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…
Design: Annabel Schick Last term, a group of 2nd year Graphic & Media Design students began work on a live collaboration with GMD alumnus, Alex Rose, National Careers Service Advisor for HMP YOI ISIS and HMP Wandsworth. The students who volunteered to take part in the project were; Annabel Schick; Ryan Ellis; Tom Allen, Veronica Carlin and Ewa Dykas; James Robinson and…
LCC Talent Works is a programme that funds LCC students and recent graduates to work on projects for social enterprises, charities and community groups. A number of second year Graphic & Media Design students took part in Talent Works projects this year. Under the scheme, GMD students were given training in website design and then put…
2nd year Graphic & Media Design student, Emma Shore, has been working as a sign writer for Lush Cosmetics for 2–3 years, and is part of a team of 6 who are responsible for the signage in the UK and European shops, as well as any events which the company holds. The traditional craft of…
To mark the 50th anniversary of ‘1968’, a year of global protest and unrest, the Design Activism Research Hub (DARH) is staging an exhibition in the LCC Library with related events for students and staff during May. The exhibition displays visual artefacts and publications related to activist concerns in London at that time; from international…
GMD student, Veronica Jones, reports back from a recent talk at LCC. “Second year GMD students and tutors welcomed author Jeffrey Boakye for a talk about his book Hold Tight: Black Masculinity, Millennials and the Meaning of Grime. Hold Tight is a key text for our collaborative project, Full Flow – the Language of Grime, in which students…
