BA (Hons) Graphic Design

Amy is Senior Lecturer & Course Leader for our BA (Hons) Graphic Design degree. Amy began her career in 2016 in the sports industry as a graphic designer for the Exeter Chiefs rugby club and Sandy Park Stadium. While at the Chiefs, she led rebranding efforts for parts of Sandy Park stadium and developed a new visual brand for the 2019/20 season. Her work has been showcased to audiences of over 250,000 people through features on BT Sport, and she has also created artwork for England Rugby and the city of Exeter. Additionally, she gained valuable experience collaborating with other well-known sporting brands such as RedBull. Following her successful industry work, Amy pursued a Master of Arts degree in Visual Communication at Arts University Plymouth, graduating with Distinction in November 2021. She then joined Arts University Plymouth in February 2022 as a lecturer for the BA (Hons) Graphic Design course and is now Course Leader. Amy has also launched her own project, The Play Method, and is currently working towards a PhD focused on play theory and creative practice.

As a practicing graphic designer and founder of Studio Auto, Matt Thame has consistently reinvented and modified his output, resulting in a body of work that is both extensive and incredibly diverse. Matt has built an international reputation for striking design work for the music industry, with a prolific output for many major record labels. His work on album covers for labels such as Strut Records & Universal is particularly renowned. Studio Auto continues to broaden its client base to include current arts organisations, corporate identities and independent artists. Matt works in a multi-disciplinary style incorporating illustration, photography and typography in a flexible and individual approach to each project. As a tutor at Arts University Plymouth, Matt enjoys sharing ideas, encouraging potential, expanding skills and communication, drawing on his own experiences as a working designer to complement and enhance the students discovery into the demanding standards that are required of a contemporary graphic designer, in presentation, creative process, conceptualization and art direction.

Jack Viant graduated from Arts University Plymouth with a BA (Hons) Illustration in 2015. Previously, Jack has been a Graduate Studentship Lecturer at the university, working alongside the Careers team, students and lecturers. Jack currently lectures on BA (Hons) Illustration at Arts University Plymouth. “As a Studentship Lecturer I work primarily with 1st year degree students and I provide confidence boosting and guidance as well as a mass amount of online visual resources which assist students in making the most out of their time and resources here at the college. Additionally I offer advice and guidance concerning my experience in the art industry as well as supporting the whole ‘good student bad student paradigm’ I aim to guide students along the correct path!” As well as working at the university Jack also focuses on his work as a Freelance Illustrator. Jack has worked with clients including Oxford University Press, Woodmansterne publications, Supha's Street Food Emporium, Syfy, OKIDO Magazine, Hallmark Cards, Dartmoor Zoo, Animated Exeter and Plymouth History Week. Specialising in children’s illustrations, Jack is published by Bloomsbury, Miles Kelly, Hachette and Oxford University Press, and represented by the Bright Agency. “My work is playful and abstract. A lot of my imagery is influenced by vintage edgy cartoons and the surrealist movement. My work is composed digitally but contains hand rendered textures and other elements which are then implemented and manipulated digitally. I enjoy the thought of perpetual chaos! “ Visit Jack’s website: www.jiantillustration.co.uk

Sue Lewry’s creative journey began in London’s fashion industry, where she worked for over 15 years as a graphic designer and art director specialising in editorial and catalogue design. In 2015, her practice shifted when she discovered printmaking, leading her to complete a Master’s in Printmaking at Arts University Plymouth, where she received the Principal’s Commendation Award for her innovative practice-led research. Now based in Plymouth, Sue runs her DIY print studio, producing works across paper, textiles, and large-scale installations. Alongside her studio practice, she lectures on BA (Hons) Graphic Design and is a subject tutors for MA Design (Communication). She also contributes to Arts University Plymouth as an early-career researcher, investigating how printmaking, design, and embodied processes can disrupt digital dominance and reframe the politics of making. Central to her practice is Colossal, a mobile screen-printing studio conceived as both a functioning press and a performative artwork. More than a community tool, Colossal operates as a rebellious intervention, questioning hierarchies of labour, visibility, and authorship. By staging live, durational print works in public or unexpected contexts, Sue challenges perceptions of printmaking as “activity” and reasserts its position as a critical, contemporary art practice. Collaboration remains key to her approach. Sue works with artists, designers, and organisations across the South West and contributes to the Plymouth Design Forum, supporting critical debate and creative exchange. Her dedication to experimental, research-driven practice underscores a commitment to art and design that is ambitious, critical, and transformative. www.suelewry.com & www.colossalprint.uk