Ellyl Faith Llavore is the newest addition to the growing team at Longevity Graphics as a Graphic Design and Marketing Intern. Currently, she is a second year student of the Digital Design and Development diploma program at BCIT. She has a passion for design and has a keen eye for detail. In addition to her skills in design, she is able to develop responsive websites and has interest in social media marketing. Working at Longevity Graphics as a marketing intern is a new experience for Ellyl and she is looking forward to working with industry experts and learning more about the industry she wants to pursue upon graduation.
What is Digital Design and Development?
The program helps students build a stronger understanding of design, development, and creating interactive applications on various platforms. Students learn how to work in teams to design and develop web/mobile apps, produce video and audio assets for interactive media apps, and much more!
The program is split into three parts:
- Design
- Web programming
- Marketing
Design
The program covers the technical skills when using programs from Adobe Creative Suite such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. Students learn how to efficiently create logos, brochures, flyers, website mockups, etc. They are also taught how to produce audio and visual assets for projects using Premiere Pro, Audition, and After Effects.
Web programming
Students learn both front and back-end of developing interactive and responsive websites for clients using HTML, CSS, JQuery, JavaScript, MySQL and PHP. The program also goes over the use of CMS such as WordPress.
Marketing
Helps the students learn the essentials of both on and offline marketing and how the concept can be applied in any type of business. Other courses under this category include relationship selling and entrepreneurship, which help students learn how to develop a successful business plan or sales pitch.
As part of the program, students must participate in an internship. This is a great opportunity for students to work in the field that they wish to pursue in the future and build their portfolio along the way. The program is designed overall to broaden the student’s knowledge and prepare them for future employment in the digital arts industry.
To learn more about the Digital Design and Development program at BCIT, visit their website.
Who is Ellyl Faith outside of Longevity Graphics and BCIT?
Currently, Ellyl is a Civilian Instructor at 2893 Seaforth Highlanders cadet corp in Port Coquitlam where she helps out with the pipe band. She was once a cadet herself, received awards through the years, and has enjoyed everything that she has learned through the program. What she has learned, she wants to pass down to the younger generation of cadets within the corp, thus choosing to be involved as an instructor.
Ellyl also loves to volunteer around the Lower Mainland and in her community whenever she is available. Annually, she volunteers for Relay For Life in Coquitlam. Lastly, Ellyl is an active member at her church as the youth leader and one of the praise and worship leaders. Ellyl enjoys being in the outdoors, playing the guitar, and playing volleyball.