Alasdair Bater
Francesca Jennings
James Bennett
Gwaredd Jones
Gabriella Bond
Joshua Munn
Lauren Coleman
Emily Pemberthy
Paul Creswick
Isaac Penn
Jamie Davies
Keiran Protheroe
Rhys Davies
Rebecca Rees
Ittihkorn Duangchat
Yaoxin Ru Roger
Darren Green
Bleddyn Sion
Saffron Hewitt
Jon Williams
Jordan Hickey
Zani Williams
Dan Huxtable
Yuan Feng Tim
Sophie Jenkin
WELCOME A visual celebration of our final year, Thataway proudly displays the graphic design work of all twenty five graduating students. The exhibition concept is inspired by road signs, and how they depict what comes next as we all move forward. Each designer is represented by an arrow, as an indicator of their uniqueness within a creative group. Since joining the BA (Hons) Graphic Design course in summer 2015, we feel we have improved immeasurably, and our design styles and philosophies have evolved exponentially. Three years have passed, and in that time we have experimented and refined our approaches and solutions to a broad and testing range of design tasks. We hope that the variety of work presented is evidence of our continuing progression and professional aspirations. After working alongside one another and aiding each other throughout three very challenging academic years, we believe that our efforts reflect a maturity and sense of ambition that will help us follow those arrows to the future.
What a pleasure and privilege it has been to spend three years in the company of these graduating students. The group includes some of the most driven, hard working, modest, gifted and just plain nice individuals that we have encountered as staff. Their progress from week to week, semester to semester and year to year has often reminded us why we love our job so much. Their sense of humour, and sense of their own emerging aspirations has been a real joy to witness, as they have grown not only as dedicated designers, but also as rounded human beings, curious and excited about what the future holds for them, and the creative contribution they can make to it. And so it is with a degree of sadness, but enormous pride, optimism and indeed expectation, that we shall soon be pointing towards the horizon, awaiting a drum roll, before boldly proclaiming “They went Thataway�. - Staff Team BA (Hons) Graphic Design
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CLASS OF 2018
Alasdair Bater Alasdair Bater is a dynamic and creative Graphic Designer with an active interest in intelligently developed design. As well as studying for a degree in Graphic Design, he works as a designer and match day photographer at Premiership football club, Swansea City. Alasdair is a lateral thinker who seeks original and innovative solutions, and is particularly passionate about the creative possibilities of minimalist design, as well as more traditional design solutions. The design experience he has already gained within a pressurised working environment gives his work a distinct professional edge. www.abatercreative.co.uk info@abatercreative.co.uk IG - @abatercreative
James Bennett Graphic Design has become a huge part of James’ life. Studying at Swansea College of Art UWTSD has developed his passion and has provided him with the mature mentality and drive to achieve a successful design career. His strong interest in visual art, photography and the environment has a heavy influence on his work. James has a keen eye for detail and believes that the small things make a big difference in design. James has worked with web design, packaging, branding, advertising and photography. He loves combining hand drawn elements with digital work to create visually stimulating pieces. bennettdesigns.co.uk james@bennettdesigns.co.uk IG - @bennett.designs
Gabriella Bond Gabby has always had a love for Graphic Design and the way in which it brings excitement and captivation to the public. Now, having the opportunity to produce designs and inspire people just as she was inspired, Gabby feels increasingly passionate about her work and is always striving to improve every area so that it will always be the best it can be. Gabby is a strong conceptual thinker who is hard-working and enthusiastic. She likes to approach things from new perspectives and enjoys pushing boundaries to create designs that tell a story and delight the audience.
