Hungry and Undervalued was GMD student Charlotte Joseph’s self-initiated project whilst out on the Diploma in Professional Studies. Charlotte is also a music journalist in her spare time and she produced this zine about undiscovered girl bands from her gig visits and interviews. “I wanted to create something to bring people of colour who enjoy participating…
GMD staff member Paul McNeil has published a definitive survey of the major typefaces produced since the advent of printing with movable type in the mid-fifteenth century to the present day. Arranged chronologically, more than 320 typefaces are faithfully reproduced in the form of their original type specimens or, where more suitable, in alternative historical settings.…
GMD alumnus Naomi Edmondson began legal street art project Survival Techniques almost 2 years ago after a period of feeling low. The paintings aim to promote hope and optimism. “It started as a list I made for myself to remind me what to do when I was feeling really low: things that always made me…
GMD graduate Tom Baber and his typographic work was featured on the It’s Nice That website this summer. “…It was also Tom’s mum who introduced him to his future university, London College of Communication. ‘My mum made me look round LCC. I’d never heard of it but I got really excited looking round all the…
The Print Futures Awards is an annual initiative by The Printing Charity and this year they approached LCC to find designers who could refresh their printed materials. Students across courses from the Design School at both undergraduate and postgraduate level took up the extra-curricular challenge. Costanza De Luca (BA (Hons) Graphic and Media Design), was…
The second winners from the Design School at the D&AD awards this year were Charlie Boyden and Natasha Hicken who were recognised for their Hasbro game idea, Flipstik. FlipStik is a game that is as straight-forward as it is addictive – it has no rules, you can play it however you want, challenge yourself or your…
Although still in progress until 22 June, this year’s Graphic & Media Design Show has already attracted a lot of attention. Below are selected reviews and highlights. The work of graduating students can also be viewed at: http://gmdlcc.com Creative Review Gradwatch: https://www.creativereview.co.uk/gradwatch-highlights-lcc-design-degree-show/ Digital Arts Online: http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/news/graphic-design/best-of-grad-shows-2017-london-college-of-communication/ LCC Blog: http://blogs.arts.ac.uk/london-college-of-communication/2017/06/14/spotlight-on-ba-hons-graphic-media-design-lcc-degree-shows-2017/ Alumni Jochen Viegener’s Blog: http://jochenviegener.tumblr.com/post/161861609595/ba-graphic-media-design-degree-show http://jochenviegener.tumblr.com/post/161861609595/ba-graphic-media-design-degree-show
Private View: Thursday 15 June 2017, 6 – 9pm (RSVP via Eventbrite) Exhibition open: Friday 16 – Thursday 22 June 2017 Opening Hours: Monday – Friday 11am – 7pm. Saturday 11am – 4pm. Sunday closed. http://gmdlcc.com #SalonXVII #LCC Degree Shows @GMDLCC So what can we expect from the GMD class of 2017? Course Leader Craig Burston explains the vision: “This year…
Congratulations to final year student, Shalyn Wilkins, who has won a D&AD New Blood Award for her response to the BBC brief that challenged students to “bring Edinburgh Festivals to everyone, by using technology to capture the event for a wider audience”. Be Here & There is a program designed for elderly people in care…
Roxanne Bottomley graduated from GMD a year ago. Here she reflects on her journey into a career in teaching… “I am now a lecturer on Foundation at Leeds College of Art and absolutely love it! I was initially working two days a week teaching and then three days a week at various studios in Leeds…
GMD graduate Beth Johnson has just finished working on a challenging brief for the UN as the result of a live college project that ran last year. For the rebrand, she was solely responsible for research, strategy, design, copy and brand implementation. Brief: Rebrand the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification to strengthen the positioning of the organisation…
GMD Alumnus, Hector Plimmer, has just released his debut album Sunshine. And yes, it’s wonderful. Soulful and electronic, mature stuff. Hector began the more formal exploration of the relationship between sound and image in earnest as part of his final year GMD Major Project. Since graduation, Hector has worked as an artist, designer and musician. He has gone on to…
