BA (Hons) ILLUSTRATION Programme Leader – FRED BATES
Hello! & Welcome
❏ Small Cohort ❏ Specialist Nature ❏ Collaborative Approach ❏ Educationally Challenging ❏ Professionally Relevant
Specialist Institution. Specialist degrees
Our Students…… In 2015 there were over
1200 applicants for
160 places across the
3 degree programmes
…are selected
we offer a
specialist
programme of
visual investigation, problem solving and professional skills development.
Specialist Institution. Specialist degree
Collaborative approach to Individual Practice
Collaboration as professional practice.
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS • Presentation & Communication • Self-Promotion & Branding • Portfolio Building & Distribution • Briefing, Contracts and Invoicing. • Intellectual Property & Business skills Professional skills and understanding.
“Working in a studio environment every day, and getting all the encouragement you need from tutors and peers, you constantly improve and have a real grounding in how the industry works before you head out into the real world.�
Studios open Monday to Saturday
Four timetabled days per week, including….. ● ● ● ● ● ●
Studio & resource based workshop sessions Regular group crits & peer review sessions Individual & group tutorials Seminars and group discussions Visiting Lecturers & Visiting Professionals Self initiated drop in sessions & independent study
Taught by Professionals Matt Hodson (Illustrator - Senior Lecturer) Teresa Flavin (Illustrator/ Author - Senior Lecturer) Ben Jones (Illustrator – Lecturer) Patrick Holley (Illustrator – Lecturer) Jamie Mills (Illustrator – Lecturer) Kristyna Baczynski (Illustrator – Visiting Lecturer)
Visiting Professionals
Ralph Steadman Jon Burgerman Matt Forsythe Cameron Stuart Babs Tarr
Visiting Professionals Si Scott (Breed) Nous Vous Lizzie Stewart Eleni Kalorokoti Robby Porter (illustrator) Fergal Kilroy (D&AD) Sam Arthur (No Brow)
Mike & Katy (Tado) Jim Stoten Mr Bingo (Illustrator) Drew Millward (Printmaker) Krityna Baczynski (illustartor) Owen Davey (illustrator) Victo Ngai (illustrator)
Bjorn Rune Lie (Oslo) Josh Cochran (New York) Ping Zu (New York) Roman Muradov (San Fransisco) Emily Hughes Marcus Oakley Kyle Webster Owen Davey Matt Taylor Jack Teagle & Sonya Todd
BIG HEADS
Thoughtbubble Colours May Vary Leeds Book Fair Manchester Print Fair New Blood (London) D&AD Lecture Series Creative Networks YCN Awards Shhh Awards Duke Street Studios
Professional networks D&AD - University/Industry Network for Graphic Design, Illustration, animation, advertising, art direction and photography. Young Creative Network (YCN) - National graduate support network for commercial and independent creative practice. The Association of Illustrators (AOI) - Professional network of practicing illustrators, agencies and art directors Varoom: National network of professional and academic research, events and support for those involved in illustration and animation + Game Republic, All Animated, The Design Council
Bex Williamson & Joe Boyd - Level 5 - BA (Hons) Illustration – YCN Winners 2015
Martin O’Dae (Graphic Designer) & Andy Foster (Illustrator) - NEWBLOOD - ONE(s) to Watch 2014
Industrial links •Big Active (London) •The Beautiful Memes (York) •Ogilvy (London) •Ultimate Holding Company (Manchester) •Form (London) •Tiger Print (Bradford) •Elmwood (Leeds) •Sea (London) •Generation Press (Brighton) •Tag (Leeds) •Umbro (Manchester) •Creative Interpartners (London)
•Qubik (Leeds) •Vast (Sheffield) •Brown’s (London) •The Consult (Leeds) •All Good (Leeds) •Music (Manchester) •The Workshop (Sheffield) •Creative Review (London) •10 Associates (Bradford) •Thompson Brand (Leeds) •Build (London) •Made (London) •Hallmark (Bradford)
Our Graduates ………….. • Daisy Argyle – Creative IP • Jimmy Smith – Sea / Thompson
• Will Asken - Further Creative
• Beth Yates – Tiger Print
• Alex Walters – Umbro
• Dave Martin – Hallmark
• Kate Fenton – Cyber Duck
• Anand Patel - Generation Press
• Becca Liggins – Cool Pink
• Nicky Armstrong - DGT (Barcelona)
