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The Graduates 2016

An open book featuring bold, painterly illustrations of tropical foliage. Thick strokes of green and yellow paint create dense leaves against a vibrant blue sky.

Our 2016 Grads create Make Books with G . F Smith

Three people stand side by side against a brick wall. They wear casual sportswear, including sweatshirts, tracksuits and trainers.

Oliver Marshall is a photography grad who wants to prove Martin Parr wrong

A person with short red hair wears a red sweatshirt and poses against a dark background. The white text “Liam Hart” is laid over the centre of the image.

Liam Hart's photography carries a visceral energy, even when capturing the banal

A colourful, abstract painting of a cityscape with geometric shapes and a striped tent. The name “John Molesworth” is laid over the centre in bold white text.

John Molesworth's colourful approach to image making is all-encompassing

An illustration of two pink-skinned figures separated by a vertical split. The left side shows a person with glasses looking solemn, while the right shows a person resting their head on their hand. The text “Maddy Mould” is laid over the centre in bold white lettering.

Illustrator Maddy Mould's thoughtful, craft-led work brightens up the everyday

A collection of white cards and a red strip of paper laid against a black background. One card features the text “HOW TO DEAL”, while a white overlay reads “Georgia Cranstoun”.

Georgia Cranstoun’s process-driven style tests the rules of graphic design

A person with a backpack stands in a white gallery space, looking at a screen showing a landscape. On the floor beside them is a draped, patterned fabric sculpture. The text “Tom Joynes” is laid over the centre of the image.

Tom Joyes' astute cultural distillations through data, design and film

A graphic featuring the name “Michael Cox” in bold white lettering. The background is split between a blue-barred corridor leading to a white door and a textured red wall.

Michael Cox's paintings capture the transience of the urban landscape

An illustration of a person’s legs and feet wearing chunky black boots with yellow stitching. The text “Oscar Mitchell” is laid over the image, with a white starburst shape replacing the second “e”.

Oscar Mitchell's expressive illustrations ooze with characterful panache

Four red plastic chairs with black metal legs are lined up against a white brick wall. The text “Harry Grunody” is laid over the centre of the image in bold white lettering.

Kingston grad Harry Grundy's design work has a highly conceptual bias

A blue fabric banner covered in white serif text, with several phrases circled in red. The name “Hannah Nightingale” is laid over the centre in a bold white sans-serif font, with a small smiley face icon replacing the “o” in Nightingale.

Hannah Nightingale's work aims to "question definitions of graphic design"

An illustration of a curled-up figure in shades of pink and blue. The white text “Vera Babida” is laid over the centre, with a small set of stairs replacing a letter.

Vera Babida's esoteric animations are full of character and life

A graphic design featuring the name “Ben Leonard” in bold white typography. The text is set against a dark background filled with overlapping, distorted grey letters.

Ben Leonard celebrates the digital and the analogue throughout his design work

An illustration of a giant figure in a dark suit sitting across a red house and a street. Bold white text across the centre reads “Jennifer Zheng”.

Animator Jennifer Zheng builds strong, personal narratives through her rich visuals

A grid of sketches featuring architectural details and handwritten text in black, white and yellow. Large white text laid over the centre reads “Peony Genot” next to a lightbulb icon.

Peony Gent's illustrations move effortlessly from the emotive to the irreverent

An animation in which white text on a black background reads “The Graduates 2016”. Simple graphic shapes, including a yellow smiley face and a red star, appear within the letters. Small text in the bottom right corner reads “Supported by G. F. Smith”.

It's Nice That's Graduates 2016!

A graphic on a black background reads “The Graduates 2016”. The text is white and bold, with a yellow smiley face replacing the letter “h” and a red starburst replacing the “t”. A green set of stairs replaces the first zero in the date.

Join us this Wednesday as we reveal The Graduates 2016

A graphic on a black background reads “The Graduates 2016” in bold white text. The letters are interrupted by a yellow smiley face, a red starburst, and a green set of stairs.

Final call for entries to The Graduates 2016 - applications close 5 June

A graphic on a black background reads “The Graduates 2016” in bold white text. The letters are interrupted by a yellow smiley face, a red starburst, and a green set of stairs.

Enter your work for the chance to be an It’s Nice That Graduate of 2016!

Advice

A graphic on a light blue background reads “How to stay Motivated”. Two red gears are positioned over the word “Motivated”, replacing the letter “o”.

Stay creatively motivated with these top tips

Do you need an agent?

A bright yellow graphic features white text that reads “Things to remember as a creative”. A small blue illustration of a brain is placed within the word “creative”.

Five things to remember as a young creative

An illustration on a red background with white text that reads “Working for free”. Gold coins fall from the top of the frame, with a small pile resting in the middle of the word “Working”.

Is it ever OK to work for free?