AIU showcases international talent at New Blood Festival

American InterContinental University (AIU) London will be exhibiting a collection of outstanding work from recent graduates of the schools’ visual communications programme at the annual D&AD (formerly, Design & Art Direction) New Blood Exhibition. One of only two international universities to exhibit, the collection features works hand-picked for originality and diversity from 11 students originating from over five countries including the USA, Italy and France – providing a snapshot of the talent produced by AIU London this year.

The New Blood 2010 exhibition of the UK’s best advertising and design graduating students takes place at the Old Truman Brewery, Shoreditch, as part of the Free Range season between Thursday 24 and Monday 28 June. As New Blood returns to east London, networking with the industry is the hot topic. Local agencies and studios are getting involved with a series of events to give new graduates the best possible start to their professional careers. Gill Coupland, AIU London dean of visual communication and associate vice president of academic affairs, said, “New Blood is an important event as it provides an unparalleled opportunity for us to help our students showcase their work, network and secure jobs and work placements with some of the UK’s most revolutionary agencies, studios and brands.”

case studies imagery from Karla Uribe

AIU London Courses
Courses available at AIU London include; Associate of Arts in Visual Communication (AA) Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communication (BFA) with concentrations in: graphic design / illustration / photography.

Internationally recognised for the quality of the programmes, industry involvement and high-quality graduates, AIU London is situated in the West End, in the heart of the visual communication industry, and for 35 years has been preparing students for careers in visual communication as well as fashion and interior design.

AIU London Alumni
Recent AIU London Visual Communication alumni have included Jeannine Saba, creative director of Diplomat magazine; Kimi Hammerstroem who was featured in the Voguettes section (under Vogue Stars/Celebs/Models) of Vogue IT in March 2010 as an up-and-coming photographer; and Urduja Manaoaga a multidisciplinary artist/curator and founding member and head of research and development of InPAR.ASIA[1].

Alumni Dominic Aleandri and Ilya Krylov started their own company Tree Frog Studio providing the quality commercial photography encompassing 360 product photography, animated product photography, fashion photography and virtual tour and mapping photography to name a few. Their client list includes Canon, I-Gizmo, Lulu Guinness, Lancome Paris, Capital Wine, Peugeot, Timberland, Crimestoppers UK, Monkey TV and Phones4U.

Of other recent graduates, Teneshia Carr, photographer, has worked with clients such as Mac, Bobbi Brown and Jimmy Choo. Her editorials have been featured in magazines such as Ocean Drive, Interview, Elle, Details and Prim magazine (www.teneshiacarr.com). Christopher Hauser from Munich, Germany, now sells his fine art and architectural photography to clients around the world at www.chauser.eu.
For more information about AIU London, please visit www.aiulondon.ac.uk and for information on New Blood visit www.dandad.org.