Graphic Communication Design at Central Saint Martins
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The latest from the Graphic Communication Design programme at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London.
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Want to learn more about the Graphic Communication Design programme at Central Saint Martins? Hear from Kira Salter and Laura Knight, Course Leaders for BA Graphic Communication Design and MA Communicating Complexity.
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What’s informing BA (Hons) Graphic Communication Design? Our Community Resources List is a growing collection of student and staff references that shape thinking and practice across BA Graphic Communication Design at Central Saint Martins.
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December 5, 2025 at 11:49 AM
What’s informing BA (Hons) Graphic Communication Design? Our Community Resources List is a growing collection of student and staff references that shape thinking and practice across BA Graphic Communication Design at Central Saint Martins.
gcdcommunityresourceslist.myblog.arts.ac.uk
gcdcommunityresourceslist.myblog.arts.ac.uk
Reclaiming regional typographic identity, ‘12:40’ from MA Graphic Communication Design graduate Kshitij Gotiwale is a monolinear typeface informed by digital modularity, built on a grid that unites Latin, Devanagari and Urdu scripts.
www.itsnicethat.com/articles/ksh...
www.itsnicethat.com/articles/ksh...
December 1, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Reclaiming regional typographic identity, ‘12:40’ from MA Graphic Communication Design graduate Kshitij Gotiwale is a monolinear typeface informed by digital modularity, built on a grid that unites Latin, Devanagari and Urdu scripts.
www.itsnicethat.com/articles/ksh...
www.itsnicethat.com/articles/ksh...
Vogue India profiles MA Graphic Communication Design graduate Reya Ahmed, whose detailed, Mughal-inspired illustrations weave together memories of Kolkata and life in London to reflect on identity and belonging.
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www.vogue.in/content/brit...
November 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Vogue India profiles MA Graphic Communication Design graduate Reya Ahmed, whose detailed, Mughal-inspired illustrations weave together memories of Kolkata and life in London to reflect on identity and belonging.
www.vogue.in/content/brit...
www.vogue.in/content/brit...
Next Tuesday evening, MA Graphic Communication Design staff members Tomi Adefioye and Ben Cain will be presenting 'All Around The Work', talking not just about their work—but everything around it.
📅 Tue 2 Dec, 5:30pm GMT
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📅 Tue 2 Dec, 5:30pm GMT
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November 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Next Tuesday evening, MA Graphic Communication Design staff members Tomi Adefioye and Ben Cain will be presenting 'All Around The Work', talking not just about their work—but everything around it.
📅 Tue 2 Dec, 5:30pm GMT
📡 Tune in online
gcd.studio/pages/tutor-...
📅 Tue 2 Dec, 5:30pm GMT
📡 Tune in online
gcd.studio/pages/tutor-...
MA Graphic Communication Design graduate Maria Camila Lugo speaks with UAL about her time at Central Saint Martins, her work since graduating, and the advice she'd give to prospective students.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:58 AM
MA Graphic Communication Design graduate Maria Camila Lugo speaks with UAL about her time at Central Saint Martins, her work since graduating, and the advice she'd give to prospective students.
www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/cen...
www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/cen...
Tune into our MA Graphic Communication Design Symposium to see how our students are articulating and questioning the contemporary landscape of graphic design.
📅 Thursday 20 – Friday 21 November 2025
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📅 Thursday 20 – Friday 21 November 2025
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November 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Tune into our MA Graphic Communication Design Symposium to see how our students are articulating and questioning the contemporary landscape of graphic design.
📅 Thursday 20 – Friday 21 November 2025
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📅 Thursday 20 – Friday 21 November 2025
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"Graphic design has always developed in step with technological change, from letterpress to phototypesetting to desktop publishing and now Gen AI." — Rebecca Ross, Programme Director, on graphic design jobs and AI.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
"Graphic design has always developed in step with technological change, from letterpress to phototypesetting to desktop publishing and now Gen AI." — Rebecca Ross, Programme Director, on graphic design jobs and AI.
gcd.studio/pages/ai-and...
gcd.studio/pages/ai-and...
👏 Designer, researcher and Associate Lecturer on MA Communicating Complexity, Sanne Visser is one of only five practitioners or agencies shortlisted for ‘Emerging designer of the year’ category for Dezeen Awards 2025.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
👏 Designer, researcher and Associate Lecturer on MA Communicating Complexity, Sanne Visser is one of only five practitioners or agencies shortlisted for ‘Emerging designer of the year’ category for Dezeen Awards 2025.
www.dezeen.com/awards/2025/...
www.dezeen.com/awards/2025/...
📗 ’The Development of Corporate Design’ by David Preston, Platform Leader on BA (Hons) Graphic Communication Design, traces how the rise of brand consultancy reshaped the working methods and ideals of graphic designers in post-war Britain.
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www.bloomsbury.com/uk/developme...
