“Going into the creative industry to be specialised in one area can be useful, but to be specialised and have a deep understanding of multiple disciplines is a true leg-up and something I’m sure I will be grateful for forever.” Read More
Tag Archives: Degree Show
Graduates 2023: Ben Stezaker: Photography
“Coming from London to a new city by the sea gave me a completely new place to explore and photograph. It opened my eyes to new things and I take a lot of inspiration from the sea.” Read More
Graduates 2023: Sholto Murray: 3D Design and Craft
“Brighton has allowed me to explore varying opportunities that I otherwise wouldn’t have had access to.” Read More
Graduates 2023: Emma Adams: Fashion Communication
“I highly recommend taking a placement year, whilst the placement was challenging, I gained so much experience & confidence from it. Going into final year I feel less panicked about the thought of graduating into the industry as now I have had a taster of this.” Read More
Graduates 2023: Jaime Walker: Photography
“Trust your intuition. There is no right or wrong decision, they’re just different.” Read More
Graduates 2023: Altamash Kadri: Graphic Design
“If I needed to give the 16 year old me an advise that will be things take times and things will go your way, so just keep working hard and putting in all you got.” Read More
Graduates 2023: Olivia Rhind: Fashion Communication
“I soon learnt that what sets Brighton apart is the sense of freedom and lack of judgment that runs through the city, making it an endless source of inspiration.” Read More
Graduates 2023: Reuben Singh: Graphic Design
“In my hometown it feels like people only ever wear black, grey, or navy. On my first day in Brighton, I saw someone wearing bootcut, american-flag-pattern jeans with an eagle on one leg in the coffee aisle of Sainsbury’s.” Read More
Graduates 2023: Iara Talledo Violani: 3D Design and Craft
“There is a strong sense of community here and I think that makes the course even more amazing.” Read More
Graduates 2023: Alice Spearman: 3D Design and Craft
“Embrace it and make the most of it! It’s easy to take for granted all the amazing facilities available, but before you know it, you’re graduating and suddenly they’re not available to you anymore.” Read More
Graduates 2023: Charlotte Hamilton-Bing: Painting
“The specificity is the reason I chose this course over my other choices, and it was one of the best choices I have ever made.” Read More
Graduates 2023: Tesni Smith: 3D Design and Craft
“My making skills in multiple disciplinaries has gone from next to nothing to having a great foundation in various processes that will exponentially grow my practice.” Read More
Graduates 2023: Alice Coomber: 3D Design and Craft
“The advice I would give to myself is to keep an open mind to be able to adapt to different circumstances while making the most of the opportunities available during the degree.” Read More
Graduates 2022: Valerie Savchits: MA Fine Art
I enjoyed having conversations with my tutors. Individual Essay and Mentoring Module tutorials helped me to deepen my interest in the chosen subjects. Read More
Graduates 2022: Clive Parsley: MA Fine Art
Having been guided by my tutors and mentor to hone my research proposal, within the first couple of months I felt confident enough to steer away from my planned use of medium and experiment in new techniques. Read More
Graduates 2022: Lucy Lavender: Inclusive Arts Practice MA
“I have loved my time at Brighton. Jayne and Jo, our course leaders have been fantastic. They have really lived up to the course mentality of inclusivity by being extremely flexible to help prevent exclusion on days when having a new baby made it hard to join in.” Read More
Graduates 2022: Jennifer Davis: Fine Art MA
“There have been so many perks to this course, I have surprisingly enjoyed aspects of it that I didn’t think I would, such as creating a presentation to discuss my practice. This was at first a worry for me but after talking to an audience about my work I felt confident about my presentation and public speaking skills that I may need in the future!” Read More
Graduates 2022: Cameron Bridgeman: Fine Art MA
“I was attracted to the MA course in Brighton for two main reasons. Firstly, it has a strong reputation. And secondly, a number of friends have attended this university so I was very familiar with the campus and course.” Read More
Graduates 2022: Marie Sahy: MA Fine Art
Academic writing is not my forte, so I was glad when the teachers encouraged me to be creative with my critical essay. I started a graphic novel about fiction in art. Read More
