Written by Carrie Pakulat — “I could do what you do in 30 min on Canva”…not the most encouraging thing to hear from your boss during your first design job. Internships the required “real work experience” that every YSDN student needs to complete before graduation. It’s a split feeling of both dread and excitement. …

Written by Andrew Pan — I love print design. As a designer, there is nothing more satisfying to me than creating something — putting my ideas into a physical form and being able to hold it. Something tangible, where I can see the textures of paper or ink, and experience how designed products interact with…

Written by Eve Dandan — As the final class of YSDN graduates and enters the work force, we can use as much help as we can get. The cost of living in Toronto is going up, whether it’s gas, groceries, or rent. To help our graduates (and anyone else in the industry), we thought we…

Written by Michael Huh — I think we can all agree that design is an extremely broad profession. Within this one term are a thousand different avenues and paths to venture. You will find yourself exploring creative outlets you’ve never considered before. As the end of my post-secondary education draws to a close, I have…

Written by Tatiana Moreira — For many designers out there, especially those new to the industry, paying for multiple creative programs and softwares, is unsustainable to their income. Over the last decade, one particular company has become synonymous with creative software: Adobe. With the Adobe Creation Suite, at the top of the market for design…