November 3, 2025 at 12:17 PM
📗 ’The Development of Corporate Design’ by David Preston, Platform Leader on BA (Hons) Graphic Communication Design, traces how the rise of brand consultancy reshaped the working methods and ideals of graphic designers in post-war Britain.
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/developme...
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/developme...
A few glimpses from last week’s BA (Hons) Graphic Communication Design open studios.
November 3, 2025 at 11:39 AM
A few glimpses from last week’s BA (Hons) Graphic Communication Design open studios.
Join us for a roundtable conversation ”comfortably sprawled out in cyberspace, with infinite coffee and zero commute,” where we will be situating AI within design practice in discussion with a panel of guest contributors.
📅 Thursday 6 November, 7pm GMT
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📅 Thursday 6 November, 7pm GMT
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October 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Join us for a roundtable conversation ”comfortably sprawled out in cyberspace, with infinite coffee and zero commute,” where we will be situating AI within design practice in discussion with a panel of guest contributors.
📅 Thursday 6 November, 7pm GMT
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/s-school-t...
📅 Thursday 6 November, 7pm GMT
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/s-school-t...
📘 ’Illustration: A Concise History’ by Andrew Hall, Platform Leader on BA (Hons) Graphic Communication Design, is “an indispensable guide to the international history of illustrated images, from 1750 to the present day.”
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www.thamesandhudsonusa.com/books/illust...
October 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
📘 ’Illustration: A Concise History’ by Andrew Hall, Platform Leader on BA (Hons) Graphic Communication Design, is “an indispensable guide to the international history of illustrated images, from 1750 to the present day.”
www.thamesandhudsonusa.com/books/illust...
www.thamesandhudsonusa.com/books/illust...
Engage critically with the world through research-driven design practice.
Join us on Tuesday 4 November 2025 for our open evening to learn everything you need to know about MA Graphic Communication Design at Central Saint Martins.
www.arts.ac.uk/whats-on/pos...
Join us on Tuesday 4 November 2025 for our open evening to learn everything you need to know about MA Graphic Communication Design at Central Saint Martins.
www.arts.ac.uk/whats-on/pos...
October 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Engage critically with the world through research-driven design practice.
Join us on Tuesday 4 November 2025 for our open evening to learn everything you need to know about MA Graphic Communication Design at Central Saint Martins.
www.arts.ac.uk/whats-on/pos...
Join us on Tuesday 4 November 2025 for our open evening to learn everything you need to know about MA Graphic Communication Design at Central Saint Martins.
www.arts.ac.uk/whats-on/pos...
Our ‘Practice is Critical’ lecture series continues with Rifke Sadleir, a London-based web developer, designer and lecturer whose interactive work blends playfulness and nostalgia.
📅 Tue 28 Oct, 5:30pm BST
📡 Tune in online
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📅 Tue 28 Oct, 5:30pm BST
📡 Tune in online
gcd.studio/pages/practi...
October 16, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Our ‘Practice is Critical’ lecture series continues with Rifke Sadleir, a London-based web developer, designer and lecturer whose interactive work blends playfulness and nostalgia.
📅 Tue 28 Oct, 5:30pm BST
📡 Tune in online
gcd.studio/pages/practi...
📅 Tue 28 Oct, 5:30pm BST
📡 Tune in online
gcd.studio/pages/practi...
Equip yourself with the creative, conceptual, technical and critical skills expected of designers in the twenty-first century.
Learn about BA (Hons) Graphic Communication Design at our open day on Saturday 18 October 2025.
www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/cen...
Learn about BA (Hons) Graphic Communication Design at our open day on Saturday 18 October 2025.
www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/cen...
October 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Equip yourself with the creative, conceptual, technical and critical skills expected of designers in the twenty-first century.
Learn about BA (Hons) Graphic Communication Design at our open day on Saturday 18 October 2025.
www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/cen...
Learn about BA (Hons) Graphic Communication Design at our open day on Saturday 18 October 2025.
www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/cen...
How many dimensions can a letter truly exist in? Tuesday @ 5:30pm, our 'Practice is Critical' lecture series continues with Bas Jacobs from Underware, a pan-European design collective specializing in type and writing systems.
gcd.studio/pages/practi...
gcd.studio/pages/practi...
October 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
How many dimensions can a letter truly exist in? Tuesday @ 5:30pm, our 'Practice is Critical' lecture series continues with Bas Jacobs from Underware, a pan-European design collective specializing in type and writing systems.
gcd.studio/pages/practi...
gcd.studio/pages/practi...
What happens when type design becomes accessible to anyone, regardless of training? ‘Tapeface’ from MA Graphic Communication Design graduate Varada Rege disrupts typographic tradition, celebrating collaboration, chaos and improvisation.
www.itsnicethat.com/articles/var...
www.itsnicethat.com/articles/var...