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Lauren Coleman Lauren Coleman is a young creative individual from South Wales. She enjoys many aspects of Graphic Design, understanding typography and publication layout across both web and print. Her passion lies within corporate branding using experimental finishes. Lauren is adaptable, approachable and enjoys working with a variety of diverse clients, giving her the opportunity to challenge herself. After studying Graphic Communication for two years and Graphic Design for three years, she now feels well rounded as a Graphic Designer and is looking forward to the next chapter in her life. coleman-design.com coleman-design@outlook.com IG - @coleman.design
Paul Creswick Paul Creswick’s love for design inspired him to study a level 3 extended diploma in Creative Media Production. In college he realised that he wanted to utilise these skills in Graphic Design. Therefore, upon asking college tutors, he tailored his final year project around Graphic Design, to build up a portfolio before university. A minimalist approach to design has allowed Paul to reduce pieces of work to their necessary elements. Minimalist styles are distinguished by superior materials that give the impression of moderate luxury due to their raw and simple nature. paulcreswickmedia.co.uk paul.creswick@outlook.com IG - @paulcreswickmedia
Jamie Davies Jamie is a versatile designer who thrives on experimenting with different mediums. He often finds inspiration from the vaguest drop of paint to the most methodically designed brand identity. A designer who is fascinated by the relationship between older, physical methods of design and the newer, digital ones. Jamie has spent his time throughout university working on a number of projects, self-motivated and client based, but has begun to find his stride in identity graphics and branding. Always seeking new challenges, his more recent projects have seen him incorporating motion into them. jamiedaviesdesign.co.uk contact@jamiedaviesdesign.co.uk IG - @jamiedavies_design
Rhys Davies Rhys Davies is 26 years of age from Merthyr Tydfil. Rhys has been involved in art throughout his academic career as well as in his early personal life, spanning 18 years. Rhys’ direction moved towards graphic design as he found interest in graffiti art and then began experimenting with typography. Passionately interested in skateboarding, Rhys often uses this as an influence in his work, as well as Swiss and geometric design. His love for this style of design was guided by his university course. Rhys enjoys branding and photo-graphical typography and his love of Swiss and geometric design is evident in these areas. rdaviesdesign.com rdaviesdesign@hotmail.com IG - @rdaviesdesign
Ittihkorn Duangchat Ittihkorn Duangchat (Itty) is a graphic designer from Swansea. From a young age, Ittihkorn was inspired by illustration and typography, something he continues to be passionate about to this day. Since studying at Swansea College of Art UWTSD, Ittihkorn has fallen in love with how Graphic Design can allow him to experiment and develop his work through many different mediums. These include: letterpress, woodblock, lino print, Risograph, laser-cutting and more. During his time at Swansea College of Art UWTSD, Ittihkorn has improved his skill set and knowledge of Graphic Design and is enthusiastic to continue to grow in the future. ittydesigns.co.uk ittydesigns@gmail.com IG - @ittydesigns
Darren Green Darren is the only part-time student on the course and has been working in the print design industry for over 30 years. Darren started his career as a printer and quickly took a shine to the design aspects of the industry, including graphic design, illustration, photography and more recently web design. Darren is now managing the design and print work-flow for the University as well as being in control of the University’s branding. Also this year, Darren launched his own Graphic Design company, Pebbleshore Creative. www.pebbleshore.org info@pebbleshore.org
Saffron Hewitt Saffron is a Welsh designer who found a love for Graphics in school and during her work experience at a design & print company. She has a particular interest in and passion for typography and takes inspiration from everything around her. With other interests such as photography, Saffron enjoys incorporating this into her designs and has a love for creating unusual layouts and clean-cut design. saffrongraphics.myportfolio.com saff.hewitt@hotmail.co.uk IG - @saffrongraphics
Jordan Hickey Jordan Hickey is a freelance Graphic Designer from Birmingham with a keen interest in UX/UI Design. Jordan has gained 7+ years experience in the Graphic Design industry. Alongside his degree he has worked with big brands such as ITV, Tessuti, Blackdog Digital, Tinchy Stryder, Triumph Motorcycles Owners Club, Tetris Blu, McDonalds & Matalan. Jordan is a multi-functional Graphic Designer who has worked in all areas of print, web, and design. Jordan has now set up JH Creative which is a freelance design company specialising in building brands through web, design, print and apparel. www.jhcreativeuk.co.uk hello@jhcreativeuk.co.uk IG - @jhcreativeuk
