2026 BDes Grad Show

I have an idea.

This phrase marks the beginning of every design, and every designer’s journey. For this year’s grad show, we want to highlight the journeys of our graduates throughout the design program. Every idea and every experience has pushed our graduates to grow and become the designers they are today.

Graduates

  • Alyssa Li

    Visual Communication Design & Industrial Design
    General Route
    Product Design, Design Research

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  • Anastasia Sukach

    Visual Communication Design
    General Route
    Branding, UX/UI

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  • Ashley Hammer

    Industrial Design
    Business and Marketing Route
    Product Design, Marketing & Branding

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  • Bernie Bernhardt

    Visual Communication Design
    General Route
    Service Design, UX/UI

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  • Cameron Roscoe

    Industrial Design
    General Route
    Product Design, Furniture Design

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  • Cassia Ostby

    Industrial Design
    General Route
    Product Design

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  • Danielle Lacanienta

    Industrial Design
    General Route
    Furniture Design

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  • Diane Casaje

    Visual Communication Design & Industrial Design
    General Route
    Furniture Design, Architecture, Sculpture

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  • Edwin Chu

    Visual Communication Design
    General Route
    Graphic Design, UX/UI

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  • Elvin Saracan

    Industrial Design
    General Route
    Product Design, Furniture Design,
    Design Research, UX/UI

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  • Faith Adra

    Visual Communication Design & Industrial Design
    General Route
    Illustration, Product Design

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  • Hafsah Mohummed

    Visual Communication Design & Industrial Design
    Engineering Route
    Product Design, Graphic Design

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  • Ian Weber

    Visual Communication Design & Industrial Design
    General Route
    Furniture Design, Graphic Design

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  • Iris Pham

    Visual Communication Design & Industrial Design
    Engineering Route
    Furniture Design, Spatial Design

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  • Jacqueline Armitstead

    Visual Communication Design & Industrial Design
    General Route
    Design Research

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  • Jasmine Chan

    Visual Communication Design
    Business and Marketing Route
    Book Design, Branding

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  • Jaxon Hume

    Visual Communication Design & Industrial Design
    General Route
    Narrative Illustration

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  • Joy Jia

    Visual Communication Design & Industrial Design
    Engineering Route
    Product Design, Furniture Design

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  • Marypaula Okpara

    Visual Communication Design
    General Route
    UX/UI, Information Design

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  • Mayada Rahal

    Visual Communication Design
    General Route
    Bilingual Typography, UX/UI

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  • Mushaira Habib

    Visual Communication Design & Industrial Design
    General Route
    Architecture, Interior Design

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  • Raquelle Castil

    Visual Communication Design
    General Route
    Illustration, Social Design

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  • Rowan Franson

    Industrial Design
    Social Sciences Route
    Furniture Design

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  • Sarah Elcock

    Industrial Design
    General Route
    Furniture Design, Lighting, Spatial Design

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  • Shreya Ravi

    Visual Communication Design
    Business and Marketing Route
    Health Design, UX

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  • Simone Bruneau

    Industrial Design
    General Route
    Furniture Design, Product Design, Design Research

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  • Taemin Kim

    Visual Communication Design
    Business and Marketing Route
    Motion Design, Branding

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  • Tayla Hamilton

    Visual Communication Design
    Business and Marketing Route
    UX/UI, Branding

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  • Tessa Rivera

    Industrial Design
    General Route
    Product Design, Furniture Design, Printmaking

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  • Thomas Gibbon

    Industrial Design
    Engineering Route
    Draft Angles

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  • Van Nguyen

    Visual Communication Design & Industrial Design
    General Route
    Illustration, UX/UI, Branding

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  • Vanessa Tran

    Visual Communication Design
    General Route
    Visual Communications

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  • Xi Chen

    Visual Communication Design
    Business and Marketing Route
    Service Design, Information Design

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  • Yania Zhou

    Visual Communication Design
    General Route
    UX/UI, Information Design

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  • Yushan Pian

    Visual Communication Design
    General Route
    Typography

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  • Alyssa Li

    Hello! I'm Alyssa Li. Being part of the General Design Route, my focus is on industrial design, design research, and visual identity. My multidisciplinary background allows me to approach physical products holistically, exploring the intersection of form, function, and human behaviour. My ultimate design goal is to design purposeful objects that elevate everyday rituals and invite meaningful interactions within our living spaces to bring pleasure.

