And where are they now?

Successful graduates include Jake Macdonald who since  graduating Jake MacDonald has worked really hard to establish himself as a successful illustrator. This is a screen grab of a selection of his work for sale on Amazon. He has authored some of the books but has also collaborated with others. Whilst studying Jake kept a blog on monsters. Every day he would add a new character. This was the beginning of a network of artists and writers interested in monsters and which eventually led to a first commission with Dorling Kindersley to illustrate a book on monsters. Since then he has worked on a range of subject matter and has found himself an agent.

A contemporary of Jake's was Nina Jorgensen who went on to study at the Royal College of Art in London. She has now returned to her native Sweden where she works as an illustrator and designer and has exhibited her work across Europe. To see more of her work go to http://www.ninajorg.com

Keith Hau was shortlisted for the V&A Student Illustration Awards whilst in his second year. A few years later he illustrated a book for the Folio Society. The book was a collection of African stories and Keith used lino print to create his dramatic images. What is so successful is the way in which images are embedded within other images, they almost have to be unpicked by the reader. Folio specialise in publishing very crafted books, beautifully printed and produced so to gain such a commission so early in Keith's carreer is a real tribute to his talent.

Hannah Cousins has specialised in relief print working for such interesting clients as Do Book Co., BBC Radio 2 and The Letterpress Collective. Her website is http://www.hannahcousins.com But here's a taste of the quality:

Tatiana Butt secured a place to study on the MA Sequential Illustration at the University of Brighton. Tatiana has a real facility to find quite eccentric stories and tell them to others in a quite magical way. Her final project rested on interpreting coffee grounds found at the bottom of a cup in a range of fanciful ways and often including a wandering bear.