Newsblog for the Division of Art & Design at the University of Bedfordshire

Posts Tagged ‘Illustration’

Transition/Pãreja – an exhibition of Latvian printmakers

Transition/Pãreja - an exhibition of Latvian printmakers

From the 26 April – 24 May 2012 there will be an exhibition of Latvian student and alumni work in The Gallery Space at the University in the Campus Centre at Park Square.


Creating A Great Moment

Creating A Great Moment

Graphic Design and Illustration students from Design for Communication course here at the University entered the Design Museum’s annual ‘Design Factory’ Higher Education project for BA design students, spanning product, fashion/textiles, graphics/illustration and architecture/spatial design.


You are invited to the 2011 Degree Show

You are invited to the 2011 Degree Show

  You are invited to the 2011 University of Bedfordshire Art and Design Show. Luton Campus, Park Square, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 3JU. Private View:  Wednesday 8th June 6 till 10pm.  Including the Fashion Show and Dance Display starting at 9PM in the adjacent UK Centre for Carnival Arts. The Art & Design students and staff [...]


Spring has Sprung!

Spring has Sprung!

Design for Communication course leader Noel Douglas has been published in ‘Springtime’ a book on student protests around the world. The book produced by Verso includes a large section on the UK student movements against increased tuition fees, Noel has illustrated these struggles in a 16-page section, some images of the spreads are below.


Pick Me Up

Pick Me Up

Illustration tutors, INK Illustration were recently invited to create a drawing workshop ‘With Draw’ as part of Pick Me Up 2011 at Somerset House, in London. The collective asked visitors to contribute their illustrations in response to INK’S drawings using their imagination, memory and observation to form a collaborative mural which took over the walls. [...]


Images of the Day with Illustrator Tim Sanders

Images of the Day with Illustrator Tim Sanders

Design for Communication 1st year students recently had an intensive one-day workshop with Illustrator Tim Sanders. Tim works for The Independent and numerous other magazine, newspapers and publishers. The ‘Images of the Day’ Workshop took as it’s start a news story from that morning newspapers. Two dominated the student’s choices, one on the increase in [...]


London Calling

London Calling

Design for Communication students took a recent trip to see a number of exhibitions in London. Starting out West at the Chelsea Space at Chelsea School of Art, we looked at the working processes of Barney Bubbles, the alias for Colin Fulcher who worked extensively for the late 60s counterculture through to the punk and [...]


Design Your Future

Design Your Future

The Art & Design department are again at the “Design Your Future” UCAS fayre in the ExCel Centre in London.  Why not drop by and say hello, we would love to chat to you about all the courses we have to offer.


Invisible Gallery Take 2!

Invisible Gallery Take 2!

Illustrations tutors, INK Illustration revisit their Invisible Gallery a year from it’s first outing at Tenderpixel Gallery in Leicester Square. The imaginary library is filled with books that have been alluded to in novels, but have never actually existed and has been installed at Free Word, Farringdon 25th June-30 July. The exhibition is part of Islington [...]


Second Year Students Create Guerilla Gallery

Second Year Students Create Guerilla Gallery

A group of 2nd year fine art, art & design and illustration students took over shop unit in the Luton indoor market hall. 11th – 17th June 2010


Everybody Loves Design and Sunshine!

Everybody Loves Design and Sunshine!

Design for Communication is currently showing at D&AD’s New Blood event at the Truman Brewery at Brick Lane in London. New Blood is the annual showcase for Communication Design students around the country, as usual there is some great work, students getting portfolio reviews and talks from design professionals and after two busy private views [...]


Images from the Opening

Images from the Opening

We had a great opening on Thursday, here are a few images from the evening, more to come! Images: Ben Hodson


Degree Show 2010

Welcome to ‘We Create Together’ the Art and Design Degree show, 2010 at the University of Bedfordshire, which also coincides with the launch of this website. With this showcase we celebrate the creative work of this year’s cohort of honours graduates. Encouraging the creative potential of our students is our prime aim over the three [...]