This year, there were 51 applicants from across Canada. We are happy to report that 15 students/recent graduates and 10 professionals were awarded All-Access Passes to attend DesignReThinkers 2021, taking place virtually from November 8-19.
For the second consecutive year, Shopify has generously sponsored a DesignThinkers Scholarships to cover conference expenses for creative professionals wishing to attend.
Students & Recent Grads
Stephanie Ng Provisional RGD
Khadija Bari Student RGD
Carlos Jarquin Student RGD
Anita Kaenchanh Student RGD
Vyjayanthi Janakiraman Student RGD
Brianne L'Heureux Student RGD
Hana Sheikh Student RGD
Ageesa Pareek Student RGD
Laura Beaudin Student RGD
Cedar Thokme, Junior Affiliate
Karen Mendoza Student RGD
Laura Salisbury Student RGD
Christofer Paul Provisional RGD
Nancy Ly Student RGD
Joyce Chan Student RGD
Professional Members
Nicole Duncan RGD
Annie Jong, Junior Affiliate
Priyanka Chanda Provisional RGD
Diana Tzinis Provisional RGD
Caroline Brown, Affiliate
Katerina Forrest Provisional RGD
Brandon Watton Provisional RGD
Renee Taillon Provisional RGD
Tasha Tringale Provisional RGD
Maninder Singh RGD
The recipients were selected by Patrick Kidney, Senior Product Designer (Vancouver) and Amanda Spilchen, Senior Product Designer (Toronto) at Shopify.
This is what some of the applicants had to say about the Shopify Scholarship:
“I am thankful to the RGD and Shopify for offering the Scholarship. I really appreciate this opportunity. As a new Student RGD, I'm looking forward to attending my first DesignThinkers and am really excited to hear from some of the most brilliant creatives in the industry.” — Nancy Ly Student RGD
At DesignReThinkers 2021, Canada's largest annual graphic design conference, we invite you to learn, collaborate and rethink. Confirmed speakers include Maurice Cherry, Kate Dawkins, Timothy Goodman, Jessica Helfand, Teri Henman, Debbie Millman, Joe Stewart and Angie Yuanmalai
Click here for more information on the programming, speakers, roundtables, workshops and more