Graduates 2022: Gaia Segattini: MA Fine Art
My mood was always in a creative state here, not only because of the help I received, also because our studios are located in a very good position of the city! Seeing the sea while working, is a great motivation booster! Read More
Graduates 2022: Maisie Woodley: Design for Digital Media
“DDM offers a huge range of avenues to explore, and I can recommend it to anyone who wants to try something new alongside their own specific discipline.” Read More
Graduates 2022: Kirsty Atek: Illustration
“I’m glad that I chose to study Illustration because an equal amount of realism is taught, as much as ‘fantasy’ is encouraged; all the skills I’ve gained from my time at Brighton can be applied to the industries that I hope to work in and I’m still able to create work that fulfils me creatively.” Read More
Graduates 22: Emma Vine: 3D Design and Craft
“The course continuously motivated me to push my boundaries, both theoretically and through various materials.” Read More
Graduates 2022: Nikkan Woodhouse: 3D Design and Craft
“The 3D design course at Brighton has always interested me for its focus on materials exploration and narrative.” Read More
Graduates 2022: Jordan Smith:Design for Digital Media:
“When people ask me what I do at University saying ‘Design for Digital Media’ doesn’t cut it. I describe it as ‘Graphic design with an art focus but also animation and so much more.”
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Graduates 2022: Cerys Matthews: Fashion Communication
“I feel I’ve been guided and pushed by my tutors and the opportunities presented to me throughout the course but have also felt a great sense of freedom to explore my own styles.” Read More
Graduates 2022: Kate Birss: 3D Design and Craft
“I feel hugely lucky that in fact, Brighton is the best possible place to study 3D Design and Craft in terms of course content, tutors, technicians, workshops and peers.” Read More
Graduates 2022: Amelia Nichols: Graphic Design
raphic”I have absolutely loved the course and am so sad that it’s slowly coming to an end. Brighton enables you to have so much design freedom as well as be able to learn skills via the many workshops which are on offer.”
Graduates 2022: Meg Ryan: Fine Art: Sculpture
“I have found my time at Brighton amazing; its an incredibly special place and I’ve found it attracts a very friendly and kind collection of people.” Read More
Graduates 2022: Shaun Yates: 3D Design
“The course provides opportunities to develop a range of practical skills, but even more significantly, I think, it encourages you to consider the broader context of your work.” Read More
Graduates 2022: Ellie Pike: Photography
“Three years seems to have passed in absolute flurry but nevertheless I’m leaving with the feeling that I’ve spent them well and progressed not only my photographic
creative practice but also personally”.
Graduates 2022: Lara Coassin: Fashion Communication
“Being in such close proximity to other courses has been great and I’ve met many amazing people in my last year that I had the chance to collaborate and connect with; it really made the university feel like a small creative community.” Read More
Weekend of Degree show fun at Hastings Pier
The University of Brighton School of Architecture and Design’s prestigious annual graduate show includes a family fun weekend June 9 and 10. Read More
Graduates 2018: Willis Annison: Media Studies
My project explores the human body as an expressive medium and the effectiveness of visual design and literacy as a reflexive tool. Read More
Graduates 2018: Sandrine Melville: Fashion
My studies have always led me towards sustainable design which culminated with my dissertation investigating the viability of cradle to cradle as a solution within the fashion industry. Read More
Graduates 2018: Bethany Plumptre: Textiles
Colour and architectural forms really inspire me. I love to build structure and form into my woven designs, using colour to emphasise shape and structure. Read More
Graduates 2018: Lucy Forgham: Interior Architecture
Our project this year was based around the theme of gentrification, so I focused on student and post-graduate housing and the lack of desirable yet affordable housing available.
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Graduates 2018: Eli Heath: Product Design
I think design should be emotive and playful and I try to bridge the gap between industrial design and self-expression with my work.
