Tuition

Your tutors will provide you with the support, guidance and encouragement you need to succeed.
Our courses have been carefully designed to provide an up-to-date and practical educational experience to ensure that you are primed to succeed upon graduation.

Your supportive tutors will nurture your individual talents to help you achieve success. You will receive constructive feedback on your assignments as you progress through the course which is essential to developing your graphic design skills.

Our tutor community includes hundreds of talented professionals with both local and international credentials. Here is a sample to illustrate the depth of creative experience that Academy students benefit from:


Yamira Castellano

Yamira Castellano

Yamira holds a master's degree in Digital and Visual Media from IE Business School and a Bachelor's in Digital Arts and Sciences from the University of Florida. With over four years of commercial experience as a freelance Graphic Designer, she collaborates with private and corporate clients across Europe and the U.S. from diverse sectors. Yamira specializes in creative visual solutions including marketing collateral, content creation, and product packaging. With a passion for brand aesthetics and innovative design, she consistently pushes the boundaries of creativity to develop the most effective visual strategies.

Zam Faiz

Zam Faiz

Zam is an accomplished Head of Design with a portfolio brimming with international clients and projects that span the UK, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific region. With over 20 years of experience, Zam has worked across everything from branding, exhibition and motion graphics to packaging and both digital and print design. He has won international pitches and has trained, mentored and inspired multidisciplinary designers and copywriters in international award-winning agencies. He is an experienced FE/HE lecturer who has designed curriculums and managed internationally accredited programmes. As a design educator, Zam finds fulfillment in empowering people to excel in the ever-evolving world of graphic design.

Lauren Keegan

Lauren Keegan

Lauren Keegan is a graphic designer with over ten years of experience across design studios, in-house teams, and freelance projects. A First Class Honours graduate in Design and Visual Communications from Limerick School of Art & Design – TUS, Lauren has built a dynamic and versatile career in the design industry. Her portfolio spans branding, digital and print design, and environmental graphics, and she has collaborated with clients at both national and international levels. In addition to her industry work, Lauren is passionate about design education and regularly mentors and tutors emerging creatives, helping to shape the next generation of designers.

Chris Seed

Chris Seed

Chris is a graphic designer who has been working in the industry for 14 years. During his career he has worked in-house for large brands, within a large team delivering digital projects, and as part of a creative team within an advertising agency. He currently runs a successful freelance design studio where he works across a range of visual communication disciplines in order to service charities, ethical companies and the education sector. Chris’ passion for design revolves around communicating visually with clarity and simplicity. This passion is instilled into each one of his client projects.

Diane Richardson

Diane Richardson

Diane Richardson is the current District 91 (London and Southern England and South Wales) Director for Toastmasters International, a worldwide Not-for-Profit organisation that helps its members develop their own public speaking, presentation, and leadership skills. She has a wealth of experience supporting businesses to improve their brand reputation. Diane is a graphic designer specialising in brand development and training clients in design thinking techniques. She also Art Directed a communications group at Amnesty International when leading their transformational worldwide brand and communications strategy. Diane has qualifications in business, photography, and graphic design and worked as a graphic designer at several leading design consultants in London and New York, including Wolff Ollins, Landor Associates, MPL and Siegal + Gale.

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