Year 2 students from our BA (Hons) Graphic Arts and Design
and Illustration courses have recently collaborated on a number of projects aimed at bringing together
their wide range of skills and ability to problem solve in different ways.
This form of collaboration mirrors the way professionals today operate in industry. 
Course Leader of BA (Hons) Illustration course, Joanna Spicer contacted
local charity The Wellspring, a resource centre for homeless and
disadvantaged people, with the view to doing a live project. Jonathan
Billings of the charity was delighted to take part in the project and
set the students the challenge of designing a set of leaflets to promote
and provide information about the services available to the people they
help. The designs had to incorporate text and image in an imaginative yet simple way. Services to be promoted included advice about housing, health, drugs and alcohol, employment and benefits. Teams of Graphic Designers and Illustrators worked together to come up with ideas and concepts. They pitched their designs to The Wellspring team and one team were selected to have their work used by the charity. The team had to make changes to the designs to meet the needs of the client. artwork for five of these headings.
Jonathan said, "I'm delighted with the results. I'm having some samples of the prints dropped off one day soon. Many thanks for all your support and work the whole process has been brilliant! I look forward to working with next years students! It's been brilliant."
Lyndsey Hall, from second year BA (Hons) Graphic Design who led the team said of the experience, "Working with The Wellspring was a great opportunity and a fantastic way to improve my working technique. The team are really dedicated to providing for and supporting people living with difficult circumstances. I am very grateful to have been able work on a live project to promote the great things The Wellspring offers to the community."
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