UCA Illustration at New Blood 2012

Third year students had a great stand at D&AD New Blood in Spitalfields this year. Showcasing 'vivid and aggressive work' that stood out from the crowd. We had a great review on the Creative Review blog. Here's the gang putting up the show. Well done everybody!

Penguin Design Award Shortlist 2012

Two Year 3 students have been shortlisted for the Penguin Design Award this year. The brief was to design and illustrate Grimm's Fairy Tales. Well done to Zoe Sutton and Esther Farmer.

Zoe Sutton

Esther Farmer

Year 2 illustration show

Joanna Keys, Abbey Massey and a small friend selling a selection of handmade books at the 2nd year end of year show "Lead". Held in the George Rodger gallery at Maidstone, it was a triumph. They are looking particularly happy to have prized £2.50 out of me for a catalogue. A bargain as it turned out, as it will inevitably become a collectors item.

Course Leader Neil Breeden ensuring quality control over the various refreshments available.

Some damn fine work by the student known as Lucy Parris. This is just a taster, more soon.

Comica

We had a great day at Comica last Saturday April 21^st.

Current students and staff as well as recent graduates of the course showed their books and zines – all very unique and beautifully made. We enjoyed the live drawing taking place in the Great Hall of Bishopsgate Institute with creators including Tom Gauld, Simone Lia, Darryl Cunningham, Andi Watson, Mark Stafford & many more…

We saw some great new books by NoBrow and we discovered Aben Maler, a small Danish publishing company with very interesting titles – have a look here. We had fantastic feedback and we look forward to coming back in November with more books, zines and prints!

http://abenmaler.dk/english/

http://www.comicafestival.com/

Drawing Workshop with Le Gun

Second and third year illustration students took part in a drawing workshop with Le Gun founders Neal Fox and Robert Rubbish on Friday afternoon, after an inspiring talk about their work in the morning.

Visiting Lecture: Neal Fox and Robert Rubbish

We had a fantastic start to the new semester with a guest lecture from Le Gun founders, Neal Fox and Robert Rubbish who entertained us with their adventures in illustration. Both artists exhibit internationally and have worked on a range of fascinating and innovative projects.

Robert Rubbish

Neal Fox

New York Trip

BA Hons Illustration students and staff enjoyed a fantastic trip to New York at the end of January. We visited Heart Illustration Agency New York office and had a really interesting time talking about the ins and outs of working in the USA and saw some great examples of work from the likes of Nick White, Laura Carlin and Barry Falls to name but a few! We also saw some great art at the museums and galleries and found some interesting souvenirs at the Flea Markets and while we were at MoMA we caught a glimpse of Occupy Wall Street in the foyer.