Angeline Castilloux receives first-ever Village Media Graphic Design scholarship

SooToday's parent company, Village Media, is proud to award Angeline Castilloux, a Graphic Design student at Sault College, with a scholarship to recognize her hard work and passion in the field of graphic design.

The $1,000 Village Media Graphic Design-Digital Media Award is a new scholarship established to recognize an upper-year Graphic Design-Digital Media student who is reliable, hardworking and pushes themselves to do more than what is expected.

Castilloux will graduate from the two-year program in June and hopes to pursue a career in graphic design upon graduation.

“I didn’t know I would like graphic design but I’ve always liked art, since I can remember,” Castilloux said. “I started off being into fine arts, mostly realism and I taught myself how to draw.”

She graduated from Algoma University in 2020 with a degree in Fine Arts.

“I then entered the Sault College program as a fine artist and I was hoping to learn about digital illustration and programs like Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator,” Castilloux told SooToday. 

It was there she discovered her love for graphic design.

“My favourite part of the program [at Sault College] was the atmosphere. I was surrounded by professional designers who are also teachers and felt a kinship with my fellow classmates,” Castilloux said of the program.

When asked what’s next for her career, Castilloux said she hopes to find a path in illustration.

“But of course in the program we learned so many different things so I’m really open to anything,” she said. “I like so much of the program and what it taught me and the skills I’ve learned.”

Village Media is honoured to play a role in the education of journalism students and graphic designers through scholarship programs like this one. Talented designers are a critical component of our Village and we are thrilled to support the next generation in their journey.