Pick Me Up Trip or £5.00 to london.

This goes out to all year groups, but on the 22nd March 2011, Graphic Media will going to the big smoke, to check out this years 'Pick Me Up' Exhibit. Anthony Burrill will have a pop up studio, plus loads of other practitioners and small independent press peoples.

Really good homegrown show, which should inspire and encourage. There are limited spaces and attendance by year ones and year zero is mandatory.

Also if you are around in london check out the Saul Bass retrospective at Kemistry.

Hannah Parry / ICA

Congratulations to Hannah Parry. Her fellow students awarded her the jury prize for the ICA poster brief.

Hannah has won two tickets to a screening at the ICA and her work will featured on the ICA's website.

Well done.

Radio 4 have just put up this interesting show about New York godfather,Milton Glaser It might be useful for year ones.

Losers.

We will be showing Aaron Rose's 2008 film 'Beautiful Losers' first day back at 10am. Everyone is welcome, but first years all must attend as we will be doing a one day mural workshop in the studio space.

Painting the walls. So come prepared to get mucky.

DD

EX- Colchester Art School Student Wins The Internet.

A few weeks ago ex art school student Joe Stone (class of 09) posted this mind blowing info graphic that explained the relationships of the main characters of Marvel Comics X-Men. Joe posted his graphic on his Tumblr (blog site) and within 24 hours his post was gaining hit after hit until in had been re-blogged on over 2000 other peoples blogs, this let to massive internet hype on one blog being called "the hottest thing since Harry Potter" this all got noticed and helped Joe get his work featured on www.wired.com, www.io9.com, www.buzzfeed.com, www.thedailywhat.com, www.slashfilm.com, www.geekologie.com and reddit.com.

Joe's work is a great illustration of the power of the internet and the importance of getting YOUR work out there, so what ya waiting for... GET BLOGGING!

to view Joe's original post click here