We have successfully delivered the Foundation Degree programme for ten years and have now been awarded validation from the University of Brighton for the new BA Visual Communication Illustration programme starting in September 2017.
We've taken the best of the FdA Illustration with its support for each student in finding where their creative interests really lie and the strength of its live projects and work experience and combined this with more time to access workshops such as print and 3D.Illustrators, in essence, are interested in telling stories or communicating messages. Generally they work within the context of book publishing, advertising or editorial and this means that you take your brief from someone else, usually a designer. However, increasingly illustrators are finding themselves able to be more in the driving seat through self publishing, production or exhibiting their work in galleries. So the scope for an illustrator today is very large and involves you making a choice about what works for you. The BA Visual Communication Illustration course caters for this breadth.
We're in a brand new studio on the 5th floor overlooking the delights of Hastings and the sea. Hastings is a great place for an illustrator to be. It is an inspiration with its dramatic panoramic views and quirky culture. Many places just do not have this and it’s one of the reasons why so many creative practitioners whether illustrators, fine artists, craftspeople or designers are moving here. It has a buzz and as a student you can be a part of this.
