Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In a new video, the designer and ECU Master of Design student recounts her experience working with Peliplat, a film & TV storytelling platform, to help enhance their digital presence.
In 2025, Emily Carr University of Art + Design (ECU) Master of Design student Grishma Shah (MDes 2026) accepted an internship with Peliplat, a global community connecting film fans and storytellers.
Over five months, she worked with the Peliplat team on a diverse range of design tasks aimed at enhancing their digital presence and growing usership across the globe.
Thanks to the generous support of Mitacs, a national, non-profit research accelerator, the paid internship gave Grishma an opportunity to mobilize her degree learning in an applied research context, gain crucial work experience, build out her professional network, and develop a valuable case study for her thesis.
Visit the Mitacs website to learn more about their programming and supports for research across sectors: mitacs.ca
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More About the Master of Design Program at ECU
We seek designers who aspire to create experiences and transformations locally and globally. Root yourself in our campus community while building connections with industry. Our two-year Master of Design degree program is built on critical, practice-based creative research. Faculty, staff and peers will be with you every step of the way, mentoring, challenging and supporting you.
Visit our website to learn more: ecuad.ca/academics/graduate-degrees/mdes
More About Research at ECU
As one of the most research-intensive art and design universities in Canada, ECU connects art, media, and design practices with some of the most pressing questions of our time. At ECU, we believe that our research can help to transform the world, build healthier and more vibrant futures, and cultivate cultural resilience throughout our local and global communities and industry partners.
Visit our website to learn more: ecuad.ca/research
In a new video, the designer and ECU Master of Design student recounts her experience working with Peliplat, a film & TV storytelling platform, to help enhance their digital presence.
In 2025, Emily Carr University of Art + Design (ECU) Master of Design student Grishma Shah (MDes 2026) accepted an internship with Peliplat, a global community connecting film fans and storytellers.
Over five months, she worked with the Peliplat team on a diverse range of design tasks aimed at enhancing their digital presence and growing usership across the globe.
Thanks to the generous support of Mitacs, a national, non-profit research accelerator, the paid internship gave Grishma an opportunity to mobilize her degree learning in an applied research context, gain crucial work experience, build out her professional network, and develop a valuable case study for her thesis.
Visit the Mitacs website to learn more about their programming and supports for research across sectors: mitacs.ca
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More About the Master of Design Program at ECU
We seek designers who aspire to create experiences and transformations locally and globally. Root yourself in our campus community while building connections with industry. Our two-year Master of Design degree program is built on critical, practice-based creative research. Faculty, staff and peers will be with you every step of the way, mentoring, challenging and supporting you.
Visit our website to learn more: ecuad.ca/academics/graduate-degrees/mdes
More About Research at ECU
As one of the most research-intensive art and design universities in Canada, ECU connects art, media, and design practices with some of the most pressing questions of our time. At ECU, we believe that our research can help to transform the world, build healthier and more vibrant futures, and cultivate cultural resilience throughout our local and global communities and industry partners.
Visit our website to learn more: ecuad.ca/research
