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People look at LED wall installation for Lights On
Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Cycles of light, stories of land shine at Lights On Stratford

Three student-designed installations will be featured within Destination Stratford’s Welcome Centre.

46 students from the course “GBDA 412 – Special Topics in Digital Culture” were challenged to create large-scale interactive media art pieces for the Lights On festival, inspired by the Thirteen Grandmother Moons stories, an Indigenous knowledge tradition. Students drew inspiration from this tradition to create installations that explore light as a symbol of knowledge, community, and continuity.

Saturday, March 7, 2026 (all day)

BLEND - Business + Design Conference

Join us in March 2026 for BLEND: Business + Design, a conference designed for professionals and students. Hear from designers, leaders, and innovators who share real stories and actionable strategies for turning work into purpose, leading through change, and building meaningful careers. With inspiring talks and hands-on workshops, BLEND equips you with practical skills you can apply immediately. Connect with a community that values courage, optimism, and growth.

Friday, April 4, 2025 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

2025 Capstone Showcase and Grad Send off

Students will showcase their work and discuss their approach to the 2025 Service Design Challenge, an international competition focused on service design for global issues. This year, they collaborated with IBM mentors to create innovative products and services that support sustainable development and equitable progress. Join us on April 4 to see firsthand the skills and knowledge our students have developed.

Leah Zhang-Kennedy
Monday, April 1, 2024

Making Waves in Cybersecurity and Privacy through Interdisciplinary Research

A chat with CPI member Leah Zhang-Kennedy about making her own mark in the globally impactful field of cybersecurity and privacy as an Assistant Professor in interaction design and user experience research, and director of the Safe Interactions Lab at the University of Waterloo’s Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business.

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Thursday, November 10, 2022

Developing gamified learning solutions for cryptocurrency education

Cryptocurrency has rapidly increased in popularity and is changing the way we conduct business and make transactions. Cryptocurrencies provide certain advantages over traditional systems