Category: Events


Type Tuesday: On and off the grid — 7th March 2023

Eye magazine hosts its first Type Tuesday of the year featuring graphic designer Sara De Bondt of Occasional Papers.

Sara De Bondt and Antony Hudek co-founded the independent publishing house Occasional Papers in 2008. Since then, they have published over 30 affordable titles devoted to the histories of design and art, including best-sellers such as The Form of the Book Book and Natural Enemies of Books.

Sara is a graphic designer, PhD-researcher and educator based in Ghent. Her current projects include the design of exhibition graphics for Wellcome Collection, a book for Museo Jumex, a new website for The Showroom and a visual identity for Triennial Brugge. A text from her latest book, Off the Grid: Histories of Belgian graphic design is featured in the latest issue of Eye magazine (Eye 103).

She will share her experiences in designing, editing, writing, publishing and distributing books today.

Ticket is non-refundable, however you are welcome to offer your ticket to another person. Please contact events@sbf.org.uk to change the name of your booking at least 7 days prior to the event date.

7 March 2023
St Bride Foundation
7-9:30PM (GMT)
Tickets £12.50, £10, £8

Book Tickets HERE
All proceeds go to support St Bride Foundation

Print Club — Thursday 9th Feb

New weekly print club opening at the publishing space at Bower Ashton Campus.
Tools, ink, snacks and tea provided, just bring a mug and tell your friends!

‘Print Club is a friendly and sociable event that aims to support student and staff wellbeing, offering a chance to connect with others and have the opportunity to try something new. Each week we will explore different processes and themes with the aim of working towards a large collaborative lino cut together. The first large print will be based around the notion of hope. These sessions are not assessed, or module related, they are something that will hopefully grow organically, allowing for a pocket of time in your week to switch off and have fun!’

Design Luminaries: Superflux: in conversation (live stream event)

In collaboration with the design museum we are happy to be able to offer a free live stream viewing of the Design Luminaries: Superflux in conversation. Open to all students.

City Campus @arnolfini, 5th Floor studio –Tuesday 28th March 2023, 18.30 – 19.40

Join Co-Founder and Creative Director of Superflux, Anab Jain on imagining alternative worlds through speculative design. 

Superflux is a Studio for Speculative Design and Experiential Futures. Responding to the extraordinary times we live in, Superflux was founded by Anab Jain and Jon Ardern to address urgent challenges and propose positive changes. 

Their practice poses alternative modes of existence, asking ‘what if?’ in the face of major issues, seeking to expand dialogues and experiences beyond the dominant human-centric frames of reference. Driven by the creativity that shapes democratic and positive futures, Superflux defies boundaries, working across installation, immersive experiences, films and research. Join the conversation diving into their inception, journey and vision for the speculative design as a world-building tool. 

Jain is a designer, filmmaker, futurist and Co-founder and Director of Superflux. She has led numerous multidisciplinary teams to imagine and build plural futures, enable regenerative innovation and democratise emerging technologies. Awarded an Honorary Doctorate from University of the Arts London in 2022, she also serves as a Professor in Design Investigations at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. 

Design Luminaries: A Practice for Everyday Life: in conversation (live stream event)

In collaboration with the design museum we are happy to be able to offer a free live stream viewing of the Design Luminaries: A Practice for Everyday Life in conversation. Open to all students.

City Campus @arnolfini, 5th Floor studio – Tuesday 14th March 2023, 18.30 – 19.40 

‘Join us for the third event in our new series of conversations with eminent and inspirational designers, live-streamed to partner Higher Education Institutes across the UK.  

This time, we’ll be joined by the graphic design studio ‘A Practice for Everyday Life’ (APFEL). With attention to object quality and materiality at the core, the studio creates original designs exploring the relationship between process, material and concept. Reflecting on the 20 years of the studio’s history, designer Emma Thomas will delve into its inception, growth and vision. 

Founded by Kirsty Carter and Emma Thomas, working across art direction, exhibitions, publications and digital design. The studio has established its international recognition, celebrating the collaborative work with like-minded art institutions and individuals including the Design Museum, Barbican, V&A and the 59th Venice Biennale 2022.’

Global Game Jam 2023 (3rd-5th Feb @ Frenchay)

UWE Creative Tech is hosting the
Global Game Jam
from Friday 3rd – Sunday 5th @ Frenchay Campus

What? Who? Where?

Game Jams are a great way to get to grips with game creation tools, network with new people, and try something brave.

There is no pressure – simply create something new, be collaborative, have fun, and eat pizza.

To celebrate the new College of Arts, Technology and Environment (CATE) – we’re putting on an extra special GGJ where all CATE students are invited to join in, meet students from across the College and create a new game in just 48 hours.

So if you are a coding wizard, animation guru, art/illustration wonder, music/audio wrangler, 3D modelling legend, or just interested in what goes into making a game – we want you.

The majority of the jam will take place in the Foundry and Works tech spaces in F-Block on Frenchay campus from Fri 3rd – Sun 5th Feb.

Full details are available on our GGJ site page.

All levels of experience are welcome!

Team building help will be on offer during the launch event on Friday, so you do not even need to have a group sorted.

Plus, we’re providing…

  • Free pizza and refreshments
  • Free entry 
  • Free parking 
  • 48 hour access and security
  • Quiet spaces
  • Collaborative spaces
  • 30 high spec dev PCs
  • Large screens
  • Secret industry guests
  • and more…
SIGN UP NOW
and receive full details on the event

Noods Levels presents ‘Tracking’ design course

Noods Levels has just launched ‘Tracking’ – A new 8 week design course aimed at developing emerging designers professional practice.
Please see application and potential funding details below.


‘Designers will learn how to respond to briefs, solicit and engage with feedback, structure their creative process from research to concepting, define their creative identity, all the way to handing over final assets. Additionally, guest speakers offer insight into their practise and share crucial lessons they have learned in the process of building a successful career in a saturated industry”

Each student will be working on a large-scale poster inspired by the climate crisis to be printed and displayed in a city wide poster campaign as well as a public exhibition.

The full course cost is £80, but we don’t want this to be a barrier to entry. Through our funders, The Quartet Foundation, we are able to offer 3 fully funded spaces for this course. We’ve partnered with Squarespace & Pangram Pangram to give the students a year’s free website + a font pack.’

APPLY HERE

Creative Lives in Progress — Portfolio Reviews (26th January)

Creative Lives in Progress have launched their first event of 2023 – brilliant opportunity to get your work seen by a panel of industry professionals, receive constructive feedback and make contacts. Spaces are limited so make sure to sign up as soon as possible.

Please see below links for sign-up and for more information on this event’s panel.

Portfolio Reviews: Graphic DesignOnline event, Thursday 26th January, 5 to 8pm GMTApplications close: 16th January, 11.59pm GMTOpen to emerging designers. This is a chance for attendees to meet industry experts, get feedback on their work and meet fellow entry-level creatives.Who can apply?The session is open to UK-based creatives, aged 18 and over. This includes students, grads, or those within the first year of a creative career. Registration closes on 16th January at 11.59pm GMT.You can find all the details on how to apply here.