Design Formation Program is a two year multidisciplinary diploma that merges the disciplines of spatial formation and communication design.
The program focuses on instilling a foundation of practical industry related skills and the design process. This challenging area of design bridges architecture, industrial design, interior design, and graphic design. Students become familiar with a wide-ranging skill set that can be applied to everything from retail display to exhibit design to environmental graphic design, or as a basis for furt
05/11/2026
📣DGMD is FULL for Fall 2026 📣 If you had your heart set on this program, don’t worry, you still have options. Swipe through to learn what they are, let us know in the comments if you have any burning questions, and join us for an info session as the first step to your dream creative career.
05/11/2026
📣DGMD is full for Fall 2026📣 If you had your heart set on DGMD, don’t worry, you’ve still got options. Swipe through, let us know if you have any burning questions, and join us for an info session to learn more about the paths available to you to start your creative career.
04/10/2026
It’s almost time to send our next bunch of Design Formation grads into the creative world. Some will go deeper in their studies with one of our transfer institutions, and others will start their creative careers. We can’t wait to see where they end up!
Before we send them off, though, we’ll celebrate all their hard work and creative talents at the 2026 Grad Show. This is the night students get to showcase their work to their friends and family, as well as industry partners and Langara faculty. There will be interactive exhibits, physical structures, digital work, and printed masterpieces.
If you’d like to see this work, we’re keeping the exhibits up and opening our studios to the public on Friday 17 and Monday 19 April. Check the link in our bio for more details.Â
04/02/2026
Considering a career in Architecture? Vancouver locals know about UBC SALA’s architecture programs, but did you know you can start your Architecture career here at Langara Design Formation?
Swipe to learn more about our Architecture track and hear from Cynthia San, a DF alum who went on to 2nd year at UBC SALA for her Bachelors and Masters degrees.
📣📣We’re hosting a special Architecture track info session on April 9. 📣📣 Learn about our program and how you can move into a career in architecture, meet our faculty of practising Architects, and learn about our application process. Register at the link in our bio.
03/19/2026
The countdown is on to our 2026 Grad Show, and students have just completed the pitch for one of the exhibits that will be on display, as part of our Experience Design IV class.
This project combines graphic design, user research, experience design, and physical and interactive components to create an engaging exhibit for a real client, the Friends of False Creek. Swipe to learn more about the pitching process, and follow along for updates as we move into the next stages of this exhibit.
It’s almost time for our 2026 Grad Show and we’re all buzzing. Here’s a little peek behind the scenes of our recent grad headshot photoshoot. Just one of the things our students graduate with. Stay tuned for more grad show details (and the final headshots!)
02/19/2026
It’s Reading Week at , and we’re missing our students. To keep our minds off this fact, we decided to catch up with one of our alumni, Ana (.art)
Ana moved to Canada from Brazil, already had a degree, but wanted to further her design education. She was interested in Graphic Design, and because she was able to learn about a range of design disciplines in our Design Formation diploma, she found a love for Experience Design and found a whole new career.
If you’re interested in a creative career like Ana was, you might like our program too. Design Formation students learn Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Architecture, Interior Design, Experience Design, and more. We’re currently accepting applications for our Fall 2026 intake, join us for an info session to learn more.
The Lunar New Year Wreath project takes students through the entire design process, with the goal of making an ornamental wreath using traditional motifs and typography
After research, typography exploration, and meticulous composition, students express their creations using only red and gold paper and (hours of) traditional paper cutting techniques.
02/13/2026
The 💡Luminous Object Project💡 (aka Wuthering Lights) is a forever favourite project for Design Formation students and faculty. Students are asked to create a luminous object and work through their vision from sketch books and concepts right through to power tools and fabrication. It’s a hands-on project that allows students to bring their ideas into the 3D world and design and build a real life product. 

Students are currently conceptualising their luminous objects, and we’d love to show you their process. Follow along for updates 👀
DF Alum: We’d love to see your creations if you still have them!
02/12/2026
It’s almost Valentine’s Day, the perfect time to impress the designer or developer in your life with our (super cheesy) VDay cards. In case you missed our story, we’ve also got physical cards for sale in the A building foyer until 2pm today and tomorrow.
If you’re looking to start a career in Graphic Design, Architecture, Interior Design, UX/UI Design, Front-End Development, Experience Design, Exhibit Design, or Industrial Design, you should join us for an info session to learn more about our Diploma programs.