Monday 13 Jul 2009
It’s that time of year again: from creative arts colleges and universities across the country, a new generation of graduates is emerging, bringing an infusion of fresh talent and ideas to the creative scene.
To get a feeling for what the class of 2009 has to offer, you can’t do better than a trip to the D&AD’s colossal New Blood show, the daddy of graduate showcases. We’ve trawled this year’s entries to bring you our pick of the illustrators, graphic designers, and creatives to watch.
THE ARTS INSTITUTE AT BOURNEMOUTH
Course BA (Hons) Illustration
TIANYIN WANG
MAKE UP
An image based on a photo of the artist’s girlfriend, inspired by Jasper Goodall, David Downton and other fashion illustrators.
w-t-in@hotmail.com
tinyurl.com/mbtxpb
DAN ALMEROTH
AT HOME
Part of a series exploring the concept of the freakshow, this image shows a circus bearded lady at home with her family.
d.almeroth@googlemail.com
danielalmeroth.blogspot.com
JENNI SAARENKYLÄ
EAR IS THE FOREST
In Finnish folklore the bear is the most sacred animal; some even believed that when the bear moved, the forest moved with it.
jennisaarenkyla@gmail.com
www.jennisaarenkyla.com
BEDFORD COLLEGE
Course HND Graphic Design
PATRICIA COGORNO
OUTDOOR POSTERS FOR PJ SMOOTHIES
The brief for this project called for a poster campaign that makes the PJ Smoothies brand appealing, accessible, and trendy.
patricia_cogorno@hotmail.com
KARL DEMNER
CRISIS DIRECT MAIL TUBE
The brief called for an innovative piece of direct mail for charity Crisis that raises public awareness of homelessness.
karldemnerdesign@hotmail.com
karldemnerdesign.carbonmade.com
BLACKPOOL & THE FYLDE COLLEGE SCHOOL OF ART & DESIGN
Course BA (Hons) Graphic Design
HELEN ASHCROFT
NO CONTROL
A self-initiated brief investigating whether design can still be achieved without human control and personal preferences.
hellie_ash@hotmail.com
www.helenash.com
KIRSTY WRIGHT
RAISE AWARENESS OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGIES
The stamps have a ‘look twice’ approach, where each image has a double meaning: six body parts represent six alternative energies.
kirsty.wright@hotmail.co.uk
www.kirstywrightdesign.com
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY
Course BA (Hons) Graphic Design
ELLEN SAWLE
I USED TO SAY I HOPE IT BURNS DOWN, AND IT DID
The image is part of a coffee-table book about old people and old age, aiming to change young people’s perceptions of older generations.
ellen_sawle@hotmail.com
www.flickr.com/photos/ellen_sawle
SARAH KNAPMAN
PLAN YOUR LIFE
Influenced by the style of Bret Easton Ellis, each spine forms an internal monologue: the books in the stack become the novels of Knapman’s life.
sarahknapman@googlemail.com
internalmonologuesarahk.blogspot.com
KAROL DOMAGALSKI & RENE RUDNIK
BUTTERFLY TRAINING POSTER
The Butterfly Training Poster functions as a personal coaching tool for casual players that helps them improve their table-tennis skills.
rene.rudnik@gmx.de
karol.domagalski@gmx.de
rene-rudnik.com
COVENTRY UNIVERSITY
Course B A (Hons) Graphic Design
NATHAN BRADLEY
HOMELESS PAYCHEQUE
The brief demanded a novel, informative direct mail campaign. This project aims to remind the target audience of cash-rich professionals, that not everybody is fortunate enough to receive a pay cheque, or to have a stable income – and that homeless people have neither.
nbradley@me.com
www.nbradley.me.uk
HULL SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN
Course BA (Hons) Graphic Design
JORDAN HEMSWORTH
FABER & FABER BOOK COVERS
A series of book covers centred on monologues by the lead characters of the films of each book’s title. Each monologue is depicted through the book’s typographic style, which relates to the respective film. Wraparound sleeves are used with a unique typeface design, keeping the covers contemporary.
jordan-id@hotmail.com
jordanhemsworth.blogspot.com
ANDREW HIBBERT AND KEVIN BUTCHER LOOK OUTSIDE!
This advertising campaign for Clear Channel aims to promote outdoor advertising on spaces such as adshells and billboards, by promoting the outdoors as the ‘third space’. The idea was to portray an ad within an ad, which inspires the viewer to take interest in the media.
contact@andrewhibbert.co.uk
kdbutcher83@hotmail.co.uk
www.andrewhibbert.co.uk
LINE ARONSEN
FUN SEX SAFE SEX
The campaign was designed to highlight the use of text messages as a discreet way of contacting the NHS sexual advice centre. This service allows anyone, anytime, anywhere to ask anything about sex. The design of the piece was aimed at 16-25-yearolds, with an emphasis on raising awareness of safe sex.
aronsen0o@gmail.com
lipsink0o.blogspot.com
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