Canadore College Graphic Design Program

As part of the lead-up to our annual Showcase event, we’ll be featuring one student at a time that represents this year’s theme: Making History. Today’s student who is Making History is Kierra Lessard!

Based in Northern Ontario, Kierra Lessard is an avid art enthusiast who is enrolled in a Graphic Design program at Canadore College. With a niche for photography, she is learning more about how to properly utilize the resources for designers, understanding the elements and principles of design, and how to work with them to create functional and memorable designs for clients. She one day hopes to have a photography studio where she can base her graphic design business or be a professional sports photographer.

Learn more about Kierra and other students in this year’s Showcase, at
https://www.canadoregraphics.ca/showcase-2023

As part of the lead-up to our annual Showcase event, we’ll be featuring one student at at time that represents this year’s theme: Making History. Today’s student who is Making History is Mufang Cai!

My name is Mufang Cai. I am a versatile designer with a high education background in Fashion Design and Graphic Design. I was an educator/lecturer with a master’s degree in Fashion Design and Engineering and worked at Anhui Polytechnic University in China for five years. This precious experience gave me the confidence to choose graphic design as my career. I have been obsessed with creativity and design software, particularly exploring new features to create stunning graphics and following all the latest trends. My greatest strength is branding and developing creative content with various media, including photography, print, and digital media, while ensuring maximum brand awareness of the target audience and market.

Professionally, I also have work experience where I have closely worked with clients over the past years. My work aims to effectively communicate to audiences through a visual language that resonates with them and find strategic design solutions to solve clients’ pain points and meet their needs.

Learn more about Mufang and other students in this year’s Showcase, at
https://www.canadoregraphics.ca/showcase-2023

As part of the lead-up to our annual Showcase event, we’ll be featuring one student at a time that represents this year’s theme: Making History. Today’s student who is Making History is Emma Starcevic!

My name is Emma Starcevic, I am a Graphic Designer who specializes in traditional art, photography and various aspects of graphic design. My main experiences of design involve packaging design, indoor and outdoor advertisements, as well as illustration. I enjoy photographing the outdoors and brand products. In traditional art I create pieces in graphite, gouache and different types of ink. I am excited to share my portfolio with you in hopes of working a career doing something I love.

Learn more about Emma and other students in this year’s Showcase, at
https://www.canadoregraphics.ca/showcase-2023

As part of the lead-up to our annual Showcase event, we’ll be featuring one student at a time that represents this year’s theme: Making History. Today’s student who is Making History is Emily Santos!

My name is Emily Santos; I have been passionate about drawing, photography and arts & crafts since I was young. I always had a creative mind that observed the world around me. As I grew up, I became more interested in exploring the diversity of graphic design. I grew up in a small city in northeastern Ontario called Timmins, where graphic design was not too popular. During high school, I always imagined going to Ryerson University in Toronto for the Photography program to receive my post-secondary education. But, when I graduated high school in 2019, I did not know what I wanted to do with my future anymore because going to university did not feel right for me. During my year off from school, I realized I wanted to go to a college with an exceptional graphic design program. In May 2020, I got accepted into the Graphic Design program at Canadore College. It was the best choice I made to accept the offer into the program because it is a diverse program that teaches more than just graphic design. I have learned many techniques and styles from the program that will benefit my future as a graphic designer.

The ability to express my feelings and thoughts through my art and the opportunity to learn many skills through the adobe cloud software has given me the confidence to showcase my artwork to others. I hope to one day travel to different places to work with clients and designers of other cultures. There is so much more about graphic design I still need to learn. I cannot wait to see myself develop as a graphic designer and see where my future takes me in this industry. Outside of graphic design, I enjoy listening to music, going on walks, and hanging out with my friends.

Learn more about Emily and other students in this year’s Showcase, at
https://www.canadoregraphics.ca/showcase-2023

As part of the lead-up to our annual Showcase event, we’ll be featuring one student at a time that represents this year’s theme: Making History. Today’s student who is Making History is Denver Belanger!

