Graphics-blog

2012 Graduate profile 1 - John Biddle

John Biddle, one of this year’s illustration graduates, is featured as Artist of the Month on The Double Negative website…

Alumni - Michael Cottage

Nice to see one of our recent Illustration graduates, Michael Cottage, featured as artist of the month on the excellent Double Negative online magazine.

Alumni - Daniella Orsini

Animation graduate (2007), Daniella Orsini, returns to Liverpool next week with her animation Being Bradford Dillman screened as part of the British Animation Awards 2012.

Daniella worked as character animator on the 10 minute stop-motion animation about a bullied and introspective girl with an identity crisis. Being Bradford Dillman is being screened in the Public Choice Programme 2 on Tuesday 24 January at 6.30pm and 9pm at FACT, Liverpool.

Daniella was the Regional Winner and National Finalist of the ‘BAFTA 60 Second of Fame’ Award 2007 with one of her final year student films. Earlier this year she worked on the short film The Girl is Mime starring Martin Freeman - also an award winning short.

Here’s the trailer…

Alumni - Harry Nesbitt

One of our most talented recent graduates, Harry Nesbitt (2009) has showcased a set of avatars (online ‘alter-egos’) for tech company Realmac Software on his blog. Beautiful character design in a style we recognise from the work he was doing in his final year with us.

Avatars for Realmac

A Day in the Life final year student project

Welcome to 2012

With the festive season over and this being the first week back at work, it seemed appropriate to feature this cynical New Year poster designed by 2011 graduate Sam Harrison. At least the days are getting longer!

Dec 2011 : Advent pt.1

As it’s December, here’s our first Christmas themed post. This illustration by regularly featured alumni Al Murphy sets the tone perfectly for advent. More illustration one-liners on his blog and via @moorlandbeast

Sep 2011 : Will Sweeney

Illustration alumni, Will Sweeney (1996), has just completed the artwork for French electronic act Birdy Nam Nam. It’s the follow up to the video The Parachute Ending.

Sep 2011 : A Small Cinema

Sam Meech, ex student and visiting lecturer, is presenting A Small Cinema in Chinatown - a free outdoor film event under the Chinese Arch, in collaboration with Abandon Normal Devices Festival, this Thursday 29th September.