Hywel Rhobet Vaughan, UWE Bristol

We take a look at some of the most innovative product designs on offer in our final installment on New Designers 2011.

The Type House Tea Set & Girls Like Type Too, Lucinda Ireland; Time & Time Again, Sophie Garwell

Visual Communication stood out predominately this year at New Designers. The imagination and dedication of the graphic designers presenting their work shines through to the viewer and grabs your attention. Here ARTS THREAD takes a look at a few of the delights on offer.

This year’s New Designers exhibition has been showcasing some of the best in new graduate design and an area that really stands out is animation. From mystical stories through to humour, here’s what was on offer from some of the universities presenting.

Nathan Oteng-Owusu, University of Herefordshire

Throughout the illustration section of New Designers this year we have found an array of outstanding technique and talent.

Alasdair Chapman, Plymouth University

ARTS THREAD looks at highlights from spatial design graduates exhibiting at New Designers 2011.

Trolli, Adam Jenkins, Northumbria University

Following on from auto design we look at how transport design encompasses a wider range of products, from everyday items to the recreational.

Parajet by Archibald Colvin, Northumbria University

Utilising design is the way that auto industry always moves forward. Many of the universities showcasing auto design at this year’s New Designers demonstrate an understanding of how we need to utilise our travel needs in an ever changing world.

The Visual Communication department stood out with amazing and very inspiring project ideas. We were pleased to see how projects were the result of combining multiple aspects of digital design. The vast majority of the digital animation projects showed a clear understanding of the current issues and the amount of research and initial development was outstanding.

Patrick Stephenson-Keating, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art - Designersblock Associate Prize

Patrick Stevenson-Keating a product designer from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art has won the New Designers Designersblock Associate Prize for his innovative ‘Quantum Parallelograph’ which is an exploratory public engagement project that explores the scientific and philosophical ideas of Professor David Deutsch of Oxford University, surrounding the theory of quantum physics and multiple universes.

Jo-Yun Wang, Edinburgh College of Art

ARTS THREAD takes a look at the wealth of talent in furniture this year at New Designers. The Tune-Tune Musical Chair is a quirky seating design from Jo-Yun Wang of Edinburgh College of Art.