October 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
What happens when type design becomes accessible to anyone, regardless of training? ‘Tapeface’ from MA Graphic Communication Design graduate Varada Rege disrupts typographic tradition, celebrating collaboration, chaos and improvisation.
www.itsnicethat.com/articles/var...
www.itsnicethat.com/articles/var...
⭐️ Delighted to see BA (Hons) Graphic Communication Design graduates Adam Lin, Tripoom Chongpipatanasook and Poppy Kanu, alongside MA Graphic Communication Design graduate Yuqing Lei, recognised on It's Nice That's 'One's to Watch' list.
www.itsnicethat.com/ones-to-watc...
www.itsnicethat.com/ones-to-watc...
October 1, 2025 at 1:41 PM
⭐️ Delighted to see BA (Hons) Graphic Communication Design graduates Adam Lin, Tripoom Chongpipatanasook and Poppy Kanu, alongside MA Graphic Communication Design graduate Yuqing Lei, recognised on It's Nice That's 'One's to Watch' list.
www.itsnicethat.com/ones-to-watc...
www.itsnicethat.com/ones-to-watc...
Graphic Communication Design staff members Matthew Chrislip, Paul Finn and Rebecca Ross will be presenting at 'Typography Theory Practice’, a one-day conference from Leeds School of Art on how typographic theory meets practice.
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typographytheorypractice.xyz
September 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Graphic Communication Design staff members Matthew Chrislip, Paul Finn and Rebecca Ross will be presenting at 'Typography Theory Practice’, a one-day conference from Leeds School of Art on how typographic theory meets practice.
typographytheorypractice.xyz
typographytheorypractice.xyz
Tuesday @ 5:30pm, 'Practice is Critical' returns for the new academic year with guest speaker Ali Qadeer, a Toronto-based designer and educator who blends critical thinking with hands-on creative practice.
gcd.studio/pages/practi...
gcd.studio/pages/practi...
September 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Tuesday @ 5:30pm, 'Practice is Critical' returns for the new academic year with guest speaker Ali Qadeer, a Toronto-based designer and educator who blends critical thinking with hands-on creative practice.
gcd.studio/pages/practi...
gcd.studio/pages/practi...
📚 Did you spot us at Offprint London? Earlier this year, we joined fellow publishers and creative practitioners to showcase and sell work from our students, staff and graduates, sparking lively conversations on publishing practices.
gcd.studio/pages/graphi...
gcd.studio/pages/graphi...
September 2, 2025 at 8:52 AM
📚 Did you spot us at Offprint London? Earlier this year, we joined fellow publishers and creative practitioners to showcase and sell work from our students, staff and graduates, sparking lively conversations on publishing practices.
gcd.studio/pages/graphi...
gcd.studio/pages/graphi...
🐦🍛🏓 Pigeons, table tennis and katsu curry: BA (Hons) Graphic Communication Design student Jason Saffer captures the hidden gems of Central Saint Martins in this year’s winning beer can design, produced in partnership with Mondo Brewing Company.
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gcd.studio/pages/pigeon...
August 28, 2025 at 12:17 PM
🐦🍛🏓 Pigeons, table tennis and katsu curry: BA (Hons) Graphic Communication Design student Jason Saffer captures the hidden gems of Central Saint Martins in this year’s winning beer can design, produced in partnership with Mondo Brewing Company.
gcd.studio/pages/pigeon...
gcd.studio/pages/pigeon...
👾 Creative Review’s Gradwatch 2025 spotlights Miles Buckle, an animator and ‘low-poly artist’ who recently graduated from BA Graphic Communication Design at Central Saint Martins.
www.creativereview.co.uk/gradwatch-20...
www.creativereview.co.uk/gradwatch-20...
August 22, 2025 at 10:58 AM
👾 Creative Review’s Gradwatch 2025 spotlights Miles Buckle, an animator and ‘low-poly artist’ who recently graduated from BA Graphic Communication Design at Central Saint Martins.
www.creativereview.co.uk/gradwatch-20...
www.creativereview.co.uk/gradwatch-20...
📢 Want more from the Graphic Communication Design programme at Central Saint Martins? Connect with us across our platforms.
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August 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
📢 Want more from the Graphic Communication Design programme at Central Saint Martins? Connect with us across our platforms.
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BA (Hons) Graphic Communication Design graduate Adam Lin “explores masculinity through the lens of domesticity, examining not only how men interact with one another but also their relationships with the spaces and objects around them.”
www.itsnicethat.com/articles/ada...
www.itsnicethat.com/articles/ada...
July 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
BA (Hons) Graphic Communication Design graduate Adam Lin “explores masculinity through the lens of domesticity, examining not only how men interact with one another but also their relationships with the spaces and objects around them.”
www.itsnicethat.com/articles/ada...
www.itsnicethat.com/articles/ada...