Name:
Thomas Adey
Course:
Graphic Design (BA Hons)
Scholarship: The Vaughan
Oliver Graphic Design Scholarship Year 2
What
is it like studying at Northumbria?
My degree
is a very unique case where most of our work takes place in a studio
environment, almost mirroring what we would do in industry. Lecturers encourage us to think beyond the
conventional, nurturing those ideas into fully realised pieces of design. This
is the essence that makes our work valuable in the industry, standing out from
all others. I am also a member of an academic society for my course.
How
were you awarded the scholarship, and what benefits has it provided?
The
scholarship I was approved for was done out of nomination. A project we worked
on for six weeks was assessed by people from the industry. My work was chosen
for the scholarship, and it reminds me that I am capable of producing high
quality work, also serving as a way of enhancing the value of the work I
produced, given how it has been received well by the industry, particularly
those who worked closely with the late Vaughan Oliver, a north-eastern graphic
designer applauded for his unique design philosophy.
What
are your future goals?
My
future goals are to land in an agency, performing work for a regenerative
purpose. The course has revealed what options I have at my disposal, and the
scholarship has given me the material means to pursue them with relative ease.
If
you could give advice to somebody considering university, what would it be?
Do
things. It doesn’t matter how big or small. One thing leads to something that
leads to something bigger. The more things you do, the more perspectives you
have that could make a difference someday.