  • Side Quest

  • Anastasia Sukach

    I am a Visual Communication Design student in the general program route. My areas of specialization include brand identity, information design, wayfinding systems, and UX/UI design. Since I enjoy painting, I’m also drawn to illustration and translating abstract and complex ideas into visual forms. Through my practice, I aim to create designs that help people navigate complex information and spaces while making these experiences engaging and accessible.

  • Pediatric Preventive Cardiology Brand Identity

  • Ashley Hammer

    I am Ashley Hammer, a graphic and industrial designer driven by impact. Inspired by my last name and the force behind it, I shape ideas with precision, intention, and purpose. My work focuses on branding, product, and marketing—where thoughtful design decisions translate into real-world impact. Every line, form, and interaction is deliberate, crafted to strike, resonate, and leave a lasting impression.

  • Primary Shelf

  • Bernie Bernhardt

    My name is Bernie Bernhardt, and I am a 5th-year Visual Communications Design student in the general route. I specialize in Branding, UX/UI, and Service Design. My design process is structured around building narrative and meaning. It starts with research, which is then interpreted through my personal values: honesty, bravery, compassion & innovation. I hope to create new and beautiful ways of interpreting the world.

  • FH Münster – Solid Air Wayfinding System

  • Cameron Roscoe

    Howdy, I'm Cameron Roscoe, and I'm a general route design graduate. My main specializations are furniture design, product design, and manufacturing. I'm a creator who focuses on building things for a time I never got the pleasure to live in. If it looks retro, but it was made new, odds are high I've had my hands on it.

  • Amaralo Table

  • Cassia Ostby

    I’m Cass, a General Route Industrial Design student practicing both product and graphic design. I believe design is shaped by how people experience the world, so I aim to create work that balances function with emotional resonance. Over time, my focus has shifted from defining what I want to design toward questioning why a design should exist. For me, success is creating something that resonates meaningfully with even one person.

  • Fluid Lounge Chair

  • Danielle Lacanienta

    I’m in the general route, specializing in both Industrial Design and Visual Communication Design. My areas of specialization are furniture design, product design, and graphic design. With my degree, I am also completing my Certificate in Sustainability, which inspires me to think about the different circles of sustainability in design. In the future, I hope to pursue architecture and apply my design background to create sustainable built environments.

  • The Odd Side Table

  • Diane Casaje

    Hello! I am Diane Casaje, a graduating Design student in the General Route, focusing on Industrial Design and Visual Communication Design. My interests include furniture design, sculpture, architecture, and disability studies.

    I approach design as a way to understand and connect with others, centering my practice on sincerity, intention, and continual learning. During this degree, I explored digital fabrication and how programs such as Grasshopper can inform design. Ultimately, my goal is to use design to help and support people from all walks of life.


  • Layering Years Stool

  • Edwin Chu

    I’m Edwin, a visual communication designer focused on graphic design, typography, and UX/UI. I’m inspired by innovative, unconventional, and bold design approaches both in the physical and digital space. My work aims to ultimately help users accomplish their goals in creative and meaningful ways.

  • I'm Not Sorry Expressive Typography

  • Elvin Saracan

    Hi, I’m Elvin. My major is Industrial Design, General Route. My areas of specialization are Product, Furniture and Research Design. I am an intuitive designer, and my current design goals are to be a jack-of-all-trades and master of none, as I enjoy learning new topics through challenging myself. In the future, I will have my own successful company under my name and contribute to academia by becoming a professor.

  • Froo Side Table

  • Faith Adra

    My name is Faith Adra, and I am in the general route of Visual Communication and Industrial Design, specializing in graphics, illustration, and product design. My work is often influenced by my cultural identity, and I enjoy using bold colours and illustrative visuals to make my work feel fun and engaging.

  • CAPSLOCK

  • Hafsah Mohummed

    Hello, my name is Hafsah, and I am a graduating student in the Engineering route with areas of specialization in product and graphic design. I draw inspiration from personal experiences and culture in my product design, while my graphic work is influenced by cyberpunk aesthetics and bold imagery. My work focuses on combining objects and messages with bold visual language to create designs that are both functional and expressive.

  • End Grain Cutting Boards

  • Ian Weber

    My name is Ian, and I specialize in wooden furniture design and graphic design. Throughout my upbringing, I was immersed in a creative environment, shaped by the influence of both of my parents who pursued design. Initially driven by a profound passion for art, I eventually discovered the fulfillment found in the creation of products and furniture. Within my design journey, I draw significant inspiration from the principles of minimalism and Scandinavian design, captivated by the beauty found in simplicity.

