VCC student wins B.C. logo design contest

By day, Semelie Tumulak is a registered nurse in Abbotsford and part-time nursing instructor at two local post-secondary institutions. She's also enrolled in VCC's B.C. Provincial Instructor Diploma program.

In her spare time, Tumulak has a passion for design. And it just so happens her brother, Romel, is a graphic designer and computer consultant.

In November, the pair the British Columbia Applied Research and Innovation Network's logo contest and won the $500 prize.

"The design is all about linkages -- institutional, business and community partnerships that give the network its unmistakable identity...to help the world one project at a time," they said in their written submission.

Tumuluk says they wanted to incorporate colours that represent B.C. and the chain symbol was meant to be rich and highly visual.