Students from BA (Hons) Graphic Communication have been recognised for outstanding practice by FIVE international design competition juries this year.
Programme Director David Wrenne said “Opportunities to tackle industry-set competition briefs and to pursue professional accreditation both play an essential part in readying our students for the real world, and this year they have excelled. Accolades including commendations and competition shortlistings all reflect the hard work, creativity and attention to detail of BA Graphic Communication students”.
International Society of Typographic Student Assessment (ISTD)
Tom Temple and Callum Richards were both accredited by the International Society of Graphic Designer (ISTD) for their editorial typographic practice surrounding the topic of Fickle Fads and Followers of Fashion. Tom explores the rise and fall of the fallout shelter within his work for “Duck & Cover” while Callum documents the currently political “Rise of the Right” landscape.
RSA
Dan Davies received a Highly Commended from the Royal Society of Art for his project “Connect”, a response to the Mind Your Money RBS brief. Current trends in payment are through contactless and Apple Pay. Dan’s project focuses on the exploration of the tangibility of money through an innovative digital wallet which asks people to reconnect with and manage their money by reclaiming money’s real value and bring back the feeling of actually spending it.
Penguin Random House International Student Book Cover Competition
Three students have been shortlisted by the judges for their interpretations of two Penguin Classics. Level 6 student Charlotte Davies developed a politically charged cover for ‘The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole: Aged 13 & 3/4’ while Level 6 student Connor Lyon and Level 5 student Joel Williams individually explored the Capote classic ‘In Cold Blood’ through both typography and illustration.
YCN
Level 6 student Jess Burrough has received the top honour of Commendation from the juries of the YCN Student Awards for her response to the Greenhall’s Gin project (Instagram post below). Jess celebrated typical British moments through typography and photography and the final packaging outcome collapses to reveal the Union Jack, the true representation of Britain.
Creative Conscience
Level 6 student Seb Summers has been awarded a Creative Conscience Award in the Film & Television category for his project “When We Met” a moving and thought provoking film which deals with male domestic violence (view video below). “The film personifies the voice of a man who reminisces over his first impression upon meeting his partner through three different couples” and “aims to create an effect that makes the audience feel unpleasant and scared as to mirror the trauma of abuse”: http://www.sebsummers.com/whenwemet/
