YSDN 2022, Toronto, ON (2026)

05/13/2022

Brian Donnelly, one of the very first professors most of us have met during our first year of YSDN.

Please enjoy this lecture from Brian during our Variety Event. We are honoured to have Brian attend our Variety Event and give an insightful talk to us as we all embark on a new journey in the world of design.

“You’re barely done, there’s a lot more to come.” - Brain Donnelly

Videography by Abraham David

05/11/2022

Please enjoy the opening of our Variety Event once again and stay tuned for part 2!

Speakers:
Events Directors - Andrew Pan, Juliette Bricker
Chair, Department of Design - David Gelb
Professor, Faculty of Animation, Arts & Design - Angela Iarocci
Dean, AMPD - Sarah Bay-Cheng
Associate Dean, FAAD - Donna Braggins

Videography by Abraham David

04/27/2022

Meet the YSDN 2022: Variety Exec Team! The Exec Team has been working hard behind the scenes since last year, leading their respective teams and making this GradEx possible with everyone’s help and support. 🖤🤍

Executive Producers
F***y Khuu, Jena Angra

Social Media/Marketing Directors
Christy Tsang, Michael Huh

Branding Directors
Annie Wright, Tommy Truong

Alumni Touchpoints Directors
Chloe Valitutti, Sophia DeSanctis

Events Directors
Andrew Pan, Juliette Bricker

Web Directors
Jasmine Plumb, Theo Nguyen

Communications Managers
Aaliyah Machado, Lucas Postlethwaite

04/25/2022

Let’s meet Tracy Ma, YSDN alumni and our Keynote Speaker at 6:15pm-7:15pm on April 28th.🌷

Tracy is a creative director and graphic designer. She’s worked at various publications in both the print and digital space, including celebrated terms at Bloomberg Businessweek and The New York Times.

Her work has been recognized by D&AD and The Society of Print Designers, among other awards. She’s been invited to give talks around the world and at a number of academic and design institutions, including Yale University, Walker Art Center, RISD, and Cooper Union.

Her current role is designing at Homer, a design company led by the artist Frank Ocean.

She graduated from the YSDN program in 2010, and she works in New York City.

04/24/2022

Meet the speakers of our YSDN Entrepreneurship & Career Panel at 2:30pm-4pm on April 28th! 💡

Taha Hossain is the founder and creative director of Daybreak, an independent design studio creating expressive products and brands. Since its upstart 2 years ago the studio has produced a diverse range of work – from designing experimental products for large tech companies to making various brands, games and AI tools.

Kavita Kapil is the Founder + Creative Director of Dezeynne Studio Inc., a creative agency and studio rental space based in Brampton. Known for her contemporary design aesthetics and minimalist style, she approaches every project with a combination of strategic thinking and creative storytelling. After receiving her Bachelor of Design Honours in 2012, Kavita began her design career by working in the digital e-commerce space for some of Canada’s largest fashion retailers.

Jay Wall is a designer and strategist dedicated to social change. He founded RallyRally, a design studio that worked for more than a decade to advance causes from climate action to mental health to participatory urban planning. In 2021, RallyRally became part of Briteweb, where Jay now leads the creative team of strategists, designers, and copywriters. He is a certified member of RGD and was named the winner of the inaugural RGD UltraBold Awards, celebrating designers who are making an impact in the Canadian design community and beyond.

Aloke Pillai is a designer and entrepreneur living in Toronto, currently building Pastel, a software company helping web design teams ship faster. Aloke is also bootstrapping Chachu, a digital product studio to experiment with ideas and invest in existing businesses.

04/23/2022

Happy Saturday everyone, we hope you’ve been having a great day so far! We’ve got some rebranding projects made by our grads for you today ✏️

Toronto Botanical Gardens Rebrand by Rose Zhang. Rose redesigned the brand identity system of The Toronto Botanical Gardens (TBG). The concept for the new brand identity was to emphasize the TBG’s mission, “to connect people to plants, inspiring us to live in harmony with nature,” by re-aligning their identity and goals to reflect a down-to-earth, lighthearted, friendly and humanitarian relationship with the community.
rosez.design
https://www.instagram.com/fromthedrawing/
*Original photo courtesy of Janet Davis

Coke couple by Yiyuan Chang. "Coke Couple" is a 3D branding design project, which subverts Coca-Cola's traditional "family" orientation, integrating Coca-Cola's iconic design elements with street culture and promoting to teenage groups.
agnesschangyy.com

Carnival Festival Promotions by Tatiana Moreira is a redesign of Carnival's brand. Rio Carnival is a festival that takes place in Brazil that celebrates the start of Lent, a Catholic holiday. Exotic Samba dancing, costumes, floats and partying are a large part of this active and lively festival, and its imagery is often used to represent the festival.
https://www.tatianamoreiradesign.com/power-of-nature

HengDian World Studio Rebrand by Amy Suyue Liao is a brand new corporate identity and a full scale branding kit for an existing company in China called "Hengdian World Studio". HengDian not only acts as a professional filming studio, but also made a lot of contribution for local tourism, and opened up ground for international travelers as well.
amysyliao.com

The Baseball Hall of Fame Rebrand by Victoria Collins is an update to the brand's current identity, withholding the same mission and values, displaying the history of America's national pastime in a fresh, and pristine new light- ultimately defining America's national pastime.

