My Experience at Emily Carr University of Art & Design | Communications Design Bachelors Degree

So you've been accepted to Emily Carr University of Art & Design and you're looking at your options - maybe contemplating a major in Communications Design.
I received my Bachelors Degree from ECUAD in Communications Design in 2018 - and have been working as a Marketer and Digital Designer for the past two years. Honestly, I think my experience here helped me immensely as a Designer and if given the choice, knowing what I know now - I would go again in a heartbeat.
It's a great school - challenging at times, confusing and frustrating at others - but overall I feel it helped my develop my skillset immensely.
The program is very heavily focused on developing concepts, research and the creative process rather than technical skills - and I felt this allowed for deeper exploration of design concepts and greater creative freedom within projects.
This video covers my honest thoughts and opinions about the school, broken into four chapters:
- What is Communications Design?
00:44
- What is the program like?
3:00
- What is the school like?
18:37
- Honest thoughts and opinions
20:00
I could go on for hours about the school, my time, and my experiences - but these were my main takeaways about the program and school.
If you've got any questions please feel free to drop them down in the comments below - happy to help however I can!
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[@Trishuu]

I’m gonna be starting this fall so thank you so much for this video!

[@gloriacondy]

Of course!! have fun I'm sure you'll love it :-)

[@grizzelle6324]

Hope to go to Emily Carr one day, this video was so informative! Thank you!! 😊

[@alexgraffart3046]

Great video, Thank you so much for all the info !!! I’ll be attending ecu in September 🥳

[@gloriacondy]

congrats!! no worries :-)

[@rubytoads]

Super insightful video! Thank you for being so honest and transparent about your experience with design school, it's very relatable as I am entering my 4th and final year at Capilano :)

[@gloriacondy]

I super appreciate the comment!! Yesss amazing love that for you 😀 Good luck with your journey 💗

[@veronicadiaries]

Im in second year in ecuad and i think i really needed this before foundation year😂😂😂😂 (i figured it out tho don’t worry) in behalf of all of the incoming foundation students i want to thank you. This will be very helpful🤗🤗🍀🍀🍀

[@eggsbenedicty]

ohhhh the part where she asked what grade you deserved before giving you a C+ made me so upset!!! as the child of an ECU alumni and having had multiple profs/teachs over the years who came from ECU, who've given me the experience... you gotta use that opportunity up!! 😭 talk about all the hard work you did! you deserve an A and that's what you have to sell! i know this is many years past but for anyone wondering what to do in that situation, talk about your research, your countless hours, etc! they will believe you because that's what they're looking for!! thank you for this so much btw. i applied for foundations (planning for communication design) this fall knowing nothing about what to expect. i guess i'll have to brush up on my public speaking! 😂 this was awesome.

[@gloriacondy]

Omg absolutely! Realize that now when they ask you that question they’re genuinely curious and they’re not just testing to see how modest you are 😂😂 Thanks for watching! 💞

[@laylamedel2722]

thank you for this 🥺

[@gloriacondy]

Of course!!

[@elvs1261]

thank you for thus!

[@janoolian]

super useful video!

[@asmita4479]

Thank You!! I'm applying for emily Carr this Sep and I loved this video ❤

[@vidhikhurana8173]

Hey, I applied for fall 2022 too! I'm guessing you're Indian too?

[@jhanvithapliyal664]

Hi ! I will be joining Emily Carr this September ( 2022 ) too.

[@jhanvithapliyal664]

@@vidhikhurana8173 Hii ! I will be joining Emily carr this September too and I'm an Indian. Would love to connect with you if possible!

[@27chinurocks]

@@jhanvithapliyal664 My younger sister also got in for Fall 2022! Could she possibly connect with ya'll? :)

[@harsimrat2738]

Can somebody tell me about the graduation in INTERACTION DESIGN in ECU

[@a.m7554]

What is the GPA average to get into your preferred major?

[@mintgustd8434]

thank you so much for this video! Im applying for ECU next year and it would be cool if u can make a video about ur portfolio and ur suggestions for a portfolio? Also u are so pretty (๑♡ω♡๑)

[@gloriacondy]

Hey definitely will add that to the list! Thanks

[@davishoang2577]

Um this might be really late but I received an offer for ECU this fall! Just wondering how ECU compares to say like other schools like UBC, SFU, or CAPU and their Creative/Fine Arts programs. Think im leaning towards ECU though but thanks in advance!

[@gloriacondy]

WOW I'm so sorry for the late response... but if this doesn't help you anymore maybe it'll help others looking to attend. I'm not too too sure since ECUAD's the only Design school I attended. BUT I did have a friend that attended a 1 year program at VCAD and in comparison I'd say his program was a lot more focused on teaching techniques and concrete skills rather than concepts. For example, he had more core classes concentrated on teaching him how to use Adobe programs, whereas those classes weren't mandatory for us - the program at ECUAD grooms you be a "Creative Director" so there's lots of building out concepts instead. Hope this helps!

[@kimiyarafsanjani17]

Hi! thanks for this video it was so informative could i please ask you about "illustration" program? i wanted to know if they only teach hand works or digital works too

[@gloriacondy]

Sure! I know this is a late response but maybe it'll help others. You definitely can take more digital-centric courses, you can even throw in a random animation class if you wish, but I chose traditional art (painting and drawing in real life).

[@r6m697]

Is this a little bit different than UX design or Human Computer Interaction/Interaction Design? I want to learn something related to UX design for Bachelor’s and looking for university transfer program at college. This seems more like book or poster project design? Which is still cool but not sure…. I’m Japanese who wants to study UX, cuz it’s related to phycology, Marketing.

[@gloriacondy]

Yes, very different! In a nutshell, Communications Designers create concepts for creative marketing campaigns (Posters, social media marketing ads). The course also goes over graphic design and just a little UX design - but there's an Interaction Design course that I think is better suited for the program you're looking for.

[@asmita4479]

Can you make any more videos on ECUAD? I know you graduated three years ago but if you have anything to tell everyone 🤞

[@gloriacondy]

Yes! I’m going to make a video on my accepted portfolio^^ Sorry for the late reply! Did you end up going to Emily Carr?

[@faba6292]

@3:40 it would have been nice to see what "good" graphic design is compared to the "bad" stuff you showed, it may be obvious to you, but to me those looked good haha

[@gloriacondy]

For sure! The stuff @1:00 was stuff I consider “good” that I made while working in the industry, the stuff @ 3:40 is all my “bad” schoolwork 🤗

[@ua6394]

Yikes the public speaking part was something I was worried about 😂😂

[@gloriacondy]

It gave me so much anxiety hahaha but in the end I was super grateful for the experience!!