Dan Huxtable Daniel was at a young age when he realised he had a passion for business and design. He decided to choose Graphic Design at GCSE, and later went to college to further his skills in design before coming to study at Swansea College of Art UWTSD. He is an enthusiastic designer who always puts 100% into every project he tackles. He always tries to think outside the box and adds hidden meanings within his work. He enjoys branding, corporate ID, and web design, and uses his knowledge of the business world to influence the way he designs for each project. He believes that the power of branding and design can elevate a business substantially and as a result it should not be overlooked. www.hdmsdesign.co.uk info@hdmsdesign.co.uk IG - @hdmsdesign
Sophie Jenkin Sophie Jenkin has always enjoyed being creative. She developed an ambition to follow the Graphic Design route from a visit to Clarks, where she met some of the Graphic Design team working there. She has always enjoyed a combination of digital and traditional techniques to add more of a personal and a hands-on approach to her designs. By using traditional methods, her design layout consideration has developed and she thinks more of the design as a blank canvas awaiting a grid formation. Sophie is very much an all round designer and sees her strengths being in editorial design and text handling. www.squig194.com squig194@gmail.com IG - @squig194
Francesca Jennings Having found an interest and love for Graphic Design in secondary school, Francesca has continued to develop her skills in branding and typography whilst at University and has thoroughly enjoyed learning new software. She especially found learning animation to be both fulfilling and creatively challenging, offering her the opportunity to expand her software capabilities, competency and skills. During her third year she has created a range of designs, varying from teaching resources and company branding, to more creative and personal projects. She hopes to continue using her Graphic skills in a teaching capacity. jenningscreativegraphicdesign.co.uk info@jenningscreativegraphicdesign.co.uk IG - @jennings_creative
Gwaredd Jones Gwaredd Jones is a Swansea based Graphic Designer with a keen interest in music and a love for good clean design. These passions, combined with an avid attention to detail and the threat of impending deadlines are what inspire him to create his minimalistic, simple designs, incorporating a good understanding of the significance of pure typography and an elegant palette of colours. Fluent and adept in the Welsh language, Gwaredd also enjoys designing bilingually across a multitude of formats within print and web design, with his strengths lying in commercial, branding and editorial design. gwareddjonesdesign.com gwareddjonesdesign@gmail.com IG - @gwareddjonesdesign
Joshua Munn Josh has always had a passion for Graphic design. Even before he understood the concept of Graphic Design, he was always fascinated by the way things were designed. This fascination grew and at 16, he began selling digital illustrations to a large customer base all around the world. Josh then began his studies in Graphic Design at Swansea College of Art UWTSD which helped him further expand his understanding and knowledge of design, allowing his passion for design to develop further. Josh has a strong interest in the design of user interface, web design and also print design and continues to expand his skills. www.munnzehdesigns.com josh@munnzehdesigns.com IG - @munnzehdesigns
Emily Pemberthy Emily has always had passion in the creative area since a young age. She studied art at her local college for four years to be certain of her career choice. Emily has always had a strong love for art and design. She realized she had the passion for Graphic Design whilst in college. Throughout university she has enjoyed experimenting with different materials and methods. She developed a huge love for the Risograph and woodblock processes through a number of her projects. Being a designer is Emily’s ultimate passion in life. Emily will continue evolving after university and looking towards the future in design. www.emilypemberthy.com emilypemberthy1@hotmail.com IG - @emdesigns__
SWANSEA COLLEGE OF ART UWTSD DYNEVOR CAMPUS SA1 3EU
SWANSEA COLLEGE OF ART UWTSD DYNEVOR CAMPUS SA1 3EU
20th NOV - 22nd DEC 2017
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Isaac Penn Isaac Penn is an enthusiastic Graphic Designer with a love of everything design. With a particular interest in print, Isaac enjoys using traditional methods such as linocutting, book binding, woodblock and particularly letterpress. With a keen eye for detail and a meticulous work ethic, Isaac’s design tends to be very clean and simple, which is often inspired by the International Typographic Style. Design is not just work for Isaac, it is something he takes a lot of enjoyment from in all aspects of his life, and he never stops appreciating and admiring it. www.isaacpenn.co.uk info@isaacpenn.co.uk IG - @isaacpenndesign
