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Last Saturday, 3 December, we spoke with students, graduates and academics at UAL to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities:

One of the projects we wanted to spotlight is by BA Advertising graduates Ella Plank (.ella), Michelle Wang () and Rachel Yan (.rachel) called 'BSL To Go': a campaign focusing on BSL’s recognition as an official language in the UK.

"As an invisible disability, deafness is a condition often unnoticed and overlooked for social support, creating many challenges and hardships in the lives of those who are hearing impaired," they explain.

The campaign aims to raise awareness and create a culture of inclusivity for the deaf community.

Find out more about project through the link in our bio.

📸: ‘BSL To Go’ by Ella Plank, Michelle Wang and Rachel Yan, 2022 BA (Hons) Advertising, London College of Communication, UAL

Image descriptions:

1 - 3 posters next to each other hung up on a concrete wall showing illustrations of sign language instructions.

2 - A poster illustration demonstrating sign language hanging on a concrete wall with an upwards flight of stairs to the left.

3 - A newspaper called 'BSL Weekly' with sign language illustrations and the headline 'Language connects people’

Thanks so much to everyone who joined us for the Postgraduate Shows private view last night!

If you’d like to see the work of our Design and Screen School students for yourself, then grab a ticket through the link in our bio.

Photo credits: Tim Boddy

Behind the scenes of our second Postgraduate Show!

Launching tomorrow, check out work from student in our Design and Screen Schools. Hit the link in our bio to book your place.

     

Discover the next generation of creators and innovators from our Design and Screen courses with our second Postgraduate Show. Opening on Thursday 1 December, they feature work from a range of courses. With a focus on complexity and contradiction, our graduating students have produced projects on themes ranging from sustainability and social justice to inclusivity and immersive technology - situating contemporary issues within the context of their disciplines.

Join us in celebrating our Class of 2022 as they prepare to take the next step on their personal and professional journeys! You can book your ticket through the link in our bio.

Exhibition design and image by .corps, London College of Communication.

Sneak peek of the Postgraduate Show’s Media School Private View!

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to see this brilliant showcase – open until Saturday 4pm, tickets in our bio!

Photography by Tim Boddy

Sneak peek of the Postgraduate Show’s Media School Private View!

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to see this brilliant showcase – open until Saturday 19 November 4pm, tickets in our bio!

Photography by Tim Boddy

Behind the scenes of this year’s Postgraduate Shows!

Show One opens tomorrow - join us and explore the work of creatives from our Media School.

Featured courses include:
MA Photojournalism and Documentary Photography
MA Photojournalism and Documentary Photography (Online)
MA Photography

Postgraduate Shows 2022 are free and open to all, book your ticket through the link in our bio!

Alongside this year’s Postgraduate Shows we have a range of brilliant events.

Students from MA Photography and MA Photojournalism and Documentary are hosting In Print- a zine, photobook and print sale. Come along for the opportunity to see their works realised, with some available to purchase. The event is happening on Saturday 19 November in the Typo Café at LCC from 11am to 3pm - Join us and support a new generation of creatives!

On the same day LCC photography students are hosting a day long symposium of talks and panels featuring artists, practitioners and industry professionals as they reflect on their work and its position in society.

Talks and panels will be hosted in Lecture Theatre A, with the chance to visit the Graduate Showcase currently on show. The symposium starts at 11am and runs until 3pm.

You can find out more about these events and book your place through the link in our bio!

Coming soon...

This year, our Postgraduate Shows consider connections and reflections by exploring the symbiosis between creativity, industry and community.

With a focus on complexity and contradiction, our graduating students have produced projects on themes ranging from sustainability and social justice to inclusivity and immersive technology - situating contemporary issues within the context of their disciplines.

Select courses will be taking part in our onsite Shows, where spaces across the College will play host to a range of exciting student projects.

Featured work will be split into 2 Shows across November and December:

Show One (Media School)
16 – 19 November

Show Two (Design School and Screen School)
1-3 and 5 December

Join us in celebrating our Class of 2022 as they prepare to take the next step on their personal and professional journeys, and discover new ways of interrogating ideas, refining creative practice and imagining alternative futures.

Postgraduate Shows 2022 will be accompanied by a programme of events, and complemented digitally through the UAL Graduate Showcase platform.

You can book a ticket for the shows here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/postgraduate-shows-2022-show-one-tickets-451753987337

Stay tuned for more information, events and behind the scenes content from this year’s Postgraduate Shows!

Exhibition design by Olly Corps, London College of Communication.

Postgraduate Shows 2022: Show One Discover the next generation of creators and innovators at the LCC Postgraduate Shows 2022.

Leave your mark at our upcoming Student Sessions free live music event on Wednesday 2 November at Corsica Studios! We have partnered with schuh and Converse to bring to you a night filled with great artists, like YS Sainte and Kam-Bu.

Looking to work with LCC’s communications talent on the creative identity for this Student Sessions schuh and Converse selected 4 students from LCC. The team of students supported by schuh and Converse were asked to create a suite of digital and physical assets and graphics to promote the Student Sessions event, giving it a unique look and feel, and creating an unforgettable experience - for students, by students! 

