The Bold Academy

Nothing to do with poster event or project but The Bold Academy in Boulder, Colorado sounds great- people who want to change things....

Kudzai - BA Graphics final year Arts University College at Bournemouth

Kudzai's inversigation of UK Army recruitment campaigns produced two different posters.

Bianca Stewart's final year study focsused upon celebrity and food packaging - a topical theme.

Bianca (final year Graphics at Arts University College Bournemouth - mid point of study poster that helped to identify core focus and ideas.

This Thursday sees new set of posters going up from BA5 Graphic Students from Bournemouth

Keynote Ruth Dineen: abstract for 25 June 2012 event AUCB

Out of the pigeon-hole and in pusuit of the worm of well-being and the caterpillar of joy.

Poster exhibition-11-13 May 2012 The Rag Factory, London - near brick lane

The event that showcases gig screenprint posters should prove to be interesting...

Academic Conference Posters: sources for guidance

A variety of universities and organisations offer guidance on the design of an academic conference poster. The suggested methods used to create posters range from the use of set templates through to the use of Powerpoint. Approaches to the design of posters are often determined by a discipline 'style'.

We recognise that our art, design and media students will utilise their creative skills to produce poster designs that reflect their specialism and that they will often explore the very notion of a poster and how it communicates.

Some interesting sources that provide guidance on conference posters include:

Edinburgh Napier University: http://www2.napier.ac.uk/gus/writing_presenting/academic_posters.html

Glasgow University: http://www.gla.ac.uk/media/media_115291_wn.pdf

University of Oxford: OxTALENT - Teaching and Learning Enhanced by New Technology
http://blogs.ours.ox.ac.uk/oxtalent/2011/06/28/best-conference-poster/

Tom Lewis AUCB 2009 - Research theme

Research themes and work in progress

Graphic Design undergraduates select a research theme which they pursue over approximately 6 months to a year. The theme becomes a core focus and research embraces a range of sources and avenues to follow. Interestingly the selection of themes each year highlights specific topical themes and issues.

AUCB and Cardiff students at the November 2011 Designs on Research Symposium

Henry Cull, BA(Hons) Graphic Design Level 3 2012 (AUB) - created this poster in his final year as part of the written assignment planning.

James Addison's poster, BA(Hons) Graphic Design 2010, Arts University College at Bournemouth. James created a timely study and his poster captured the key aspects of his intentions prior to the final written work's submission.

Students and poster designs

The walls of many universities display an array of posters for various events and activities.

To use the poster as a vehicle to help communicate research ideas within the studio/classroom can offer an interesting experience. Image of students at AUCB event in 2010.

25th June 2012

We thank the Higher Education Academy for making our event on the 25th June 2012 possible.

Places are free - but need to be booked - and we welcome colleagues to sunny Bournemouth, Dorset, for what we hope will see the creation of further partnerships to extend the collabortaive undergraduate symposium. Currently 3 universities join together: the Arts University at Bournemouth (AUCB); Cardiff Metroplitan University and Coventry University.

Keynote speaker: Ruth Dineen NTF

We are delighted to confirm that HEA National Teaching Fellow Ruth Dineen will join us at the Designs on Research workshop on the 25 June 2012. Ruth will explore how the collaborative opportunities for students to work cross institution are important.
Alexandra Clarke, final year student BA(Hons) Graphic Design, Arts University College at Bournemouth (AUCB), will also co-present to provide reflections and advice on how the collaborative undergraduate symposium can help progress research.

25th June 2012 - date for the diary

Arts University at Bournemouth is hosting the Designs on Research Workshop on the 25th June 2012. Booking a place - contact Kirsten khardie@aucb.ac.uk

Writing Pad

Thursday's (29/03/12) Writing Pad event 'Writing in Creative Practice: Thinking through Writing and Making' at Staffordhire University offered useful ideas for stimulating and supporting students' writing approaches. Pat Francis offered valuable examples of tactics and materials to use in developing writing through a creative workshop organised by Dr. Alke Groppel-Wegener. A further event in May is to follow. A great range of participants created a lively day.