GMD alumnus, Rory Farrell’s recent elegant packaging solution for LSA International included a sustainability challenge. Rory describes the thinking behind his design: “Canopy was one of LSA’s flagship collections of spring-summer 2019. The styling of the packaging you see here was a sort of subdued, eastern-bloc, modernist tone, in accordance with LSA’s 1960s Polish origins.…
A longer than usual post, but this email interview with GMD alumnus Sam Jackson, Global Narrative Director at Nike, is well worth the read, so we are publishing it in its entirety. Lots of good tips for students and links to visit, so keep scrolling!… When did you graduate from GMD? I graduated in the…
Edward Lloyd graduated from the Graphic & Media Design BA course in 2018 and is already gaining recognition for his story-telling skills. Nostalgia is Edward’s debut short film, which was privately screened at Channel 4’s in-house theatre in London, as well as a public exhibition ‘Please Mind the Flash’ at Hoxton Arches, December 2019. With…
BA & MA GMD alumnus, Jaya Modi, has had her final year book project accepted by Torchlight Journal for their 11th issue – Libraries in Film and Literature. Jaya describes her approach to the project: It was so exciting for me to be able to talk about one of my favourite projects from university –…
On the launch of his second album and forthcoming residency in Southbank Centre’s Purcell Rooms, alumnus, graphic designer and musician Hector Plimmer talks to Senior Lecturer Craig Burston – a rumination on studying on GMD at LCC, exploring the pre-modded Elephant & Castle and the importance of bringing your passions into your studies. GMD: Your…
Alba Urquía, who graduated from GMD in 2019, has won a training grant to take part in a course at Joan Miró’s printmaking studios in 2020. The Fundació Miró Mallorca offers just two scholarships annually to artists interested in printmaking techniques and printed editions to enable them to attend one of the courses each summer. Alba describes…
Congratulations to Graphic & Media Design graduate Ellie Gilbert-Ryan who won a Silver Creative Conscience Award during her final year at LCC. Creative Conscience is a global movement that improves the communities we live and work in, helping to transform the wider world. They promote socially valuable, human centred design that enables and inspires people…
Creative duo Anna Jobbins and Kate Lloyd met on the Graphic Media & Design course at LCC. They have since gone from strength to strength in the advertising industry and currently work for Havas London. Anna and Kate have recently been included in the prestigious ‘Future Leaders’ list of female creatives by Campaign and Creative Equals.…
GMD alumnus (and former associate lecturer) Patrick Fry set up his own publishing house, CentreCentre, in order to create limited edition books from unexpected collections, projects and archives. Patrick believes in taking inspiration from the mundane and the overlooked, bringing ideas to life by celebrating visual culture on the periphery. The latest publication from CentreCentre is Brick Index –…
Getting Out There is a networking and skills program designed to help students prepare themselves for the outside world. The program was just completed with the Second Year Graphic and Media Design students at London College of Communication. Facilitator William Redgrove reflects on the experience: “I have come from the interesting position of being an…