Graduates 2018: Aimee Hawkins: Textiles
This collection has played reference to the female form conceptually to construct an abstract interpretation of a widely used source of visual inspiration. Read More
Graduates 2018: Marcel Jundi Sugai: Interior Architecture
This term, I worked on a project that was divided into two parts. The first explores ways of welcoming the older LGBTQ+ community into traditional housing by using symbolism and parallax. Read More
Graduates 2018: Georgina Stone: Painting
My work explores an abstracted visual language where creature-like forms dominate the space, while evoking an other worldly presence. Read More
Graduates 2018: Edward Crump: Architecture RIBA part 2
My final year project concerns the conflict that occurs on the boundary of the digital and physical worlds. Read More
Graduates 2018: Pippa El-Kadhi: Painting
My practice explores the ambiguity of image, human presence and domesticated space. Read More
Graduates 2018: Zoe Kan: Architecture
My work is processed based. This year I was taught to work with my intuition by my tutor (Sam Lynch) and it definitely has been the best advice ever. Read More
Graduates 2018: Hannah Gibbins: Fashion
I have always been interested in this hybrid in menswear between workwear and softened tailoring. Read More
Graduates 2018: Rachel Wells: Textiles
As a knitwear designer, I love experimenting with how you can manipulate the structure of the stitches to create three dimensional forms. Read More
Graduates 2018: Peter Barr: Product Design
I believe products should make life both easier and more enjoyable – thoughtful design work leads to elegant and satisfying solutions. Read More
Graduates 2018: Jade Delmage: Illustration
I try to be playful with my work, and I always want to learn about new ways of working, recently editing films is something that I have been enjoying and teaching myself along the way. Read More
Graduates 2018: Edward Chason: 3D Design and Craft
I explore the relationship between materiality, creativity and consumerism by attempting to ‘reshape’ the identity and hopefully our relationship with some materials of the very lowest value. Read More
Graduate Profiles: Barnaby Maynard: Architecture
For me Architecture has captured my imagination in the power that it holds over our everyday lives in many different ways. Read More
Graduates 2018: Benjamin Taylor: Product Design
I’m from an engineering background and spent most of my school days studying sciences and material engineering.
Graduates 2018: Java Cooper: Product Design
I’ve always been quite a hands on kind of person and enjoyed helping my dad build things from a young age. (decks/treehouses etc.) Being able to apply this to real problems and help people is a win win for me. Read More
Graduates 2018: George Mcpherson: Product Design
My product is called “Oritatami”, it is described as a flexible seating solution for modern living. Read More
Graduates 2018: Jasmyn Bloch: Digital Music and Sound Arts
“Femporis” is a multimedia installation that explores the concepts of rebirth and new life, taking place in an ultra-female space: a modern womb. Read More
Graduates 2018: Rachel Dowling: Interior Architecture
I’ve always loved storytelling and taking otherwise boring subjects or processes and transforming them into something whimsical and carefully considered. Read More
Graduates 2018: Kristin Mihneva: Interior Architecture
Before I start working on a project, I am looking for a strong conceptual idea of why I am doing a particular work. Read More
Graduates 2018: Huw Roberts: Illustration
Although I have delved into almost every medium, I now see myself predominantly as a model maker.
Graduates 2018: Oleksandra Umanska: Interior Architecture
My work is based on a fictional story which is a monologue of nature that represents itself as our creator and dictates for us new rules to follow. For my first term project, I designed a safe haven in case of the danger that we might put ourselves into such as war. Read More
Graduates 2018: Katie Murphy: Interior Architecture
My programme is inspired from the information and results gathered from my previous project. Within this project, I created a device that experimented with fragments found in Stanmer Park and tested them up against natural conditions, to inform both me and others what materials could be found in our site, and how we could use them in architectural structures.