04/23/2022

Mark the date! The YSDN 2022 Virtual Grad Show begins on April 27th and ends with an in-person GradEx for the grads and faculty. Join us online and see the variety of creatives the 2022 class of YSDN has to offer from April 27th to April 28th 🥳

Register for your online tickets now
https://hopin.com/events/ysdn-22-variety?code=zenuzh4PrEZMNYobg6bAHMzpe

April 27 6PM - 7:30PM EST 🌆
Opening Ceremony
Student Networking Booths

April 28 2PM - 7:30PM EST 🏙
Entrepreneurship & Career Panel
Student Networking Booths
Keynote with Tracy Ma

April 29 7PM - 10PM EST 🌃
In-Person GradEx
Countdown to YSDend
Special guest Brian Donnelly
*For YSDN 2022 Grads and faculty only, Semi-Formal Event

04/22/2022

Continuing with more talented YSDN students’ work, we have some Motion Graphic Projects to share! 💫

Watcher of the Wild by Cass Crawford. Starting originally as a book project, I took Watcher of the Wild and wanted to see how I could translate it to motion. Watcher of the Wild is an abstract and more whimsical take on the effects of deforestation and our environment. The images were all drawn by me and were inspired by old paper puppet shows.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfZzokp5E4k&ab_channel=CassCrawford

Stop Asian Hate by Michael Huh. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the former President of the United States called the Coronavirus “the Chinese virus” in a public address to the people of America. This caught the attention of many news outlets, citing it as being blatantly xenophobic, racist, and problematic. Early Asian immigrants were subject to untrue propaganda: maliciously associating the Asian community with disease and illness. There is a history of this and 2020 was no exception, with over 2120 anti-Asian hate incidents reported resulting in a nearly 1900% increase in anti-Asian hate crimes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBZECJ-f530&ab_channel=MichaelHuh

Dear Mom Film: Typeface Design by Dylan Lorriman. In typeface design I had the opportunity to develop a custom font for a short film titled “Dear Mom”. The short film revolves around the complexities involved in mother-daughter relationships. The film incorporates an experimental approach to visuals and colours, however, all confessions and topics discussed within the film are real events and were anonymously submitted by real women. As visuals for this film may sometimes seem lighthearted at initial glance, the scenes are curated and developed to express the deep rooted physical and emotional trauma that these individuals have endured throughout their childhood.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWfUc7_BcNQ

The First Time I Meditated by Chelsea Shum. mindfulness is often seen as ‘boring’ and ‘not for me’. During the months of isolation due to Covid-19, Chelsea gave it an honest attempt which took months of practicing this habit. During school, Chelsea had the freedom to make a motion design project on any project and in this opportunity choose mindfulness. The soft colours, playful illustration style, soothing music, and relaxing animations convey a sense of peace to the audience, hopefully encouraging them to try meditation as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtyWBf0BDMk

04/22/2022

Hope everyone’s having an amazing Friday! Our theme is Information and Interaction Design. Let's check out some of the work by our grads! 💡

The Dangers of E-Waste by Felicity Jung. The objective of this project was to design a narrative outlining a global issue, as well as provide resources to engage and educate the reader. The solution was to design a clean and organized narrative to educate the reader and bring awareness to the issue. As well, this document focuses on accessibility. The colours used in this design are colour blind safe, it uses optical character recognition and alternate text.
https://www.felicityjung.com/e-wasteinfographic
https://www.instagram.com/thepetitedesigner_/

Have Your Say by Lucas Postlethwaite. Have Your Say is a proof-of-concept, easy-to-use web platform that aggregates information for new developments, projects, community consultations, and engagement resources in the City of Toronto—making it easier for residents to inform themselves and voice their opinions about the changes being made to their neighbourhood. By designing a modular, user-friendly interface, residents can quickly take in new information about their interests, and translate that knowledge into civic action.
https://www.lucasposty.ca/featured-projects/have-your-say

The Problem with Plastic by Serina Uncao. This project is a digital publication that focuses on Resin Identification Codes (RIC). These codes are used to facilitate recycling processes as they provide information about the kind of plastic being recycled. RICs are typically located at the bottom of plastic products, including takeout containers and plastic water bottles. The Problem With Plastic uses a narrative approach to encourage consumers to learn about single-use plastic products and to petition for better regulations and identification systems. Rooted in research on RICs and recycling processes in Canada, this infographic engulfs the reader in a six step experience that pairs graphics with real information in an easily digestible way. The narrative begins with (1) purchasing a plastic product, (2) using it, (3) recycling it, (4) learning about recycling processes, (5) being exposed to the truth, and (6) learning how to make change through Government of Canada petitions.

04/22/2022

We had our third and final Vocal Variety yesterday! 🎉

Thank you to our hosts Gershon Canagasingham and Sofia Brown, and to our beloved speakers and YSDN alumni, Ritu Kanal, Liam Baldwin, and Jai Bhatia who offered a poster workshop and provided useful advice to our graduating cohort.

We appreciate everyone who tuned in. Let’s check out these amazing posters created by YSDN alumni and some of the YSDN 2022 Grads! 👀

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