Studying Graphic Design

Meet your course leaders

Richard and Sam look forward to welcoming you to the BA (Hons) Graphic Design studio!

Sam Owen
Sam welcomes you to our BA (Hons) Graphic Design course.  An experienced course leader with 20+ years of experience in design agency environments who now embeds key employability skills into all modules, Sam ensures that our students are not only perfect designers but hugely work ready and employable.  She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and accredited as an External Examiner with experience in course revalidation and course moderation in the UK and overseas. 
Sam has a passion for student support with a strong pastoral care and academic mentoring focus, along with using her skills as a qualified Mental Health First Aider (MHFA).

Richard Mellor
The course is co-led by award-winning designer Richard Mellor who has extensive industry and academic experience across all aspects of visual communication.  Richard is one of Britain's most innovative graphic designers with a specialisation in new media.  He's a winner of countless international awards whilst also serving as an Executive Director of the prestigious Design and Art Directors Association (D&AD).  As Founder and Creative Director of HyperInteractive, he achieved great success during a substantial period working in London, then New York, before returning to the UK to continue designing and producing innovative creative solutions.
His passion for visual communication and design education goes beyond the traditional norms – embracing emerging and future technologies.  Richard advocates for the strong appreciation of theory and the application of good professional practice.  These guiding principles continue to inspire the next generation of designers!

 

Student highlights from this year across Graphic Design

Congratulations on your offer to join our vibrant and popular Graphic Design course within the department of Creative Industries at University of Staffordshire.

We wanted to share some of the exciting highlights from across this year to give you a flavour of what you could be experiencing when you join our Graphics studio. 
From winning awards for sustainable designs in a national competition, to exploring Amsterdam and visiting inspiring creative agencies, our students have been working on fantastic live briefs and projects, and honing their practice.  

 

 

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Teaching staff

Samantha Owen

Senior Lecturer

Sam is a visual communicator with extensive industry-based agency experience working across a range of channels, sectors and communication disciplines including advertising, digital, moving image and print.

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Richard Mellor

Senior Lecturer

Richard is a graphic designer and multi-award winning Digital Creative Director with a specialisation in new media. His main area of interest is the application of augmented reality across all aspects of visual communication. 

Richard's profile

John Hudson

Course Director

John has worked as a Graphic Designer in a number of International studios with clients such as the BBC, Nike, Sony and The Design Council. He enjoys experimenting with ideas, mediums and processes and has created a broad portfolio of work.

John's profile

Lisa Wolfe

Lecturer

Dr Lynne Fanthome

Lecturer

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