Created by Brighten the Corners, 'I used to be a design student' is a new publication that looks at the fundamental change from studying design at university to establishing a career in the arts. The launch of the book opens at Camberwell College of Arts next Monday 18^th February as the books content was inspired by a workshop Brighten the Corners led with Camberwell graphic design students.

Frank Philippin and Billy Kiosoglou met whilst studying graphic design and have worked together on Brighten the Corners since graduating from the Royal College of Art in London in 1999. Following the launch of the book Frank and Billy are to lead two workshops for the current Camberwell BA Graphic Design course at Camberwell College of Arts to complete the full circle, returning to the source of inspiration for the project.

Alt/Shift is a one day conference driven by university lecturers and design directors in creative industries who are challenged to examine the future of design education. Camberwell Press director Darryl Clifton is one of the speakers for the event. Discussions at Alt-Shift derive from topics that have come to the attention of design graduates, practioners and tutors; such as instigating the business like methods that have potential to coexist within a creative degree. As well as discussing the importance of communicating and building relationships in design industries with the emphasis on collaboration.

Visit Alt/Shift website to find more on the subjects for discussion and book your place. The conference takes place on Thursday 13 December at the LBi Event Space in London.

Mokita's second illustration forum will explore 'The Sentimental Gene' in illustration, covering themes of presence, function, validity, and the role of 'sentimentality' as a medium in illustration. Mokita is founded by Camberwell Press director Darryl Clifton, sparking discussion and educating our illustration theories with leading practitioner speakers.

Jiggling Atoms is an interdisplinary project fusing physics lectures with Camberwell illustrators to experiment the wonders of science and art as a combined medium. Devised by Camberwell Press' Natalie Kay Thatcher and co-curated by Rosie Eveleigh, Jennifer Crouch, Dr. Ben Still and Malte Oppermann, Jiggling Atoms comprises of an exhibition, science based workshops, and topical talks starting 1st to 7th October at The Rag Factory, 16 - 18 Heneage St, E1 5LJ.

Visualising Literature Still life by Zeel

It was a day of inside jobs as we saw two inner Press projects carried out in full steam. The Oxford School Trip was organised by Press team members Jake Hopwood, Alex Hough, Freddy Williams and BA Graphic Design third year Charlie Abbott. The Visualising Literature drawing workshop by Press members/Illustrators Billie Muraben and Rosie Eveleigh. As well as these lively activities, Hato Press installed their mobile library in the gallery space and indulged us with a live twitter chat.

Day three was small in numbers, but gigantic in content.  We spent the morning in self-assessment, evaluation, and the afternoon in a skype discussion with Michèle Champagne of That New Design Smell, in which she delivered a talk all the way from Toronto, beaming into the studio in Camberwell.  She has kindly provided us with a summary of that talk, after the jump.

The first day of Into the Fold saw the fruits of an open discussion between Department 21, the construction of gigantic Word Sculptures by Philip Li and a talk with Brave New Alps about their Construction Site project. 

Different Ways to Say the Same Thing: Four cards from Bruno Munari's Immagini Della Realta, via Stopping off Place.  Intended for 3-6 year olds, the boxed edition of 40 cards of photographic images, plus 12 to draw on, was intended to learn about the different ways of representing objects.  Three different games can be played with the cards: The Words and Images game, The Misleading Images game, and The Classification game.

As the subject of illustration becomes ever more popular, the need to look at it with a critical eye becomes more important.  To accompany the 2011 Camberwell lllustration graduate show and publication, they wanted to generate an informative and intellectual discussion which matched their ambition and energy to meet the challenges that an image heavy world presents.  In that spirit of enquiry and broad engagement a number of burning questions on what their subject is, and what it can be, have been put to Adrian Shaughnessy, celebrated educator author and designer, and Darryl Clifton Design Programme Director at Camberwell College of Arts.