This evening, I had the pleasure of getting an invite along to the Edinburgh College of Art postgraduate degree show. Normally, this wouldn’t be something that I would cover, but graduate shows can be places to find young designers to work with.
There were some really neat pieces and here are the designers on exhibit:
Graphic Design: Thomas Bourke / Rachel Campbell / Swasti Jhayar
Illustration: Holly Archer (Holly Cust)/ Lindsey Brown / Helen Coburn / Chien-Min Kao / Katarzyna Matyjaszek / Julia Patton / Xiao Wang
You should definitely check it out for yourself. Opening times are:
Saturday 21-Sunday 29 August 2010; Monday-Thursday 10am-6pm, Friday-Sunday 10am-5pm
Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh EH3 9DF
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I went over the weekend and looked at the photography and graphic and product design. Some of the artists were there, so you could chat to them about the work.
One stand-out for me: a set of portraits, paired with photographs of the portraits in real-world settings (as if the picture was standing in for the actual person). It was a cool idea and well-executed.