The Art Institute of Vancouver Bachelor of Applied Design in Graphic Design is designed to be a ground-breaking program in Western Canada, focusing on the increasingly vital relationship between design and sustainable principles.

As environmental demands escalate and take centre focus in educational and political discourse, it addresses a growing need for designers who can provide solutions while creating sustainable, eco-conscious designs. The degree seeks to set an exceptional standard by leading the education movement towards sustainable practices; with the aim to produce designers who combine technical aptitude, critical thinking skills and ethical awareness.

The aim is to produce designers who combine technical aptitude, critical thinking skills and ethical awareness. Program graduates will have the opportunity to possess a thorough knowledge of design and sustainable fundamentals, as well as a solid understanding of core values, emerging trends and discipline challenges. They will be allowed to demonstrate professional excellence in the application of environmentally conscious principles to any design project or milieu. Students will have the chance to be innovators and leaders within the program: in collaboration with their academic director and instructors, they will have an opportunity to launch and co-steer strategies for incorporating new sustainable standards. Program graduates will have solid, hands-on awareness of innovations within sustainable design and how these advances translate into the daily operations of schools and organizations in BC.

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