Students from Edinburgh College of Art’s BA (Hons) and MA (Hons) Illustration programmes have collaborated with charity Children in Scotland, attending its annual conference to create live graphic recordings for delegates, and creating illustrations for the next issue of its biannual publication, Insight.
Ola Jackiewicz, Ruby Tait, Rachel Collins and Catie Gordon attended the Children in Scotland conference across two days in Edinburgh, listening to keynotes, attending workshops and recording the discussions through live illustrations.
The illustrations stimulated discussion among delegates and offered a creative way of recording and reflecting on the outcomes of the conference.
Year 4 ECA Illustration students also worked with the charity to create illustrations for the pages of its biannual publication, Insight, accompanying news, features, and commentary and the front cover.
Illustrations by Mary Buchanan, Ruby Tait, Zoe Brown, Catie Gordon and Shihui Shen were selected to appear in this issue.
Overseeing the collaboration at ECA, BA (Hons) Illustration Programme Director Harvey Dingwall commented on the project: “The collaboration gave the students the opportunity to work on a live brief, allowing them to create work that would enhance their professional practice and experience the editorial process in a professional setting.”