BA (Hons) Illustration

Isabelle Cyr

Our BA (Hons) degree has a reputation for challenging conventional thinking and will encourage you to approach Illustration as a piece of art with a purpose – with meaning, message and function.

You will explore contemporary practice in industry and future techniques and technologies.

And you will follow in the footsteps of award-winning graduates who have won acclaim as illustrators in a variety of professional fields.

Course information

Brighton
Words: Poppy Lam (She/Her), BA (Hons) Illustration, @poppy.illustrator Playing around with different compositions to depict the idea of memories
Whatever I Do, I’ll Do It With You
Words: Katie Champkin (They/Them,), BA (Hons) Illustration, @champkinkatie  Previous Next When I think of "play" I think of fun. I'm someone
[ AID NATURE ] DISPLAY TYPEFACE // A Type of change
Alistair Clougher (He/Him) Metamorphosis Defined - A biological process by which an animal physically develops after birth or hatching, involving
Slipping into a form not yet realised…
Freya Kemp (She/Her) This is an extract from my graphic novel Uprooted. The story is based on personal experiences with
Interchange
Poppy Lam (She/Her) ‘I created this illustration with the intent to portray personal growth/change. I tried to subtly symbolise this
Lincoln in the Bardo
Frances Hammond (She/Her) Exploring the space between life and death was my aim when creating inside book illustrations for George
Nan’s Larder
Amelia Snook Nostalgia to me is running into my Nan’s bungalow and grabbing whatever snacks that I could get my
Locked In
Chloe Powell My piece is a collage of photos I took during the first Covid-19 lockdown. I made a lot
The Robin In The Garden
Ellen Hester The Robin in the Garden is a second-year project which I thought would be fitting for this issue.
Holy Hawking
Rach Lloyd This Piece is a response to a poem made using Tristan Tzara’s ‘Cut and Paste’ technique. The piece
My Minecraft Nostalgia
Thomas Goddard I got some funny looks when I mentioned to friends and family that I’d be focusing on Minecraft as my form of nostalgia. I don’t
Aesthetic Driven Nostalgia
Ryan Gilks To me, the feeling of nostalgia is driven by aesthetics in visual culture where connections are made through
Nostalgia in Uncertain Times
Emily Johnson In times of instability and uncertainty there is a strong instinct to turn to nostalgia for comfort and normality.   Over the past year, the
Comfort Food
Patricia Mercer-David I think we can all agree that 2020 was a particularly challenging year. In the surreal period of
Nostalgia
Yasmin Noonan Nostalgia to me means experiences and memories that occurred during my younger years and which inevitably morphed me into what I
Beat Covid-19
Imogen Hawgood The freedom of the American open road has been a powerful image for generations on both sides of
‘Not sure I can think of a title for this’
Rachel Lloyd There is simplicity, clutter, and safety; not daring to be too difficult, but not like anything you have done before.  
Witch Bottles and Concealed Shoes
Maya Chessman Now more than ever it feels important that our homes help us to feel physically safe. This feeling acts as a link to those people who lived before
After Hours in the Gallery
Ailish Beadle The gallery once the doors shut: imagine if all the art that we see in galleries comes to life. Imagine exhibitions
Reward System
Dominic Lovegrove Reward System is an app designed to "gamify" your life by giving you animated rewards for everyday tasks. 
The Fifth Stage
Vaineta Keraityte, Eleanor Needham, Luke McGarrigle, Drew Hardman, Lauren Walker and Chloe Boston With loneliness in the elderly rising in the UK,
The Seventh Horse
Frances Hammond  The convergence of illusion and reality was central to my illustrations of 'The Seventh Horse', a short story
Booklet of a Thin City
Thomas Goddard My practice has always been rooted in reality and illusion, coming from an optical art background with influences such as Bridget Riley, my goal
Ride the Highway
Imogen Hawgood ‘Americans were seduced into accepting the automobile as the embodiment of modern dreams, urges, and passions’   Stephen Heller, co-author
There? Over Where
Rachel Lloyd Over Here! I’m that dog that’s running around the park off the lead, full pelt at picnics and stealing meal deals. Sniffing
Playhouse
Amy Harman The idea of process is extremely important within my personal creative practice. My research report Process: Accessibility, Repetition
HAZE
Nic Gordon This animation was my final outcome for my degree. I wanted to bring my love of dance and performance into
Living Area
Amy Harman Responding to the Sainsbury’s vision of creating a space to ‘experience art as part of their everyday environment’
Another Barbeque
Isabelle Cyr To reach a resolved piece of work I rely on different drawing techniques, of which the most important to
Glass Refracting Light
Imogen Hawgood The constant process of transformation brought about by the interplay of surfaces and light has been observed by
Animal Alphabet
Frances Hammond In response to the House of Illustration’s ‘Illuminated Alphabet’ competition, I created a different letter each day throughout
Spot The Broads
Eleanor Lamb This project was a university brief in collaboration with The Broads Authority.  ‘Spot The Broads' is an interactive wildlife and plant
Living Area
Amy Harman Architectural Planes investigates urban environments through colour and shape. Observing the architectural planes from various angles to create
Stargazing
Tatiana Susvaliuc  Since I was a child, I remember myself watching the stars every night before going to bed, exploring
Poppy
Poppy Chapman My subject matter for this set focuses on bringing light and humour into the otherwise mundane and repetitive every day. 
Jessica Platt
Jessica Platt These are artworks from a personal project, visualising dream-like landscapes and figures that contain psychedelic, Halloween aesthetics. Heavily influenced by
Suburban Darkness
Imogen Hawgood Suburbia is the embodiment of both the American Dream and the slowly unfolding crisis which has followed as America
Light Gives Me Life
Helen Harlow My interest in editorial illustration means that I aim to depict topics in a more conceptual way, and
Denize Orlovska
Denize Orlovska Words: Denize Orlovska, Illustration
The 90s Called
Ceara Coleman  This piece is titled 'The 90s Called' and was a fun personal project for me to play around
Portrayal
Emma Liu  Portrayal is a concept for an online brand that aims to highlight the complexities of identity and self-representation
As Clear As Black And White
Lorelle Aboagye-Mubanga An interview with one of our shortlisted artists for our eye opener exhibition Lorelle Aboagye-Mubanga. How were your
Instasham
Ceara Coleman An interview with one of our shortlisted artists for our eye opener exhibition Ceara Coleman. How was your
How To Be The Girl He Never Forgets
Cat Cousland Cat’s collection of moving images explore what it means to be a female. In which, the male gaze
Mod Collage
Carter O'Sullivan An interview with one of our shortlisted artists for our eye opener exhibition Carter O'Sullivan. How was your
Late Night Meltdown
Amy Harman An interview with Jarrold’s prize winner, and one of our shortlisted artists for our eye opener exhibition, Amy