Our 2nd year students had a great morning drawing on Calton Hill yesterday, under the guidance of artist Catharine Davidson. Luckily the weather played along and the day was dry, sunny, mild and not windy – a rare occasion as any Edinburgh resident will tell you – and resulted in a great variety of observational …
Portraits of Italian Cinema
If you find yourself all dressed up and with nowhere to go, why not stop by the Filmhouse Bar on Lothian Road to catch “Portraits of Italian Cinema”, a collaboration between the Italian Institute and ECA’s Illustration course. 22 of our students and 6 Italian artists living in Edinburgh produced a selection of portraits of …
Students Display their Work at Morton Fraser Solicitors
Last week some of our students had the opportunity to display work at an evening event at Morton Fraser Solicitors. Morton Fraser’s offices are located in Edinburgh’s Quartermile, with stunning views across the city. Our students had a great time talking about their work to the guests of the event and we look forward to …
MapBook
Our Second Year Students have been flexing their bookmaking muscles recently for our three week long MapBook project. The task was to produce a map book, with the theme and format being completely up to the individual. Students produced a stunning range of books, including star charts, maps of the underworld, maps of Edinburgh, Ireland, …
This Friday’s talk with Professor Kim Reynolds
This week’s Professional Practice Talk will be held by Professor Kim Reynolds of Newcastle University. She specialises in Children’s Literature Studies and is a founding member of the Children’s Laureate. Find out more about her here. The talk will be in room 2.13, this Friday at 2.30pm. Come and learn something! Feb 12, 2014
Pop-Up Burns at the National Library of Scotland
Our First Year illustration students have been busily working away creating Pop-up books that illustrate Robbie Burns’ epic tale ‘Tam O’Shanter’. They turned into veritable paper engineers, making books of all shapes and sizes: one comes in four little coffins, and another one is contained in two halves of a bottle. But where can you …
This week’s Friday Talk with Anine Bösenberg
This week’s speaker at our Professional Practice Lecture Series will be yours truly, Anine Bösenberg. I am an illustrator, recent ECA graduate and current Studio Assistant for Illustration, and hope to give you some insights into my work and what life is like after college. Feb 5, 2014
This week’s Friday Talk: Harvey Dingwall
This week our very own Harvey Dingwall will be speaking about his work and research as part of our ongoing Professional Practice Lecture Series. Harvey has worked for advertising, design, publishing and editorial clients, and now teaches at Edinburgh College of Art. This Friday, room 2.13, 2.30pm – be there or be square! Jan 28, …
Laura Griffin’s work on the cover of Edinburgh Friends 2013
The work of 4th year student Laura Griffin graces the cover of this year’s Edinburgh Friends magazine, an University of Edinburgh publication dedicated to Development and Alumni Engagement. Laura was chosen as the winner of a competition for the cover within the 4th year of ECA’s illustration course. Jan 22, 2014
Eleanor Crow to speak at Friday Lectures
This week’s visiting speaker will be Eleanor Crow, as part of our ongoing Professional Practice Lecture Series. Eleanor is a book cover designer and illustrator, and has recently produced a series of portraits of East London cafes. This Friday, 24th January, at 2.30pm in room 2.13. Come and be enlightened! Jan 21, 2014
