Illustration for Communication

Ready to find your visual voice and develop your own personal style? This dynamic course will equip you with the skills and knowledge to embark on a career in the ever-expanding creative industries. Taught in a studio-style environment, students will learn traditional image-making techniques as well as digital media to develop concepts for multiple industries; from commercial graphic design to fashion and animation.

This practice-led course uniquely prepares you for entry into the rapidly changing field of contemporary illustration. With access to state-of-the-art facilities and strong industry links, the course will enable you to sharpen your skills and promote your craft.

You will explore ideas and themes across commercial, social, political, and cultural contexts utilizing narratives in compelling and innovative ways. Ravensbourne will prepare you to be experimental and creative practitioners, equipped to work across media and formats, informed by illustration’s rich heritage yet forward-thinking in their understanding of the application of contemporary illustration in the 21st century. This course will turn illustrators into contemporary visual storytellers and help students to find their individual visual voice.

So, if you are looking to develop your own distinctive visual voice and become an experimental and creative practitioner, Illustration for Communication could be the perfect course for you.

Why study this course?


• Work in a collaborative studio environment



• Turns illustrators into contemporary visual storytellers



• Work with text, drawings, moving images and printmaking



• Develop concepts for multiple industries – from commercial graphic design to fashion and animation.



Career pathways

This course crosses many creative boundaries with opportunities within multiple sectors including graphic design, advertising, publishing, fashion, product design, animation and games design.

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Do you want to study in a top 3 student city in the world?* Unleash your creativity at Ravensbourne University London.

Located in London's Design District, Ravensbourne sits opposite the O2, next to Greenwich, and at the heart of the city's cutting-edge creative community. With London's impressive skyline and iconic river just opposite, you're bound to find inspiration all around.

Ravensbourne offers specialist study in arts and Business degrees. Each course consists of expert teaching, exciting modules and state-of-the-art facilities. Animators can bring their creations to life with industry-standard software, designers can secure placements at internationally renowned fashion houses, and architects can create stunning renders of their future designs through intricate prototypes and computer-generated sketches.

With spaces available through Clearing, you can join a unique community of makers and innovators this September.

* (QS Best Student Cities 2026)