The Northern School of Art is pleased to introduce our talented and skilled 2022 BA (Hons) Digital Design & Advertising graduates!
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Sarah CowellAs a Digital Design and Advertising BA (Hons) student, Sarah is a multiskilled designer with a special interest in illustration, image making and typography. In her project ‘made in_’ for Netflix she looks at how non-English language content can be promoted to a British audience to encourage more inclusivity.

Natalie GrayNatalie is a digital designer from Teesside who specialises in illustrating and brand identities. Natalie’s focus in design is illustrating women in fashion, illustrating women in an empowering way from how they express themselves through fashion. Natalie’s brand identities consist of fashion brands with research and ambitions of sustainability with ethical practices.
Portfolio:naraydesigns.cargo.site
Portfolio:naraydesigns.cargo.site

Megan GrahamMegan Graham is an innovative graphic designer recently graduating from the Northern School of Art, carrying high skills of app and social media design. In her project ‘Everyday Sexist Norms’, Megan tackles issues of gender bias by spreading awareness of gender norms to help equality, Megan does this through branding and a social media campaign.
Instagram:@megangrahamgraphics
Instagram:@megangrahamgraphics

Dasha NovikovaBeing a universal graphic designer, Dasha prefers to create visual concepts through research and creative thinking. She believes that every innovative idea begins with extensive knowledge. The main goal of her final major project is to prove that failure is an essential component of success. To prove her hypothesis, she used case studies and participants' experiences.
Portfolio:behance.net/darjanovikova
Portfolio:behance.net/darjanovikova

Alex SmillieAlex Smillie is a multi-skilled digital designer. Alex’s style is modern with a retro, and at times urban influence. His skillset, techniques and production methods cater to the creation of poster design, typography, UI/UX design and branding, as well as a keen interest in exploring with packaging design and creation.
Portfolio:alexsmilliedesign.cargo.site
Portfolio:alexsmilliedesign.cargo.site

Melissa MullaneyMelissa is a graphic designer who enjoys working with both analogue and digital methods. Melissa specialises in image making and typographic design. In her Final Major Project, she combated fast fashion brands by creating her own sustainable clothing brand, creating her own garments with an accompanying website and labels to educate fast fashion brands consumers.
Portfolio:mulmfb0002.wixsite.com/melissa-mullaney-por
Portfolio:mulmfb0002.wixsite.com/melissa-mullaney-por

James GroomJames is a multimedia designer, working in a primarily digital but occasional analogue methods. Specializing in motion and is also proficient at working to a particular house style. In his project ‘Netflix World’, James considers how important the inclusion of more dubbed and subtitled content is for a better global understanding of other cultures.
Portfolio:www.JGDigital.net
Portfolio:www.JGDigital.net