Diana Varma RGD

Between semesters, design educators are already thinking ahead — reimagining curricula, refining how they run their classrooms, and finding new ways to connect students to industry and community. Mark-Anthony Karam Professor & Program Coordinator, Humber Polytechnic This summer, I’m focused on shifting our curriculum to keep pace with a design industry in transition.

Skip to main content For students, life in school and life after school often feel like two different worlds. There are exercises, activities, lectures and assignments completed for credit—and then there are projects created for clients in an industry setting.

Graphic novelists tell rich stories by deftly interweaving words and images. Since emerging nearly a half-century ago, this narrative form—which can include anthologies, memoirs and other non-fiction works—has steadily grown in popularity and has captivated readers around the globe. Subplot Design and Canada Post Corporation launched the first set of four artists in the spring of 2024, and this second set of six artists in November 2025, celebrating Canadian Graphic Novelists.