The Illustration degree at Brighton enjoys a reputation for producing artists who are confident in using their own creative voice and who work in an extremely diverse range of styles.
This course celebrates both the traditional and the contemporary, exploring what illustration could be, not just what it is. We place an emphasis on experimentation, and our course team will help you to develop your own visual language.
You’ll benefit from dedicated studio space, excellent specialist art and design libraries and our internationally significant Design Archives. You will enjoy a programme of studio and gallery visits and an optional study trip. Opportunities to exhibit throughout the course, culminate in the final year graduate show.
Your teaching staff are leaders in their fields and past contributors have included Raymond Briggs, Quentin Blake, Emily Gravett, John Vernon Lord, George Hardie and Jasper Goodall.
You will work closely with students from our Graphic Design BA, and both courses foster an understanding of visual communication, intellectually and practically
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Year 1
Year 1 introduces you to the basic concepts of visual communication in illustration. Through a series of studio-based projects and workshops in observational and life drawing, photography and book arts, you will begin to develop your own visual language.
Modules
Introduction to Visual Communication: Orientation and Exploration
The Practice of Visual Communication: Investigation and Application
The Theories and Practice of Visual Communication: Media, Messages and Meaning in Illustration
Developing a Visual Language: Personal Project
Year 2
Year 2 introduces the key concepts of sequential communication with a focus on self-initiated, collaborative, experimental and independent ways of working. You will also begin to explore the creative industries via a personal and professional development programme. In your second year when you may choose to study a module from another course or discipline. In years 2 and 3 you will also attend a weekly professional practice lecture by guest speakers working within the industry.
Modules
The Theories and Practice of Visual Communication: Audiences and Contexts
The Theories and Practice of Visual Communication: Contemporary Practice
The Theories and Practice of Visual Communication: Context of Personal Practice in Illustration
Option module
*Option modules are indicative and may change, depending on timetabling and staff availability.
Final year
In year 3 you build upon the creative and analytical abilities you have developed. Teaching encourages greater personal development as you move towards a more self-directed programme of study. You will work on set and self-initiated projects, prestigious competition briefs and live industry projects, while establishing professional practice links.
Modules
The Theories and Practice of Visual Communication: Articulation of Illustration
The Theories and Practice of Visual Communication: Independent Practice in Illustration
Our graduates work across disciplines within the contemporary creative industries including in the publishing industry, book design, design consultancy, a branding specialists and advertising agencies.
Our students are working internationally in USA, Switzerland, Germany, France, Hong Kong, South Korea and China.
Recent employers of our graduates include:
Insurance – Single: 300 GBP per year
