Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication

Interdisciplinary

Alejandra

Bernuy Valdivia

She, Her

Alejandra is a multidisciplinary designer specializing in branding, UI/UX, and illustration. Born and raised in Lima, Peru, her work is shaped by curiosity and storytelling. She studied Design Formation at Langara College and strategic, narrative design at Capilano University. She blends creativity, clarity, and human connection, and enjoys films, novels, travel, and painting portraits of her dog.
Graphis New Talent Awards, Honourable Mention, 2025
Langara College, Dean’s Honour Roll, 2022–2024
Capilano University, Dean’s List, 2024–2026
A typographic poster overlaid on a photo of a crowd enjoying a concert.
RitmoVan is a five-day Latin American music festival amplifying salsa, cumbia, rock, funk, and folklore across Vancouver’s cultural and musical landmarks.

Credits: Image from Pexels.

RitmoVan uses a grid system to balance structure and expression, combining five street-inspired typefaces with a six-colour palette that captures Latin America’s energy, movement, and dynamic visual identity.

Credits: Mock-up from Paweł Wypych.

Title: ‘Everyone Everywhere’ on a sky-blue background, with a low-opacity world map behind it and an illustrated plane beside.
Everyone Everywhere is a mini-game learning experience where children ages seven to ten explore real-world challenges through diverse cultural lenses, fostering empathy, curiosity, and a deeper understanding of how traditions, customs, and social contexts shape everyday life.

Credits: Team project with Tanner McMahon.

Everyone Everywhere bridges cultures through play, transforming difference into collaboration through nonverbal interaction, thoughtful systems, and experiential learning that fosters empathy, cultural exchange, and meaningful connection.

Credits: Team project with Tanner McMahon.

Two illustrated characters on a solid yellow background. Centred text reads “Don’t cheat yourself out of an education.”
Don’t Cheat Yourself is a hypothetical advertising campaign concept for the Ministry of Education and Child Care, designed to discourage AI misuse and promote academic integrity among high school students aged fourteen to eighteen.

Credits: Mentorship project with Dean Lee from Zulu Alpha Kilo.

Five-frame GIF showing the campaign process, including a key question, an empathy map of BC high school students ages 14 to 18, storyboard sketches, and a final illustrated storyboard in brand colours.
Highlighting the importance of academic integrity, Don’t Cheat Yourself uses a ‘clone’ metaphor to show how AI cheating undermines personal learning, shifting the focus from performance to genuine growth.

Credits: Mentorship project with Dean Lee from Zulu Alpha Kilo.