Tickets are FREE so don’t forget to book yours through the link in our bio! 

Third year BA (Hons) Illustration and Visual Media student, Davinia Clarke recently entered and won a design commission competition run by Natixis Investment Managers to create an artwork that celebrates Black history and culture as part of their celebration of Black History Month 2022.

For the Natixis brief Davinia wanted to explore social and community contexts. She chose three words to focus her submission on; community, support, and growth. Davinia explains ‘Black culture and history means to me endless learning and abundance of stories. The watering can featured across all three art pieces reflects the act of nurturing your community’

Davinia’s artwork is being unveiled and permanently displayed in the Natixis IM UK office today – massive congratulations Davinia!

Follow for more brilliant illustrative content.

We’d like to introduce The Elephant Recovery Project, an incredible initiative supported by Southwark Council’s Highstreet Recovery Fund and in partnership with UAL graduates. It aims to provide support to small independent traders in the Elephant and Castle area.
Members of the Elephant and Castle Business Forum expressed an interest in developing a new visual identity for the area, that would celebrate and reflect its unique culture, character and history, and encourage trade for local businesses.

We selected 6 UAL grads skilled in graphic design, visual identity and branding to work in teams of 2 and develop unique visual identity concepts for the area. Over a 2-week period the teams developed concepts based on extensive research about the area. By engaging with and listening to key stakeholders and business owners, they created final concepts that capture the vibrant character of Elephant and Castle – in surprising, unique and eye-catching ways.

Image 1: The Star of South London by Edgar Ocampo-Pazmino and Fly Chan
Image 2: Come as a stranger leave as a friend by Rita Buiça and Sara Zolli
Image 3: Building connections, living culture by Andreea Stan and Margarida Peixoto

Members of the public and the local community are invited to vote for their favourite of the final three visual identity concepts.

Voting opens today and closes on Sunday 7 August.

Follow the link to the Urban Elephant Festival site find out more about the project and cast your vote!

https://urbanelephant.org.uk/elephantidentity/

Please note that the concepts are proposals and may not necessarily be activated in the area.

LCC Shows 2022 are officially open! We're so excited to be able to welcome back audiences to London College of Communication starting with the Media School. Last night was a chance to celebrate our graduating students – both within and beyond the legacies of our College Building.

With a focus on the theme of ‘creative play’, this year’s degree shows offer a deep dive into the contemporary landscape of Design, Media and Screen, drawing together narratives that reflect on the world around us while proposing visions for alternative futures.

Media School courses taking part in LCC Shows include BA (Hons) Photography, BA (Hons) Photojournalism and Documentary Photography, and Graduate Diploma Photography.

You can see a range of brilliant work from our Media School students until Saturday. The LCC Shows 2022 are free and open to all, book a ticket now: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lcc-shows-2022-media-show-tickets-335165427817

Images by Tim Boddy

As we welcome audiences back to London College of Communication, LCC Shows 2022 celebrate the journeys of our graduating students – both within and beyond the legacies of our College Building.

With a focus on the theme of ‘creative play’, this year’s degree shows offer a deep dive into the contemporary landscape of Design, Media and Screen, drawing together narratives that reflect on the world around us while proposing visions for alternative futures.

Our Class of 2022 have experimented with different forms and approaches to develop work integrated with energy, excitement and playfulness – all of which demonstrates an appreciation of established creative practice with original, emerging perspectives.

Accompanied by a lively events programme, our onsite exhibitions will also be complemented digitally through the UAL Graduate Showcase platform.

This year, select courses are taking part in LCC Shows – a series of exhibitions and events which will transform LCC’s gallery spaces into colourful displays of student work.

Each School will exhibit in their show throughout May and June:

LCC Shows 2022 – Media Show: 25 – 28 May
LCC Shows 2022 – Design Show: 8 – 11 June
LCC Shows 2022 – Screen Show: 17 – 18 and 20 – 21 June (closed 19 June)

The LCC Shows 2022 are free and open to all, find out more here: https://www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/london-college-of-communication/whats-on-at-lcc/lcc-shows-2022

UAL Creative Hack is a 2-day creative hackathon, offering students and recent graduates the opportunity to come together to learn, innovate, create and present their ideas to address the Capital’s challenges and make London a better place to live, work and visit.

Teams will be given the option of working to create solutions for change on the following themes during the Hack:

⭐️ Technology and Digital
⭐️ Environment and Sustainability
⭐️ Social Justice and Equality

Taking place 21-22 March, participants can take part in person (in High Holborn) or online.

£2,500 worth of prize money awarded to the most innovative ideas and team work! ✨

Click the link to find out more and apply, application close 28 February!

https://www.arts.ac.uk/students/student-careers/ual-creative-hack-

As more of us than ever turn our focus to the importance of sustainability, considering how we can reform and rethink our daily lives in more responsible ways is vital for ensuring the survival of our planet.

Recently, our Events and Exhibitions team had the opportunity to collaborate with leading design agency on a project that brings together climate conscious design and accessibility.

