Our course offers a flexible, multidisciplinary, multimedia approach to the study and practice of contemporary illustration and visual communication. A supportive learning community encourages students to develop their own distinctive visual practice through experimentation and inquiry.

Students work on a broad range of projects, self-defined and from industry, to explore and examine a variety of ideas using processes and practices in both traditional and emerging technologies.

This year, Illustration students have shown great resourcefulness and invention exploring themes such as: folklore, urban, natural and fantasy worlds, mental & physical health, beauty, education, science, social commentary & personal history. Students adopt their own figurative, graphic, abstract, decorative and surreal visual languages. The resulting work engages many audiences and takes a variety of visual forms including installation, animation, children’s picture book, graphic novel, web comic, magazine design, decorative design, game art, tattoo art, drawing and image-making for commercial design and conceptual exploration.

Thank you for helping us celebrate an extraordinary collection of young illustrators and visual communicators.

We hope you enjoy the showcase.

• Please note that in 2022, the Illustration and Visual Communication BA Honours course was revalidated and retitled ‘Illustration BA Honours’.