The Magnificent Seven!

Congratulations to all the students who entered the MPA Roses this year!

Again, Staffordshire University were successful in gaining 

7 runner-up positions in 6 of the categories.

The students who received recognition were Gemma Brownhill+Sophie Williams, Gary Devreede+Dale Longshaw, Stefan Salt+Lucy Smedley (who enetered 2 projects and managed to get BOTH shortlisted!), Kirsty Edwards (shortlisted for a second year running!), Ben Brand+Vicki Shield and Ben Anslow. 

Well done to those students and to all those who put in the hard work and effort on this year's briefs. 

The red carpet awaits..........

...Gemma Brownhill 

...Lucy Smedley and Stefan Salt

...Ben Brand

Level 2 students....

Guest appearance from Mr. M........

Raghu wins for the best 'holding a design magazine' category......


..we're with the band.....

..we are the band.........

Roses Awards 2010

Good luck to all those students who worked hard on their projects..........mg

Fairytale of New York.......

30 students from Staffordshire University have just returned from an amazing trip to New York. Amongst the highlights was a design conference featuring Milton Glaser, Chipp Kid, Paula Scher, and Bob Gill - highly entertaining and informative! The sun shone, burgers were eaten and there was even time for a bit of sightseeing & shopping.............Staffordshire style.

I remember when all of this was fields...........

The evolution of photoshop packaging....and the mouse.

Slightly interesting.

Can u dig it?....yes we kern!!!

Jim Williams, Senior Lecturer in Graphic Design at Staffordshire University , has produced an excellent resource for students outlining the fundamentals of typography. (It is now available to purchase for all you type bods!!) Interest is growing over Jim's publication as far away as Apple Inc. in the US and considerable interest in Europe also. The importance of good typography is still as evident as it ever was. Jim can be contacted here: j.g.williams@staffs.ac.uk

Whats the big idea??

Level 3 Graphics & Illustration Students from Staffordshire University are showing their BIG ideas...on a small scale from 8th March-24th March in the Flaxman Exhibition Space. Free entry!!

Remember - no idea is too big, or too small..... just great!

Design....where it matters!

Grey Matter Store

This site has been set up by a lovely group of graphic design and illustration students from Staffordshire University in order for them to generate some greatly needed funds for their final year degree show. All students in the group were invited to create something for the project. So, have a look, and purchase with pride!!

http://www.greymatterstore.com/content/4-about-us