  • Trebuchet Stool

  • Iris Pham

    I am an Industrial Design student in the engineering route, with a special interest in furniture and spatial design. My practice explores how personal memories and cultural narratives can be translated into meaningful objects. I am interested in materials like wood and textiles because they carry traces of the user’s life. Ultimately, I aim to create designs that are technically thoughtful while fostering a sense of warmth and belonging.

  • Quay Quan Stool

  • Jacqueline Armitstead

    I love design for the ways it has taught me to observe and communicate with the world. Growing up in a small agricultural community, I felt a close connection to the land around me and an interest in understanding how others relate to ecological systems and landscapes. In my design practice, I seek interdisciplinary spaces where I can collaborate and contribute to sustainable developments that treat nature as both stakeholder and collaborator.

  • Everything is Gone! Campaign

  • Jasmine Chan

    Hi, I’m Jasmine. A visual communication designer with a soft focus in Business and Marketing. From a multidisciplinary background, I seek to create designs to transform design ideas into functional, harmonizing memorable aesthetics that craft practical solutions while enriching user experiences. I enjoy approaching design problems through visual mediums and storytelling that expresses identity, fostering meaningful ways for people to connect with the world.

  • "The Nom Wah Cookbook" Redesign

  • Jaxon Hume

    I am a Designer that gains deep satisfaction from work that incorporates passion, play, respect and cooperation. My design interests are derived from my lifelong experiences as a football player, centering my creative philosophy around bold, authentic (e)motion. I enjoy communicating concise, emotionally evoking material that is unequivocally rich in spirit. I describe my current practice as “Raw”--I intend on maintaining that sense of authenticity in design while working towards optimized workflow methods.

  • Croando Cubo

  • Joy Jia

    I’m Joy, a graduate of the Engineering route with a specialization in product design and furniture design. My curiosity about Daoism and Indigenous perspectives on the Land has shaped me into a designer who deeply values craft and heritage. I believe that the less we view design through the lens of ownership, extraction, or financial worth, the more capable we are as designers to design, shape, and live with the objects we bring into the world.

  • Held by the Land Floor Lamp

  • Marypaula Okpara

    Hello! My name is Marypaula Okpara. I am a Nigerian designer focused on UI/UX design and culturally responsive information design. I enjoy creating accessible and minimalist user experiences that guides users through clear processes. My information design work is rooted in equity-centred and inclusive design, aiming to challenge systemic barriers while celebrating colour, culture, and representation. Through thoughtful research and design, I strive to create engaging and accessible visual communication that reflects and serves diverse communities.

  • Traditions of Care: A Visual Guide to Front Babywearing

  • Mayada Rahal

    As a Lebanese/Iraqi visual communication designer and printmaker, my practice is rooted in curiosity and cultural awareness. Drawing from lived experience, I aim to create thoughtful, empathetic, and user-focused designs. I am interested in bridging between different cultural perspectives through bilingual typography (Arabic and English), visual identity design, and UX/UI design.

  • Men in the Sun Book Redesign

  • Mushaira Habib

    Hello! I'm Mushaira Habib, pursuing Design in the General Route with a focus on Industrial and Visual Communication Design. My interdisciplinary practice combines technical skills with visual storytelling through digital modelling, physical prototyping and graphic design. Through these approaches, I explore how thoughtful and functional design solutions can emerge. Moving forward, I aim to expand my practice into architecture and interior design, integrating spatial thinking, material exploration, and human-centred design to create meaningful environments.

  • Aarum

  • Raquelle Castil

    Hey! My name is Raquelle and I am a in Visual Communications Design General Route. I want to specialize in Illustration as well as Social Design. My goals as a designer is use my expertise to problem solve using research of human complex issues such as racial inequality, the rich/greedy and working class, feminism, LGBTQ+ community, etc.

  • Heated Rivalry Book Redesign

  • Rowan Franson

    Hello, I’m Rowan! As someone whose practice is guided by the social sciences, specifically anthropology, my area of specialization is furniture design which aims to understand how emotional and social connections are formed through objects and their use. This has led me to develop an interest in the cultural design language of environments and connection to places through industrial design.

