Welcoming back Alumni for our 2024 School of Art & Design Graduate Panel

Thanks to Lakin Ashola, Tom Radford, Amy Counsell, Ellie Durkin, Eli De Carteret, Connor Martin.

We had 2 graduates from each of our degrees in the School of Art & Design in Game Art, Games Design and Digital Animation with Illustration. Our panellists were made up of a concept artist, an environment artist, a custom doll creator, an animator, a games designer, and a level designer.

It was fabulous to see them again and hear what they were doing in their respective jobs. They told us about their experiences after graduation, showed work from their final degree year at Futureworks and told us how they got their break in their chosen professions.

They had fantastic tips about overcoming personal challenges, networking, job applications and prepping your portfolio for interviews.

“I was super proud to hear what they had been doing – they are such amazing, creative individuals and I’m confident they will be driving their respective industries in a few years’ time. Talk about northern powerhouse – well these alumni embody that phrase.”

Ken Lau, Head of School for Art & Design

Huge thanks to Lakin Ashola, Tom Radford, Amy Counsell, Ellie Durkin, Eli De Carteret, Connor Martin for joining our Art & Design Graduate Panel. We’ll be following your continued successes with interest.

Check out them out below:

Lakin Ashola – https://www.lakinashola.com/

Tom Radford – https://www.artstation.com/tomradford

Ellie Durkin – https://www.elliedurkin.com/

Eli De Carteret – https://www.elidecarteret.com/

Connor Martin – https://connormartin.games/