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Design student releases DIY paper lantern video guide to mark the end ...

UNIVERSITY NEWS 25 FEB

A DIY video guide to making a Chinese red paper ‘palace lantern’, made by a Birmingham design student during lockdown, has been released to mark the end of the Chinese New Lunar Year...
Canon selects students for development programme

UNIVERSITY NEWS 10 AUG 2020

Four BA (Hons) Photography students have won places on Canon’s Student Development Programme after wowing judges with their project submissions. This year’s edition of the programme will...
Artist creates moving work based on Dominic Cummings' infamous Barnard...

UNIVERSITY NEWS 07 AUG 2020

A Birmingham-based artist has created a new purpose-built work based on Dominic Cummings' infamous Durham visit during lockdown.
APHE Photomeet bursary award winners

UNIVERSITY NEWS 23 JUL 2020

The Association for Photography in Higher Education (APHE), have announced ten winners of the APHE Photomeet bursary award, including two students from Birmingham City University, Ethan Milner...
Photography graduate commissioned for Stories in Isolation

UNIVERSITY NEWS 08 JUL 2020

BA (Hons) Photography graduate Herbert Walters was recently commissioned by Multistory to contribute to their ‘Stories in Isolation’ digital programme. Multistory is a community arts...
Award-winning animation

UNIVERSITY NEWS 02 JUL 2020

BA (Hons) Illustration student Hannah Jesse has won the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) Student Design Award for her animation exploring the environmental impact of the fashion world. A Change...
BCU alumni and staff moving Forward in Unity

UNIVERSITY NEWS 22 JUN 2020

Key workers and frontline staff are being celebrated in a new, eye-catching street mural in Digbeth created by Illustration alumnus and renowned graffiti artist Josh Billingham, aka Gent 48. ...
Pushing Forward

UNIVERSITY NEWS 22 JUN 2020

Final-Year BA (Hons) Graphic Communication students launched their online graduate show, FORWARD, on Friday 12 June, showcasing the work of over 100 design students graduating this year. ...
Graphic Communication student’s zine raises £345 for NHS

UNIVERSITY NEWS 15 JUN 2020

Lockdown during the Coronavirus crisis has been an unusual time, but for some it has offered the chance to work on projects they may not otherwise have had time for. BA (Hons) Graphic...
Going global with your degree

STUDENT LIFE 19 MAR 2020

From global trips to visits to local and regional design agencies and theatres, we’re always on the move to make sure you can experience as much of the creative industry as you can before you...
Professional Futures events launched for final year Visual Communicati...

UNIVERSITY NEWS 16 MAR 2020

T hird-year BA (Hons) Design for Performance, BA (Hons) Graphic Communication and BA (Hons) Illustration students recently had the chance to attend three unique Professional Futures events...
Students celebrate creativity at Design Manchester conference

UNIVERSITY NEWS 23 DEC 2019

BA (Hons) Graphic Communication students recently travelled to Manchester to attend the annual Design Manchester Conference. The Conference celebrates design in all of its forms, and this year it...
Type Talk welcomes Andy Altmann

UNIVERSITY NEWS 23 DEC 2019

School of Visual Communication students were given an insight into the inner workings of graphic design by typographer Andy Altmann at the latest Type Talk event. Andy is the Co-founder of...
Toshi Omagari delivers bespoke type design workshop

UNIVERSITY NEWS 28 NOV 2019

BA (Hons) Graphic Communication students were recently given the chance to broaden their type design knowledge at a bespoke workshop delivered by Toshi Omagari, a Senior Designer at Monotype.
ADM technicians celebrated at Tech/Tronic exhibition

UNIVERSITY NEWS 27 NOV 2019

Faculty of Arts, Design and Media technicians recently unveiled a diverse and engaging range of work during a private view of Tech/Tronic, an exhibition celebrating their creative practice. The...