onwards and upwards…

And here we go again…UCAS time! Our second year students are currently busy applying for university places for next year, to further their quests for fame, fortune, and employment as graphic designers! We have people applying for courses as far away as Coventry & Loughborough, and of course, there is a number of our guys who want to keep it local, and are applying to go ‘across the road’ and study at The University Centre at Blackburn College. They are also starting to get busy with preparing their (soon to be) marvellous portfolio's of design work, ready to wow the interviewers and gain the university places they are hoping for. Good luck guys, and watch this space for updates on where our second years are all going to be heading to next year…

something old, something new…

On Tuesday a group of the staff from Creative Arts went over to our brand spanking new building, to get a bit of a guided tour of our new homes. The foyer is very big and impressive, looking very fancy… there was very little furniture or fittings in when we visited, but we got to see the library (which will be huge!!), the new mac suites, the staff rooms, and most importantly our new EDGD classrooms! There was lots of ‘ooooooooooohs’ and ‘aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhs’, and we have started planning what areas are getting used for what etc… all we need to do now is finish packing up all the boxes at our old space, in time for the Big Move next week…roll on Monday!

living in a box…

Cupboards have been emptied, boxes have been packed, and reluctantly, lots of things have been thrown away. We are nearly set to start moving into the brand new Art & Design building, which will get underway next week hopefully!! It has been a long time coming, and we are equal parts excited to get a much needed new home, but also a bit sad to see the old place go - there have been lots of action in our three little rooms over the years! We will try and get photos up of the move and the new space as it all happens, but for now, it's “back to the sketch” as we try to finish getting packed up…