Hi! I’m Denver Belanger.
I am an aspiring graphic designer with a passion for illustration and animation. My goal is to use my creative abilities to communicate a visual story through my designs that will connect with any audience on a deep level.
I found my start in the visual arts from a very young age, by creating comic books with my older brother and close friends. This led me to follow my passion for the arts in high school, where I also found a love for photography and videography. Coming to Canadore has allowed me to explore these mediums further, as well as many other creative fields in the graphic design industry. I have also been fortunate enough to work for Canadore in various creative positions such as a Student Technician for the graphic design program, and a Student Graphic Designer in the marketing department.

Know that I am an honest, hardworking designer, and you can trust that I will deliver excellent work to any client that I come across in my career.

Learn more about Denver and other students in this year’s Showcase, at
www.canadoregraphics.ca/showcase2023

As part of the lead-up to our annual Showcase event, we’ll be featuring one student each day that represents this year’s theme: Resilient, Adaptive, Determined. ✨ Today’s RAD student is Sasha Belter ! ✨

Sasha has always fostered a passion for art, but when he discovered the graphic design program at Canadore, something just clicked. Digital media has given Sasha the ability to express his artistic side, and the confidence to use software tools to create art. Sasha is heading to Ireland in the Fall to complete a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Communications and Design!

Learn more about Sasha, and other students in this year’s Showcase, at
https://www.canadoregraphics.ca/showcase2022

As part of the lead-up to our annual Showcase event, we’ll be featuring one student each day that represents this year’s theme: Resilient, Adaptive, Determined. ✨ Today’s RAD student is Maghen Speedie ✨

Maghen has been doing traditional art since she was a child, always painting, drawing, and sculpting. Now she loves working with clients to design logos, business cards, flyers, and has even worked on a large NFT project!

Learn more about Maghen, and other students in this year’s Showcase, at
https://www.canadoregraphics.ca/showcase2022

As part of the lead-up to our annual Showcase event, we’ll be featuring one student each day that represents this year’s theme: Resilient, Adaptive, Determined. ✨ Today’s RAD student is Miriah Hernden .h ! ✨

Miriah was first inspired by digital art in middle school and immediately bought herself a tablet. In high school, she took every art and computer class she could. Now she works as a freelance illustrator and branding designer!

Learn more about Miriah, and other students in this year’s Showcase, at
https://www.canadoregraphics.ca/showcase2022

As part of the lead-up to our annual Showcase event, we’ll be featuring one student each day that represents this year’s theme: Resilient, Adaptive, Determined. ✨ Today’s RAD student is Trevor Fournier ! ✨

Trevor grew up drawing sketches of his favourite shows. Now he operates a small business painting custom pictures for low income families, making one-of-a-kind gifts accessible to everyone. This passion carries into his design work, where he helps businesses through design and communication.

Learn more about Trevor, and other students in this year’s Showcase at https://www.canadoregraphics.ca/showcase2022

As part of the lead-up to our annual Showcase event, we’ll be featuring one student each day that represents this year’s theme: Resilient, Adaptive, Determined. ✨ Today’s RAD student is Noah Mathieu ! ✨

Noah’s interest in graphic design began with a love for photography in 2018. This lead him to study design classes throughout high school, and on through College! Each year of study expands his knowledge of art and design.

Learn more about Noah, and other students in this year’s Showcase, at
https://www.canadoregraphics.ca/showcase2022

As part of the lead-up to our Annual Showcase event, we’ll be featuring one student each day that represents this year’s theme: Resilient, Adaptive, Determined. ✨ Today’s RAD student is Madison Norman .n_designs ! ✨

Madison’s passion for history and passion comes through in her design work, which uses a vintage and eclectic aesthetic. Graphic design encompasses so much of what she loves, with the freedom to express opinions through multimedia.

Learn more about Madison, and other students in this year’s Showcase, at the link in our bio!

https://www.canadoregraphics.ca/showcase2022