VFS Digital Design

02/04/2023

Vancouver Film School. Christopher Quine here. I keep getting admin messages for this account. Can someone in DD or IT or Marketing look into administering/deleting etc this page? I've since changed the contact email to [email protected]. Not sure if that's an actual address. Get in touch at your earliest convenience if you need anything else to remove me from being associated with this. Nida Fatima Thanks

02/17/2021

Please join us for Season 2 DD Talks featuring Stu Amos, Agency In The Wild this Thursday 5 pm PST 🙂

Design strategist Stu Amos invites you to join him on Thursday, February 18, to learn how designers can prepare for accelerating change in the design industry.

As a founding partner at Agency In The Wild, Stu and his team have been fully remote for years, using design strategies and creative technologies allowing them to connect creative talent around the world to help clients faster and with greater impact. Embracing the new digital wilderness has given Stu unique insight into remote leadership, removing barriers to collaboration, and the skills designers need to thrive in the industry of the future.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn why the future of agency is not a place – it’s a mindset any designer should embrace to become a free creative agent.

Date: Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021
Time: 5 p.m. PST
Location: Online (link will be sent on the day of the event)
Tickets: FREE

Join VFS’s online talk to find out why designers should embrace the new digital wilderness.

12/10/2020

We’re inviting you to join us on Tuesday, December 15, for the exciting opportunity to network with graduates and talent from our Digital Design program.

Featuring works in interactive and motion design, the first ever VFS ONLINE DIGITAL DESIGN INDUSTRY SHOWCASE represents a fantastic new way for us to connect emerging talent directly with the industry.

Event Details
Date: Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Time: 4 -7p.m. PST
Location: Online (link will be sent before the event)
Cost: Free

Connect with tomorrow’s top designers & preview new projects from VFS Digital Design students

11/20/2020

Please join us for VFS Digital Design Conference, Vancouver Film School’s initiative to bring the design, creative technology, and visual communication communities together.

Over three days, the DDC will gather a wide range of creative designers to share ideas and explore new initiatives and breakthroughs in interactive design, motion graphics, UX/UI design, gaming, VR/AR, projection mapping, and more.

ONLINE, December 1-3, 2020.
Learn more and register now to join the VFS design community.

Our outstanding speakers will be covering topics in

More info available at -www.vfs.edu/DDC

11/17/2020

This year's show has gone virtual! On the evening of November 26, we've got a great keynote from Jonas Altman, some incredible projects vying for trophies, and time set aside for networking with industry professionals, and more! Any student is eligible for a half-price ticket, only $5!

Sign up here: https://hopin.com/events/2020-vancouver-ux-awards

Email me with any questions! [email protected]

The Vancouver User Experience Awards are back for a seventh year to recognize local user experience and outstanding UX practitioners. You're invited to join us on November 26, to celebrate the most elegant, clear, innovative, impactful, and emotional...

11/13/2020

Hello motion designers! Check out this job post
https://www.iqpartners.com/job/motion-designer/

11/06/2020

Brand Sprints: An Agile Wew Way of Looking at Brands

Brand and communication designer Simon Vieira invites you to join him on Thursday, November 12, to learn how companies can apply smart design thinking to their most valuable asset: their brand.

As a founding partner at Agency In The Wild, Simon and his team mix design thinking, technology, and business processes to help companies like Microsoft, EA, Lego, and Disney put their customers first, create brands people want, and achieve planned ROI. This experience has given Simon unique insight into how user expectations and the way organizations make decisions will change in the coming decade.

Event Details
Date: Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020
Time: 5 p.m. PST
Location: Online (link will be sent on the day of the event)
Tickets: FREE
Access code: VFSSOCIALBrand Sprints: An Agile New Way of Looking at Brands
Brand and communication designer Simon Vieira invites you to join him on Thursday, November 12, to learn how companies can apply smart design thinking to their most valuable asset: their brand.
As a founding partner at Agency In The Wild, Simon and his team mix design thinking, technology, and business processes to help companies like Microsoft, EA, Lego, and Disney put their customers first, create brands people want, and achieve planned ROI. This experience has given Simon unique insight into how user expectations and the way organizations make decisions will change in the coming decade.
Event Details
Date: Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020
Time: 5 p.m. PST
Location: Online (link will be sent on the day of the event)
Tickets: FREE
Access code: VFSSOCIAL

Join VFS’s online talk to find out how companies can apply smart design thinking to their brand.

08/27/2020

Today at 5 pm PST online. FREE Event
Yaniv is a freelance director, designer, and animator based in Mexico City with over 10 years of experience. He has had the opportunity to collaborate with clients, agencies, and studios across Canada and the United States, including Carbone Smolan Agency, Base Design, Polyester Studio, Tendril, Oddfellows, Ranger & Fox, School of Motion, Microsoft, Samsung, Apple, and Shopify. Yaniv also started Animation for a Cause, a non-profit that promotes social causes through motion graphics, and Motion-Quotes, an ongoing personal project where he shares thoughts and ideas from people who had a genuine impact on his life.
Register now to join the online audience and connect with Yaniv as he discusses how to balance professional work and personal passion projects, the importance of having a strong network, and how being receptive to feedback will improve your craft.

Join our exclusive Q&A with motion designer Yaniv Fridman (Apple, Shopify, Animation for a Cause)

08/18/2020

Dang our DD47s sure aren't letting this quarantine business get them down.



Reposted from School work *

Title: “Fuse”




Assignment for motion title sequence class.
I made opening credit motion piece for “fictional Sci-fi film”.

I borrow some of my neighbors’ name and combined for it,😁thanks.

Special thanks
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授業の課題で
架空の映画のタイトルクレジットを作りましたーー！

絵コンテを描いてる時から結構ワクワクしていました。笑
割とイメージ通りに作れてよかったし、ロゴもそれっぽくできて嬉しかったです！

バイザウェイ,
友達がBESSの家を買ったとの報告を受けました🎉
おめでとう! いいなぁ！

僕がBESSの家を買えるのはいつになるんだろう...😂 -

07/29/2020

Freelance 2D/3D character animator Rachel Reid invites you to join her on Thursday, July 30, as she discusses her journey from student to professional in animation, the role animation plays in a motion designer’s career and what designers can learn from animators, and understanding the pipeline for motion design and 2D animation.

Rachel Reid worked as an animator/designer at Gunner, an animation studio, for five years. She graduated from the College for Creative Studies studying traditional and 3D animation. She has also been a student at Animation Mentor and iAnimate. She loves participating in projects that incite storytelling and the imagination.

Limited spots available. All registered attendees will receive a link with instructions to join online on the day of the event!

Event Details

Date: Thursday, July 30, 2020

Time: 5 p.m. PST

Location: Online (link will be sent on the day of the event)

Join VFS’s online talk to find out how animation has become a motion designer’s specialty

07/15/2020

Motion designer and illustrator Kirstin Smith invites you to join her on Thursday, July 16, as she discusses her goal to create work with a socially conscious message and her ongoing journey to find clients that share this goal. She will also detail the process of creating an animation for the UK-based charity APPEAL.

Kirstin Smith is a motion designer and illustrator based in London, UK, where she was first hired by creative agency Nice and Serious as a motion designer. Kirstin has dedicated her career to what she is most passionate about: creating work for social impact. She is driven by the belief that visual storytelling is a powerful tool that can be used to generate positive change. Over the years, Kirstin has been striving to do just that while working with organizations including British Red Cross, CNN, Do The Green Thing, Nesta, Historic England, and World Wildlife Fund.

Join VFS’s online talk to find out how motion design can help promote social change.