Graduates 2018: Jeeda Fanous: Interior Architecture
My work captures an ongoing pursuit of creating experientially stimulating environments that challenge and defy both the norms and standards of spatial design. Read More
Graduates 2018: Ash Lim: 3D Design and Craft
As an artist, I am interested in how people engage with the world around them. What do they connect with on an emotional, physical or instinctual level and how can I influence this? Read More
Graduates 2018: Harry Harwood: Architecture
My current project is the conversion and remodelling of three existing rows of 1970’s, prefabricated concrete, residential terrace houses in Thamesmead to incorporate a community-based food hub, that could fit into a larger productive urban landscape. Read More
Graduates 2018: Luke Wilson-Taylor: Interior Architecture
I find the concept of influences really fascinating and chose to write my dissertation about the idea of appropriation.
Graduates 2018: Maya Doyle Leal: Illustration
I like to think that my work is a combination of all the things that make me happy. I try to use bright colours and a mixture of magical and mundane things to compose my own world. Read More
Graduates 2018: Ting-Chiao Joyce Chang: 3D Design and Craft
My project begins with visiting traditional architecture in Taiwan. Read More
Graduates 2018: Sara Lavelle: Illustration
Drawing upon a strong fascination with human psychology, philosophy and spirituality, my work has a predominant focus on portrait painting and figuration. Read More
Graduates 2018: Till Lightfoot Pendered: 3D Design & Craft
My project this year has culminated in a film featuring the costumes and objects I have made.
Graduates 2018: PJ Davy: Digital Music and Sound Arts
My work articulates questions about the relationships between each other, society, and the technologies that infiltrate our daily lives, often mediating personal relationships and transforming the socio-political dynamics of the world.
Graduates 2018: Katie Fitzgibbon: Graphic Design
My style of work is quite clean. I’m really interested in photography, especially documentary photography. Read More
Graduates 2018: Jeph Vanger Digital Music and Sound Art
DMSA student Jeph Vanger talks about the influences behind his work. Read More
Graduates 2018: Rachel Sankey: Printmaking
Over the last three years I have been specialising in printmaking within a fine art context. I use etching and primarily portraiture to explore notions around the networks and exchanges we have. Read More
Graduates 2018: Jacob Talkowski Sculpture
I use vividness to make architecturally inspired geometric structures using a wide range of materials including light, with an emphasis on classical formal concerns such as scale, weight, and proportion.
Graduates 2018: Josh Cotton 3D Design and Craft
My practice is process driven, often underpinned by a strong narrative, journey or experience. It is also fuelled by my passion for finding, testing and exploring new materials. Read More
Graduates 2018: Wendy Fraser: History of Art and Design
My dissertation focuses on the Moomins – a family of anthropomorphic cartoon creatures which were created by the Finnish artist and writer Tove Jansson in 1945 and became the central characters in a series of children’s books and a daily cartoon for adult readership in London’s Evening News from 1954. Read More
Graduates 2018: Caitlin Bainbridge: Media Studies
My dissertation project explores how a predominately heteronormative society has a significant impact on the way gender and identity is understood, particularly examining the Drag King community. Read More
Graduates 2018: Lucy Bradley: Sculpture
My practice is dominated by thoughts of the uncanny, the tension between violence and violation and the notion of body surrogates. Read More
Graduates 2018: Dayna Murphy: Illustration
Within my practise I explore bold colours and contrasting textures and how these elements combined convey a mood in an illustration. Read More
Graduates 2018: Esme Hodes: Sculpture
My practice primarily explores how sensory engagement impacts the way we relate to the self, others and our environments. I’m really interested in the intersection between art and daily life, and the possibilities that art provides to explore different ways of relating to the world. I mainly work through wood, sound, video installation and workshop facilitation. Read More
Graduates 2018: Nanette Hewitt: Painting
Heraldic materials are significant to my work; I draw visual imagery from anthropological collections such as the Pitt River Museum in Oxford. Read More
Graduates 2018: Conor White: Painting
“I am an emotional painter. A male painter trying to grasp at his insecurities, question the world around him and confess his emotional break the stigmatic world of toxic masculinity. ” Read More
Graduates 2018: William Harman: Painting
Inside the amazing twisted TV world of the work of Fine Art Painting student William Harman. Read More