• Martyn Wooley – Vast•
• Mitash Patel - Skew, Rankin
• Chloe Galea – Pencil Gallery
• Jonny Pakham - Don’t Panic
• Ian Prentice- Made: Thought
• Ollie Saward – Uber
• Emma Price – Holmes & Wood
• Polly Williams - Jelly
• Lucy Gibson – Form
• Paul Brandreth - Ogilvy:Mathers
• Phil Armson – Big Active
• Sam Reynolds – Paul Smith
………. continued. ● • Jimmy Edmundson - UHC ● • Jess Chodosh – Ogilvy ● • Lauren O’Neill - Move ● • Alex Bucktin - Bulletproof ● • Ben Jeffrey - Rankin ● • Olivia Greaves - Spencer Creative • Lauren Forrester - Spencer Creative ● • Kim Sanford - FC Threads ● • Rianne Withers - Beautiful Meme ● • Robin Russell - Beautiful Meme • Kirsty Fruin - ASOS • Lisa Whitaker - Coats Crafts • Sarah Roberts - Smith & Milton
Chris Luk - Disney Europe Jade Hodgson - Fettle Animation Steve Searle - Distant Futures Animation Matt Taylor - Fort 4 Film & VFX Production Jonathan Fee - Fort 4 Film & VFX Rory Martinez - Crowns & Owls - Steve Cusdin - NellyVision Games Tom Harrision - Crowns & Owls – Film • Harry Fisher - Burberry - Motion Graphics Chris Brearley - VTR North - VFX Mark Griffiths - Mastertronic Games
...and many, many more.
………. continued. Oliver Shaw / Tom Pratt - Catalogue Tim Wan / Ian Prentice - Collab. Roz Stoughton / Jonny Finch – Portfolio Martin O’Dae / Andy Foster – The Hungry Sandwich Club
“……a true education in becoming a professional and not just learning to get a degree.”
Our students say……
What will I study on BA (Hons)
Illustration?
focus from day one on developing the practical and conceptual skills needed to become an industry focused ‌‌we
professional practitioner
Specialist Institution. Specialist degrees
Solving problems of communication through drawing & image making What is Illustration?
visual thinking visual research visual language visual culture
visual investigation of concepts and ideas
You will explore the relationship between
Drawing, Imagemaking Illustration 2D, 3D, 4D Drawing as process
Drawing as process
Drawing, Image, Illustration
Drawing as process
visual investigation of concepts and ideas
Print, Media, Handmade, Digital. Drawing as process
The handmade & the Digital
Drawing, Image, Illustration
The handmade & the digital
The handmade & the Digital
The
communication of ideas, concepts and
messages through
image What is Illustration?
Applied Illustration.
Function Audience Context
Reportage Editorial Publishing Character Narrative Retail Exhibition Fashion Product Merchandise Online Interactive Animated What do Illustrators do?
Character & Narrative
Product Range Distribution
Drawing, Image, Illustration
Cross media delivery
Product, Range, Distribution
we offer a
specialist
programme of
visual investigation, problem solving and professional skills development.
Specialist Institution. Specialist degree
Product, Range, Distribution
Our Students are‌. Creatively ambitious individuals Committed & motivated practitioners Critical & reflective learners Prepared to challenge and be challenged Questioning, enquiring and pioneering
‌.our most important asset
Our application process.
Our Students. Annual Intake Illustration 465 applicants - 50 Places Based on 2015 figures
Our Students. • We accept applications from Foundation Diploma, Extended Diplomas, ‘A’ Level, Access to HE etc. • Local, Regional, National & International recruitment • At least 20% of each year are returning to education from employment.
UCAS Application Deadline
15th JANUARY 2016
OUR APPLICATION PROCESS
You will be sent a Pre-interview selection task. Selected applicants will be invited through to interview Interviews will take place during the weeks commencing
15th February 2016 29th February 2016 21st March 2016* OUR APPLICATION PROCESS
ON THE DAY…… • Meet current students and be shown around the facilities • Portfolio Review • Interview with a member of the programme team.
OUR APPLICATION PROCESS
What do you Want to say? Who do you want to say it to? How do you want to say it?
We are looking for enquiring minds!
Thank you for your time.