years, creating content such as music, stop-motion animation, media design, and live video manipulation. She has been intrigued by the latest AI tools and is keen to integrate them into her arsenal. It is typical to find contrasting elements in Jessica’s content, both visually and thematically speaking.
Ryan is a product designer who turned into a design educator. He has worked as the sole designer at various early-stage startups. Earlier this year, he started UX Jetpack to help designers land their dream UX job. He has also mentored on different platforms and built designer communities at alumi.design and the Vancouver Mandarin-speaking designer community.
Marie is an Associate Creative Director with 8 years of experience in advertising. She started her career in Prague, Czech Republic, where her passion for storytelling through visuals led her to the world of advertising photography. After a brief jump to film production in Iceland, she quickly realized that she loves the conceptual side of things and moved to Art Direction. She learned the ins and outs of ads at DDB Prague.
Later on, she swapped beer ads in Prague for poutines in Montreal, where above else, she learned that French copy is way longer than the English one.
Marie worked on brands such as McDonald’s, Audi, Volkswagen, Fido, WWF, BC’s Children Hospital, Breast Cancer Canada and many more.
Today, Marie is stretching her brain with the talented folks at One Twenty Three West.
It takes more than just one ingredient to make a cake. Likewise, I believe it takes more than one skill to make a designer. Mainly working as a UX/UI designer, I also have a background in graphic design, web development, entrepreneurship and video/film. I am a firm believer in team collaboration, constant learning and that bacon makes everything taste better.