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Keiran Protheroe Keiran is an ambitious individual who loves exploring new means to broaden his experience as a graphic designer. His study at Swansea College of Art UWTSD has proven invaluable for his development & attention to detail. His strengths lay in typography, web, text handling & branding, however he continuously seeks to improve his existing skills in all aspects of design, ranging from animation to illustration. From the minuscule detail to large scale projects Keiran always keeps a consistent level of positive energy to see the best result out of any of his work with passion & focus. keiranprotheroe.myportfolio.com keiran.protheroedesign@gmail.com IG - @keiranprotheroe_design
Rebecca Rees Rebecca Rees is an enthusiastic creative who expresses this through the medium of Graphic Design. Rebecca cultivates her creative side by using a hands on approach to design and development, and challenges herself to work in a variety of mediums to broaden her skill set. Rebecca has attention to detail with a clean style that’s applied to digital graphic, print and web design. However, she can adapt herself to the task at hand, whether that be through the traditional methods of illustration and watercolours, or the printing techniques of letterpress and Risograph, to present the best outcome. rebeccareesdesigns.com rebeccareesdesigns@outlook.com IG - @rr.designs03
Yaoxin Ru Yaoxin Ru (Roger) is an international student at Swansea College of Art UWTSD, completing his study in Graphic Design. During his two years in Swansea, a different culture and new environment has changed his outlook. His personality is lively, easy-going, and approachable. He has many hobbies including basketball, swimming, reading, and painting. Through two years of study here, he has improved his design skills and gained professional knowledge of the design industry. He is fluent in the related software of Graphic Design, including Photoshop, llustrator and Indesign. He has enjoyed designing posters, corporate identities and brochures for external clients. He feels very honored to have studied here with his new classmates and tutors. yaoxinru.com ryx19930507@icloud.com
Bleddyn Sion Bleddyn Sion is a Graphic Designer hailing from Swansea. After a couple of years working in large format printing businesses based in Swansea and London, he decided to pursue a degree in Graphic Design. Accumulating experience with large format printing equipment motivated him to gain experience in digital graphic design, to compliment his print experience. Inspired by renowned Illustrators and Graphic Designers such as Saul Bass and Drew Struzan, Bleddyn hopes to emulate their success and continue developing his own ideas and create finalised designs to a professional standard. garmondesigns.com bleddyn.sion@yahoo.co.uk
Jonathan Williams Jonathan Williams is a freelance Graphic Designer who began his career in the world of computers, moving over to the creative practice of Graphics. A bold and daring designer, Jonathan pushes the limitations of traditional design, questioning boundaries whilst creating fresh functional graphics. He executes his work using experimental methods, concentrating on material exploration through the means of laser cutting, screen printing and Risograph. He executes attention to detail using bold palettes and layouts displaying a strong, comprehensive understanding of typography. jnawms.com jnawms@gmail.com IG - @jnawmsdesign
Zani Williams An avid climber, Zani has attempted to balance design work and bouldering, although sometimes getting the ratio a little backwards‌ Her love for graphics was discovered when she found a job in a local printer by chance after finishing school. Since then she has taken steps to pursue her dream of being a graphic designer, including moving from rainy Devon to rainy Swansea. Turns out that Wales isn’t so different from the Southwest, except for the funny accents! Zani enjoys working in every discipline of graphics, but her passion lies in editorial design. zani-p-williams.co.uk zpwilliams38@gmail.com IG - @zani_p_design
Feng Yuan Yuan Feng is an international student at Swansea College of Art UWTSD from Wuhan University of Technology. During his two years in UWTSD, he has been influenced by his tutors, his classmates and the whole environment around him. Swansea College of Art UWTSD has taught him much more than just Graphic Design. It has given him a new way to think about design and has taught him independence and teamwork. His tutors and classmates have helped him with his communication and he is very thankful for that. He will not forget all the memories he has made here, no matter where he goes. wwwfyfyfy1104.myportfolio.com www.fyfyfy1104@foxmail.com IG - @yuanwh1104
Acknowledgements The designers of Thataway 2018 have received outstanding support and guidance during their degree studies and would like to thank all the staff at Swansea College of Art UWTSD. There have been some special people whose support, advice, inspiration and encouragement have made all the difference and so particular thanks go to: Donna Williams Philip Thomas Gavin Kirby Harry Richmond Iwan Vaughan Morwenna Stewart Glenn Sherwood James Davies Daniel Butler Lyndon Davies Steve Thomas Ian Simmons Peter Williams Gwenllian Beynon Student Services
Special thanks are also accorded to:
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Ittihkorn Duangchat Character Design
Swansea Grand Theatre Waters Creative Sky Sports Cerys Matthews Guest Speaker Isaac Penn Alasdair Bater Editorial Design Gabriella Bond Design Concept