Attend DesignThinkers Vancouver for free

January 29, 2024

Student RGDs, Provisional RGDs and Junior Affiliates are invited to apply to win free attendance to DesignThinkers Vancouver. 10 scholarship packages are available, each including a free ticket and $500 cash to help cover the costs to attend.

To apply, submit a 30-second to 1-minute video expressing your enthusiasm for DesignThinkers Vancouver and why you want to attend.

Assessment

Applicants will be assessed on their creativity and passion. Priority will be given to Members who reside 100 km or more away from the location of the conference.

You must be a current Student RGD, Provisional RGD or Junior Affiliate Member to be eligible.

Deadline

11:59 pm PST on Monday, April 8, 2024

Thank you

These scholarships are generously provided by 123w, Becoming Design Office, OK DAVE, Pendo, PSDDB (digital), Pound & Grain, Resonance, Rethink, Roodenburg Design and Will.

Interested in supporting young designers? If you are interested in sponsoring a scholarship, email [email protected].

Nine #heyRGD winners will receive scholarships to DesignThinkers Toronto

August 17, 2022

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Student RGDs, Junior Affiliates and Provisional RGDs are invited to post their branding and packaging work on Instagram for the chance to win a scholarship to DesignThinkers Toronto.

$500 scholarships will be provided by industry sponsors Brightworks, Bruce Mau Design, Compass Creative, Davis, Fusion Design Group, Jacknife, Pound & Grain and Ove Brand Design (two scholarships). The scholarships will cover the winners’ expenses to attend the conference.

How to enter

Set your Instagram profile to public. Then, pick a piece of your branding or packaging work. It can be old work, new work or old work you’ve already posted.⁠
Hashtag it with #HeyRGD and #HeyRGDTO by editing your post or adding it to the caption/comments. You must use both hashtags.⁠
To increase your chances of winning, provide a brief explanation of your design choices and how they achieve the project’s goals.⁠
The deadline to submit is September 30, 2022.

Winners will be selected by a Judge from each sponsoring company. Winners will be chosen based on the strength of their work and explanation of their choices and process.

If you’re interested in sponsoring a scholarship, email Hilary at [email protected].

Six #HeyRGD Winners will receive $500 Scholarships to attend DTVan 2022

February 16, 2022

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This year the #heyRGD is all about being bold, having the confidence to share your work and winning prizes! The RGD Student Committee has exciting things planned for 2022 starting with this challenge where winners will be awarded a scholarship to attend DesignThinkers Vancouver.

- Yasaman Fakhr Student RGD Co-Chair, RGD Student Committee

Student RGDs, Provisional RGDs and Junior Affiliate Members are invited to post their work for the prompt ‘Typography’ on Instagram between now and the end of March. Use the hashtags #heyRGD AND #heyRGDVan for an opportunity to win cash scholarships!

With support from Will Creative, Pound & Grain, PS&Co., Rethink, Hangar18 and 123w, the RGD will award 6 Scholarships of $500 to be used by the winners to attend DesignThinkers 2022 VAN taking place at the Vancouver Playhouse on May 31–June 1.

In its second year, the #heyRGD challenge is an RGD Student Committee initiative created to help emerging designers promote their work and connect with industry professionals. To participate, submit old work, something new or even old work that’s been posted already (just edit it to have the hashtags #heyRGD and #heyRGDVan, and make sure your work exemplifies the prompt). Remember your profile must public to be eligible.

“This year the #heyRGD is all about being bold, having the confidence to share your work and winning prizes! The RGD Student Committee has exciting things planned for 2022 starting with this challenge where winners will be awarded a scholarship to attend DesignThinkers Vancouver. We hope the scholarship will help emerging designers to learn from the best, find their space in the industry and bring them a little joy,” offers Yasaman Fakhr Student RGD, Co-Chair, RGD Student Committee.

The RGD’s 23rd annual DesignThinkers Conference will take place at Vancouver Playhouse in-person, for the first time in almost 3 years. Canada’s largest graphic design conference, DesignThinkers attendees will get an opportunity to network with prospective employers and attend talks by industry leaders including Bráulio Amado, Founder of BAD Studio, Brian Collins, Chief Creative Officer at COLLINS; Creative Business Consultant Emily Cohen, illustrator Tom Froese and others.

The #heyRGD challenge with DesignThinkers Toronto Scholarships will launch in August/September.

If you are interested in sponsoring a scholarship, email [email protected].

All in-person attendees are required to be fully vaccinated and masked indoors as per the requirements of the venue. View venue policy here. The policy is subject to change in accordance with government mandates.