Working with digital agency Mallard & Claret and a number of emerging creatives from LCC, OPX aimed to develop a digital exhibitions microsite that could deliver a rich cultural experience with low environmental impact while continually evolving based on a growing range of exhibited work and user feedback.

Without Form Space, is a platform which not only enables audiences across the globe to explore work produced by students at the College, but also encourages users to feel more educated about the impact of their browsing decisions and prompts them to develop more mindful habits.

We recently caught up with the OPX team to discuss the creative process behind the microsite development.

Checkout the full story here: https://www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/london-college-of-communication/stories/opx-on-climate-conscious-web-design

FASE 22 is series of free screening events programmed by the BA Film and Screen Studies third year students all at LCC.

From the 28 January to the 4 February you will be able to experience an immersive film programme with guided meditation; an installation exploring the intersection of art and commerce; a mini-festival/lottery with a cash prize; an afternoon exploring Polish and Bulgarian animation, featuring an Oscar nominated director; a rare screening of cult-filmmaker David Lynch’s earliest work; an evening of new Bulgarian cinema, with the filmmakers present; and a closing event looking at Black Cinema through the work of Isaac Julien and new filmmakers from UAL.

Checkout the link for how to get involved: https://fase.arts.ac.uk/

The LCC Changemakers are holding their first public event, Decolonising the Creative Curriculum London x São Paulo. The event is taking place online Wednesday 9 February 4-5.30pm.

With guest speakers from Senec University in Sao Paulo.

Book your ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/changemakers-talk-decolonising-the-creative-curriculum-london-x-sao-pau-tickets-241180947707

Artwork: Tianyue Cheng

Sign-up now for Creative Opportunities Unlocked, a free online careers event for UAL students + graduates. Get career insights from industry experts, improve your employability skills, and uncover work opportunities.

More info: https://www.arts.ac.uk/students/student-careers/creative-opportunities-unlocked

Watch our latest Student voice with BA (Hons) Contemporary Media Cultures graduate, Nakezia who's project examines urban cities and their relationship with plastic waste: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paStEQuDX5k

You can find out more about graduate projects through our Student voice series. Checkout the link to watch other episodes and don't forget to follow us on YouTube!

Nakezia Avilly | BA (Hons) Contemporary Media Cultures Meet Nakezia Avilly, a student from BA (Hons) Contemporary Media Cultures at London College of Communication.Find out more about the course here: https://www...

Challenged to capture people’s opinions UAL graduates Ines Segadaes, Carolyn Cheng and Kyle Rodrigues have co-created a public consultation campaign together with Southwark Council.

As part of the Southwark Stands Together Programme, to tackle racial inequalities in the borough, the campaign encourages the local community to have their say on the new Public Art Policy.

Discover more through the link: https://www.arts.ac.uk/business-partnerships/stories/public-art-in-southwark

Have you checked-out the UAL Graduate Showcase platform yet?!

Explore work from MA Illustration and Visual Media who have considered creation and contextualisation of images at a time of unparalleled possibilities for engagement in visual culture in their graduate projects.

Hit the Graduate Showcase here to find out more: https://graduateshowcase.arts.ac.uk/c/london-college-of-communication-ma-illustration-and-visual-media

Work by:
Chuqing Zhang
Youmei Zhong
Clara Gràcia
Zhuoqi Wang
Sophie Koranteng
Analivia Brouwer
Wenpei Zhou

A Place in Limbo / 禹步 is an experimental short film by MA Design for Art Direction graduate, Sarah Wong. The film explores the feeling of being lost and the journey of finding oneself. And asks the questions: Where is home, when we feel lost? Which path is the right one, when we cannot change who we are?

Sarah invites the viewer to reflect on how our physical environment, our outer world, influences us and makes our inner world react. We have no control over how our outer world moves, we do have an influence on how we react from within our spiritual and mental sense.

As a q***r, immigrant child, Sarah uses her perspective to visualise the transcendent notion of a home. Finding a home, in this sense, does not mean finding a physical place but rather a spiritual place where the body reaches a state of mind where the soul sees and accepts itself as one in relation to the physical environment and its true nature.

You can explore more of Sarah's final project and other LCC Graduate work, through the UAL Graduate Showcase Platform here: https://graduateshowcase.arts.ac.uk/projects/304268/cover

Follow Sarah on Instagram and see more of her work on her website www.sarahwong.studio

London College of Communication graduate, Yoni Alter has been commissioned to create a brand-new digital artwork to cover the tallest LED Christmas tree in London.

The commission is part of Winterfest at Wembley Park, a free, open-air light trail of new light and art installations. This year’s theme is ‘Reunited in Light’.

Yoni’s work, titled City Lights, includes a 25-metre-high walk-through tree made up of 100,000 kinetic lights which pulse to different rhythms and evoke the spirit and pace of a cityscape.

Yoni’s bright works move between the artistic and the commercial, between the figurative and the abstract, and between form and space. Originally studying art and design in Jerusalem, he went on to complete his MA in Graphic Design at LCC in 2007.

You can see more of Yoni's work here: https://yoniishappy.com

If you'd like to find out more about Graphic Design at LCC, then click the link below and explore: https://www.arts.ac.uk/subjects/communication-and-graphic-design