Exclusive Event

Design Evenings VAN: Crafting Experiences Across Products, Platforms, and Play

In this session, design leaders from Arc’teryx, TELUS, and Asana shared how they combined creativity, systems thinking, and cross-functional collaboration to create meaningful, industry-spanning user experiences.

BrainStation Vancouver
Event Recap
Nov 5, 2025

View Photo Gallery

Raphael Marques

Senior Product Designer
Sarah Coney

Senior UX/UI Designer
Chris Pearson

Staff Product Designer

"AI moves our work up the funnel — less time making pixels, more time trying to figure out how to be influential."

- Sarah Coney, Senior UX/UI Designer, Arc’teryx

Raphael Marques

Senior Product Designer

Raphael Marques is a Senior Product Designer at Telus, where he designs customer-facing products with clarity, empathy, and innovation. With a passion for simplifying complex systems through human-centred design and strong expertise in user flows and visual design, he crafts experiences that resonate.
Sarah Coney

Senior UX/UI Designer

Sarah Coney is a Senior UX/UI Designer at Arc’teryx, bringing a deep passion for crafting premium outdoor digital experiences. She blends intuitive interface design with e-commerce insights to create seamless and engaging journeys across platforms.
Chris Pearson

Staff Product Designer

Chris Pearson is a Staff Product Designer at Asana, where he shapes experience frameworks and design systems that support seamless team collaboration at scale. Grounded in human-centred design and product strategy, he simplifies complex workflows and elevates how global teams work together.

More Upcoming Events

Dec 11

Intro to Artificial Intelligence

Vancouver

Join us in Vancouver to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming the way organizations solve diverse and complex problems: supporting ideation, speeding up product development, and streamlining business operations.

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM PST
455 Granville St, Vancouver, BC
Free

Riko Hamblin

Senior Software Engineer

Discussion Topics:

AI Foundations
Real-World Applications
Using AI in Your Career

Dec 11

Intro to Artificial Intelligence Vancouver

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM PST
455 Granville St, Vancouver, BC
Free

Riko Hamblin

Senior Software Engineer

Discussion Topics:

AI Foundations
Real-World Applications
Using AI in Your Career

View Event

Dec 11

Intro to Digital Marketing

Vancouver

Join us in Vancouver to discover how Digital Marketing connects brands with audiences in measurable ways.

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM PST
455 Granville St, Vancouver, BC
Free

Gerome Macalalag

Marketing Operations Specialist

Discussion Topics:

The Role of a Digital Marketer
Real-World Application
Adding Marketing Skills to Your Toolkit

Dec 11

Intro to Digital Marketing Vancouver

Join us in Vancouver to discover how Digital Marketing connects brands with audiences in measurable ways.

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM PST
455 Granville St, Vancouver, BC
Free

Gerome Macalalag

Marketing Operations Specialist

Discussion Topics:

The Role of a Digital Marketer
Real-World Application
Adding Marketing Skills to Your Toolkit

View Event

Dec 16

Intro to Product Design

Vancouver

Join us in Vancouver to discuss how Product Designers are shaping the world’s most innovative digital products by combining creativity, research, and technical skills to solve real user problems.

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM PST
455 Granville St, Vancouver, BC
Free

Raphael Marques

Senior Product Designer

Discussion Topics:

What is Product Design?
Design Thinking in Action
Adding Design Skills to Your Toolkit

Dec 16

Intro to Product Design Vancouver

Join us in Vancouver to discuss how Product Designers are shaping the world’s most innovative digital products by combining creativity, research, and technical skills to solve real user problems.