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    NUA Blogs is where staff and students share their experiences, opinions and insights.

    What can you find on NUA Blogs?

    • Hear what our student and graduate bloggers have to say about being part of a vibrant creative community in the heart of Norwich.
    • Read informed opinion on the latest issues and debates in art, design, architecture and media, from our academic makers & creators.

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    Mushroom Truck 3D prop by George Cutler BA (Hons) Games Art and Design

    George Cutler: How I created ‘Mushroom Truck’ using Unreal Engine

    BA (Hons) Games Art and Design student George Cutler takes us behind the scenes of 'Mushroom Truck'.
    Photograph of BA Fashion student Zoe Brooker standing in front of shelving, stacked with rolls of fabric. Zoe is taking a photo of the fabric with her phone.

    How it started vs. How it’s going: Zoe Brooker, BA Fashion

    Explore our series looking at the development of student work from start to finish.
    Crime scene BA (Hons) Games Art and Design graduate Lucy Zini

    In conversation with: graduate Lucy Zini, Environment Concept Artist

    We discuss Lucy's creative career working for an International games developer in Montréal, Canada.

    A photograph of BA Photography graduate Cat Gundry-Beck holding a DSLR camera, wearing a grey puffer jacket and grey beanie hat, looking beyond the camera

    Cat Gundry-Beck’s top tips for photographing the Northern Lights

    BA Photography graduate Cat shares her tips for stunning astrophotography.
    BA Graphic Design graduate Connor Edwards sat on a blue velvet chair in his home, looking at the camera. Next to him on a sideboard is a selection of his alcohol packaging designs

    In conversation with: Connor Edwards, BA Graphic Design alumni

    From marketing to alcohol packaging, Connor talks to us about his career since graduating in 2012.
    Black and grey photo of a photo with a laminated sheet of paper overlayed. The paper reads:

    LGBT+ History Month

    Vice-Chancellor Professor Simon Ofield-Kerr looks back to his undergraduate degree show
    Chris Briggs (left) and Alberto Jaime (right) look over some 3D architectural plans, laid out over a map on a transparent work surface.

    Why study at Norwich University of the Arts

    BA Architecture student Chris Briggs gives us his main reasons to study a degree at NUA
    Digital render of a church interior converted into an interactive science museum. Two booths are on opposite sides of the church room, with seating areas for adults and children. By Daisy Parkes, BA Interior Design student

    How I repurposed a church interior into an interactive science museum

    Daisy talks us through her interest in creating educational spaces and developing her designs.
    Lavender and purple cups representing the Pantone Colour of the Year 2022

    Very Peri – Pantone Colour of the Year 2022

    Feature walls, Cadburys and now Very Peri. Martin Schooley talks about the 2022 choice.

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