Tag: design

  • Comics and art galore at third zine event

    Comics and art galore at third zine event

    BY RACHEL LEE-THOMAS The sunlit square of Sheridan’s Trafalgar library bustled with activity at the third biannual Zine fair. Students and artists gathered and waited turn to check out the amazing artwork and zines displayed on Thursday March 17. From Animation to Illustration, artists from all programs participated filling the space with creative booths. Second-year…

  • Sprint Week at Sheridan

    Sprint Week at Sheridan

    STORY BY RACHEL LEE-THOMAS The SCAET wing was a beehive of activity in early November as Game Design students from all years participated in Sheridan’s fourth biannual Sprint Week. Working together in groups of four or more, students put their heads together to design a themed game in five days. Sprint Week happens once during each semester.…

  • Designing games on a global scale

    Designing games on a global scale

    STORY BY MARK ELGIE Sheridan students were jamming … not with instruments, but with games. Last Friday, students got together at Trafalgar Campus to create all sorts of new games – video games, board games, or a fusion of both, and they were given three days to make these ideas a reality. “The Global Game…

  • Handmade with love, the art of DIY

    Handmade with love, the art of DIY

    STORY BY BRITTANY MCAULEY & DANA BOYINGTON Over the holidays, our hearts fill with joy but our wallets fill with mothballs. These innovative few went from concept to commerce with their do-it-yourself creations. Ruth Steinback brightling works Ruth Steinback goes by brightling or brightling works online where she sells her homemade jewellery, which she began…

  • One-of-a-kind Craft and Design degree mixes mediums

    One-of-a-kind Craft and Design degree mixes mediums

    STORY BY JUNE SEO As Sheridan moves toward becoming a university, the college will offer a new Bachelor of Craft and Design program beginning in September. This four-year degree combines multiple programs to provide students with a better understanding of craft and design by exploring different media. “It was a very unique opportunity for us…

  • Sheridan and TIFF bring Cronenberg’s evolution to life

    Sheridan and TIFF bring Cronenberg’s evolution to life

    STORY BY NICHOLAS OLSEN PHOTOS COURTESY OF GEOFFREY GUNN, TIFF Provocative, horrific, audacious, Freudian and most importantly, Canadian. These are just a few words used to describe the legendary David Cronenberg. Becoming a prominent filmmaker in the 1980s with notorious body-horror films such as The Fly and Videodrome, he ushered in a new era of…

  • Seven new degrees at a glance

    Seven new degrees at a glance

    STORY BY DEVON GENERAL Next September, Sheridan College will add seven new university-level degree programs to its steadily growing roster in preparation for the eventual transition to Sheridan University. Degrees will be offered in Craft & Design, Film & TV and five business programs. These new programs will combine Sheridan’s practical learning approach with a…

  • Textile takeover

    Textile takeover

    STORY BY JOEL P. JACOBSON David Webb, a 24-year-old graduate of Sheridan’s Crafts and Design program, is about to launch a new clothing and accessory company, DWEEB apparel. Webb graduated in 2013 from the Textiles program, is living in the heart of Toronto and he says loves the cultural hub. “Being in the city, you…