key stats 2019 - new designers
TRANSCRIPT
New Designers gathers the brightest and most radical new creative minds under one roof to launch the next genera-tion of thinkers, makers and disruptors onto the UK design scene. The exhibition is a two-week celebration of vision-ary design that sees students of 150+ creative courses unveiling never-before-seen work to thousands of industry professionals and design lovers.
2,642 graduate designers exhibited
173of the UK’s leading design courses participated
69%of visitors said they intend to follow up with exhibiting design-ers met at New Designers
3.5 hoursaverage visitor dwell time
102visiting schools from around the UK
169press visitors
MARKETING STATS
42K e-newsletter subscribers50K Twitter followers42K Facebook likes62K Instagram followers16,000 Printed Showguides
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→Key Stats 2019
1,200 Tutors & Academic Staff attended
ND EDUCATES A programme of talks, workshops and crits
designed to help get graduate ready for
industry: → 18 Talks → 6 Tours
→ Onsite portfolio reviews
→ 8 Materclasses & Workshops
→17,426 visitors in 2019
VISITOR PROFILE
-> 46% design conscious consumers, collectors and curators-> 25% design trade professionals -> 26% student visitors -> 86% of visitors would recommend New Designers to a colleague or friend-> 84% of students at the show received offers, placements or commissions as a result of exhibiting-> 88% of visitors say that New Designers is the most important graduate design event
-> 27% male / 73% female visitors
“New Designers opens doors to opportunities and creative audiences I would not have gained access to without exhibiting here.” Amy Sculley, University of Leeds
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WHO VISITS?
ADIDASAKZONOBELARENA ILLUSTRATIONARKETASOSASTON MARTINBANK OF ENGLANDBARCLAYSBBCBIIDBLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLCBONBON FILMSBRAUNBRITISH AIRWAYSBUZZFEEDCOCA-COLACOVER MAGAZINED&ADDESIGN COUNCILDISNEYEPSON EUROPEFACEBOOK
AWARDS PROGRAMME A series of prestigious industry supported Awards and Associate Prizes are presented throughout the event, proven to have direct and personal impact on the careers of the winners. 35 Industry Awards & Prizes offered Including - £23.5K given in prizes ->The Hallmark Studio Award 25 placement & internships offered ->Zizzi Fresh Talent Award ->Mollie Makes Assosicate Prize
→VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS
Show Sponsors also include:
->GRAPHIC DESIGN->ILLUSTRATION->ANIMATION ->GAMING->MOTION & DIGITAL ARTS
34 Universities & Institutions
37Courses
24Screening Prize entries
“New Designers is one very concrete way that you can create a platform where you are moving people out of the university environment towards employability” Phil Gomm, UCA Rochester