  • Steel Ottoman

  • Sarah Elcock

    Hi! I’m Sarah Elcock. I undertook the general route. My current design practice gravitates around furniture, lighting and spatial design; each through the lens of philosophical and cultural identification. My curiosity comes from my affinity for psychology and growing desire to understand complex emotionalities. Throughout my life I have been exposed to various unique individuals, cultures and languages. Regardless of social construct; I believe there is a global consciousness.

  • Equilíbrio Coffee Table

  • Shreya Ravi

    I'm a Visual Communication Design student in the Business and Marketing route, specializing in health design, information design, and UX design. I love design for its versatility and the way it can be applied across different contexts. Every design choice I make serves a purpose, whether it's enhancing user experience, solving problems, or making complex information accessible. My practice focuses on creating thoughtful, functional design that meets real-world needs.

  • The Jungle Book Redesign

  • Simone Bruneau

    Hello, I’m Simone Bruneau, a graduate of the Bachelor of Design program, specializing in Industrial Design. I am drawn to design as a form of integrative thinking and as a way to closely observe human behaviour, relationships, environments, and cultures to understand and find meaning, rather than to impose answers. Looking ahead, I hope to utilize the principles of human-centred design and placemaking to cultivate and strengthen connections between people and the environments they inhabit.

  • Prototype Couch

  • Taemin Kim

    I am a Visual Communication Designer specializing in motion design, branding, and advertising, with a focus on the business and marketing side of design. My practice is driven by a simple belief — design that moves. I create work that communicates the message and amplifies the values of every brand and organization I work with, through the most ideal visuals, crafted to move the hearts and minds of every audience it reaches.

  • Cycle

  • Keychain

  • Tayla Hamilton

    I’m a Bachelor of Design student in the business and marketing stream with a focus on UX/UI, branding, and 3D design. I bring a creative and strategic mindset to my work, exploring how visual communication can grow alongside new technologies and changing user experiences. My goal is to create thoughtful, engaging design solutions that connect people with ideas, brands, and digital environments.

  • Short Stories in Various Languages Book Redesign

  • Tessa Rivera

    I am a product designer interested in creating contemporary objects that balance functionality, aesthetics, and playful interaction. Through hands-on making, material exploration, and iterative prototyping, I develop objects that encourage a positive engagement with the users. I aim to design thoughtful products that bring a sense of warmth and playfulness to the spaces they inhabit.

  • Tidal Trivets

  • Thomas Gibbon

    I am a fifth-year Engineering Route major who enjoys projects with moving components and a strong technical focus. I’m especially drawn to automotive design and simple organic forms. My work sits at the intersection of engineering and art, often featuring mechanical aesthetics, geometric stability, and a focus on user interaction. I’m working with some new ideas and trying to create based around sculpture and early-1970s modernist movements, my recent projects balance technical constraints with expressive form thoughtfully.

  • Adjustable Table

  • Van Nguyen

    Hi! I'm Van Nguyen. Experienced in Illustration, UX/UI, and Branding. My passion is to create original, fun, and creative designs, and, in some situations, still keep the serious tone of the work!

  • MAGIKcon

  • Vanessa Tran

    Hello! I’m Vanessa Tran, a visual communications designer. My design philosophy centers on balance, exploring the space between logic and emotion, form and function, and the many voices involved in communication. Through this, I develop communication-led designs that are as effective as they are intentional, transforming complex ideas into meaningful visual experiences. I strive to create work that fulfills its purpose with clarity, connection, and a sense of genuine happiness.

  • All for the Game Book Redesign

  • Xi Chen

    Hi, I’m Xi! I am a visual communication designer in the business and marketing route, with an interest in service and information design. My work is grounded in design research to create human-centered design solutions. I believe that design is a powerful tool that can help grow communities and empower individuals, and I hope to use design to make positive differences in people’s lives.

  • Ambulance Invoice Redesign

  • Yania Zhou

    Hello, I'm Yania! As a Visual Communication Designer, my focus is on UI/UX and information design. Highly motivated by user-centered methods, my design practice is built around the desire to portray complex information in a clear and comprehensible form.

  • Origami Gift Bag

  • Yushan Pian

    I am a fourth-year Design student in the General route. My practice focuses on graphic design and typography, with an interest in clear visual communication and thoughtful layout. I enjoy transforming complex ideas into simple, engaging visuals that people can easily understand. My current goal is to develop a design approach that combines strong conceptual thinking with clean, effective visual storytelling.

  • Teacha