international award winners The students of the Visual Communications Course at the Limerick School of Art & Design continue to compete and win awards on the international stage and have again been awarded at the YCN International Student Design Awards … Continue reading
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ISTD Student Awards 2015
The International Society of Typographic Design (ISTD) is a professional body run by and for typographers, graphic designers and educators. Membership is awarded to students who demonstrate, through the quality of their work, their commitment to achieving the highest possible … Continue reading
Graduate Show 2015
In March each year, the Year Four Visual Communications students undertake a self-directed project for the Graduate Show. They are asked to look at subjects and themes that are of personal interest to them. In order to focus minds on … Continue reading
Lorraine Breen
gender perceptions Gender is a sociological and cultural term that describes stereotypical behaviours and roles that society expects of men and women. Females are typically seen as mothers, caregivers, they are expected to be more emotional and are expected to … Continue reading
Rachele Connell
the lost art of handwriting This project explores the recent decline of handwriting in our technologically driven world. Our handwriting, however good or bad, can say so much about us and mean so much to other people. An email or … Continue reading
Julie Dalton
pedestrian aggression The project highlights the problem of pedestrian aggression in society today. For many people, few things are more infuriating than slow walkers and those who clog footpaths, while those stuck behind them get angry and annoyed. Pedestrian aggression … Continue reading
Mohamed Ferhat
visual vision The project is based on vision disorders and focuses on each of the five eye disorders such as colour blindness and cataracts When looking at the space around us, we notice how images and colours that we see … Continue reading
Robbie Gannon
here lies outliers The movie trailer has never been of more importance than in todays impatient and time impoverished world. Online outlets and social media have turned the trailer into a film genre all of its own with filmmakers making … Continue reading
Deirdre Gleeson
saturn – lord of the rings Saturn, the second largest planet in our solar system, is visible at night to the naked eye as a flickering ball of light. It has long fascinated humans throughout history and across a myriad … Continue reading
Claire Healy
the creative process At times, it seems, there’s no room for originality. Ideas are churned out at breakneck speed, from the physical to the virtual and the world inside our heads. In order to create new paths, we first must … Continue reading
Jason Hunter
how the few control the many False Flags (or black flags) describes covert operations designed to deceive in a way that the operations appear as though they are being carried out by entities, groups, or nations other than those who … Continue reading
Lauren Keegan
autism:the bigger picture Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder. Individuals who are diagnosed with Autism face challenges such as impaired social interaction and communication. These difficulties seem to define the disorder, which leads to a misunderstanding of the capabilities of autistic … Continue reading