Leanne Kennedy

Achievements: Manchester Craft Mafia membership
Progression to: Self Employed

Leanne Kennedy joined our course from a level 3 Manchester College Course. She developed her creative vision through to achieving a 1st BA (Hons) setting up her own business in craft making along the way. Pioneering many inventive practices and techniques Leanne developed an online shop and business to sell her unique style of hand crafted products. This year she was accepted into the very prestigious Manchester Craft Mafia (they don’t let anyone in) and has her work online with www.notonthehighstreet.com – currently her business goes from strength to strength.

James Keeble

Achievements: Badly Drawn Boy Competition
Progression to: 2nd Year

We Love Our Planet is an organisation that began out of concern for the welfare of animals and the environment in which they live and is championed by Manchester’s’ Badly Drawn Boy.  They aim to bring the ecologically like minded community together to save animals from exploitation and harm. The organisation held their launch at The Deaf Institute with speakers including, Jenny Jenoula Vegan UK, Ste Chester’s from the Green Paw Project, Alex Walker, Healthy Healing Habits Hannah and our own Alan Berry. Badly Drawn Boy appealed to the student community with a national competition to design a logo for We Love Our Planet. All years engaged in the national competition, but James’ work was chosen! The design was screen printed on the day of the event by Sally Gilford from One69A.

Lisa Dale

Achievements: Placement @ City South Manchester
Progression to: Job @ Kin + Carta Connect

Often, through the course relationships with industry, students are asked to carryout very quick turnaround jobs, and when it goes well it can result in a placement opportunity. City South Manchester required a flyer and tasked Lisa with completing this in one evening. Lisa achieved this and the client was so impressed that they offered her a summer placement. Lisa has since  achieved a permanent position at the digital agency Kin + Carta Connect, where she now works with the creative team on international brands. She is also a regular visiter to our End of Year Show!

Ian Renfrew

Achievements: Set up his own business
Progression to: Self employed designer

Ian is a highly creative and entrepreneurial designer, who gained high grades throughout his study and won the competitions he entered. Equally accomplished conceptually and technically Ian’s designs are solution driven, crisp and powerful. He has now set up his own business managing a collection of small to medium enterprise clients in the UK and carriers out guest lectures as an Alumni Student.

Visit Ian’s Business Here >

A Sample of Ian’s Work 

Radomir Mikulas

Achievements: Placement @ BBC
Progression to: BA Stockport College

Following a live competition brief and pitch Radomir won a summer placement at the BBC. On his placement Radomir says:

“In the two weeks I did a lot… I was participating in meetings with some ideas for TV shows and competitions, produced visual representations of programs (treatments) for the production team and a collection of promotional documents – it was quite a learning curve! The placement really helped me understand how design can fit into the BBC and how to improve my work flow and problem solving abilities. The experience at the BBC was great and all of my work was used – I am very glad I could spend such an enriching time there.”
Radomir

Kyle Noone

Achievements: Placement @ Purpose London
Progression to: BA Leeds Uni

The course often runs a competition with placement opportunities. This was the case for 3 years with London’s design agency Purpose. From the beginning of the second year Kyle was adamant that he would win the placement… He researched and studied the company during his project and when Purpose visited he made sure he listened carefully, developed his work following the advice of professionals… guess what, He did win it!