BA Graphics & Illustration graduates Aleks and Mckenzie approached their final third year project with a vision to inspire change through their combined creative talents. Collaborating together, they are seeking to educate the public and beat the stigma around the need to use food banks.
“Our project is based around a campaign for Cambridge City Foodbank” explained Aleks. “We’re doing it on breaking the stereotypes and teaching people that it’s alright to use a foodbank if you need it and it’s alright to ask for help.”
Through their individual creative methods, students at CSVPA are encouraged to explore and comment on social and cultural issues affecting people, communities and the world, shining a light on these issues and using their art as a catalyst for change. Aleks and Mackenzie’s project is a clear example of that ethos.
“The reason we chose this project is because in general our art is pretty playful and quite colourful, and to contrast that we wanted to pick a topic that is quite serious. We love working with the community, so we wanted to focus on a serious topic now. Since we’re in Cambridge and with the cost of living…the more we researched into it, the more we realised how little there is out there on foodbanks.”
Below are some of the final outcomes from their project, incorporating colourful illustration and purposeful typography.
Watch the video below to listen to Aleks and Mckenzie talk about their final project and their time at CSVPA:
At CSVPA, we offer three visual arts undergraduate courses: BA(Hons) Graphic Design, BA(Hons) Illustration and BA(Hons) Visual Communication.
Our students thrive through a hands-on-approach learning experience. We do not teach a ‘house style’, instead every student is encouraged to explore their unique and individual style, voice and approach for a more tailored experience. As highlighted by both Aleks and Mckenzie, this is achieved through our small class sizes which allow extensive contact time with our lecturers and frequent one-to-one tuition and support.
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