Josephine Lohoar Self (Painting and Printmaking 2017) is a Scottish BAFTA-nominated writer and director working predominately in stop motion animation. Josephine’s short stop motion animated film The Fabric of You was longlisted for Best Animated Short at the 2021 Academy Awards as well as being nominated for a Scottish BAFTA. It received a Special Mention during its premiere at The Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2019, and has gone on to play at Oscar-qualifying festivals such as the LA International Short Film Festival and Bucheon International Animation Festival. Josephine is also an alumnus of the 2020 Berlinale Talents programme at The Berlin International Film Festival.

Last December, Josephine was commissioned by the Irish national broadcaster RTÉ to produce and direct a short animated film called Gunter Falls in Love. The film played across a selection of their platforms over the festive period and is now on a year-long festival circuit.

Currently based in Berlin, Josephine is developing her next animated film with support from the British Film Institute. while also pitching for commercial projects. www.josephinelohoarself.com

Jyni Ong (Communication Design 2017) Jyni Ong is an associate editor at It’s Nice That with a particular focus on writing and editing articles on the Asian design scene. Her work often explores how the creative industry intersects with wider society and she specialises in covering illustration, graphic design, and photography. Jyni joined It’s Nice That as an editorial assistant in August 2018 after graduating from The Glasgow School of Art’s Communication Design degree in 2017. She became a staff writer in March 2019 then associate editor in June 2021. www.itsnicethat/authors/jyniOng

Chris Strachan (Masters in Design Innovation and Citizenship 2015) is a design researcher and co-founder of Glasgow Tool Library. Established in 2017, Glasgow Tool Library is a social enterprise that operates like a normal library, but instead of sharing books it shares tools. By creating a communal resource and community-run library, they aim to challenge unsustainable relationships between use and ownership, promoting a more collaborative economy and society. www.glasgowtoollibrary.com

David Freer (Communication Design 1997) is the co-founder of O Street graphic design agency. David learnt his trade at The Glasgow School of Art and Rhode Island School of Design, starting his career at Saatchi & Saatchi in London before co-founding O Street in 2005. O Street now have desks in Glasgow, London and Denver, Colorado. Their previous work includes the new Scottish banknote series from RBS, and work with Spotify, Google and Last.fm. www.ostreet.co.uk

Ruth Switalski (MLitt Fine Art Practice 2014) is a freelance artist, art psychotherapist and facilitator working in community arts and wellbeing. As an artist, she has exhibited nationally and internationally with a practice based in sculptural installation and drawing. She has worked across diverse settings such as prisons, addictions and recovery, community mental health, young people’s mental health, care-experienced young people and community consultation. She also has experience as the founder and curator of former gallery space 1 Royal Terrace, and has taught freelance practice design through the Cultural Enterprise Office. Ruth is currently the Arts and Mental Wellbeing Coordinator for Articulate Cultural Trust, and a freelance art psychotherapist.

Danny Campbell (Bachelor of Architecture 2012) is the founder and Director of HOKO Design, a firm with an innovative platform which gives self-practising architects and designers the space and time to focus on creative work. Launched in 2019, the firm also utilises VR technology to give clients an interactive experience of the project as it develops. www.hokodesign.com

Eleanor Stewart (Communication Design 2009) is the Director of Clubhouse, an independent animation studio based in Glasgow. She is an award-winning animation filmmaker and paper artist, and specialises in creating playful hand-crafted models and stop motion animations from paper. She has produced work for a variety of international clients including Poppy Scotland, The One Show, Hyundai, Jura Whisky and RSPB Scotland. Her bespoke paper models and set design have featured in magazines, advertising and window displays.

Upon graduation, Eleanor was awarded the Bram Stoker Medal for most imaginative work in her final year Degree Show at The Glasgow School of Art, and a D&AD (Design & Art Direction) Best New Blood Award in London. She was a finalist in the category of Best Visual Artist in the Sunday Herald’s Scottish Culture Awards, and her animations have been screened in the UK and internationally, including performances with live symphony orchestras. www.clubhouseanimations.com

Molly Mae Whawell (Sculpture and Environmental Art 2016) is a visual art practitioner working between sculpture, installation, film, choreography and performance. She is also Festival Coordinator at Glasgow International Festival.

Andrew Flynn (MEng 2014) is co-founder of POTR, launched in 2019 with Martin Flynn. POTR is the company behind POTR Pots, a flat pack, eco-friendly self-watering origami plant pot. Throughout their development, POTR Pots were designed to be as environmentally friendly as possible, ensuring the product fit within POTR’s long-term ambition of creating a circular economy. With this in mind, all materials used in the pots are made from 100% recycled material and are 100% recyclable at the end of life. In August 2019 POTR launched a Kickstarter campaign which exceeded its target by more than 4250%, generating £25,512. www.potrpots.com

Martin Clark (Fine Art Photography 2003) is a filmmaker. In 2014 Martin co-directed BAFTA Scotland-nominated Exchange and Mart with Cara Connolly, which was also selected for the Sundance International Film Festival. He also received a further BAFTA Scotland nomination in the Short Film category for Jealous Alan, the film he wrote and directed in 2019. Martin Clark on Vimeo.

Abigale Neate Wilson (Painting and Printmaking 2013) has developed a practice based around the design of spaces and events that facilitate creative and social production. In her role as Project Manager with Agile City CIC, she has produced various events, including a series of research-focused talks and lectures, a regular programme of open-format creative workshops and assisted in the design of annual art, architecture and design summer school Test Unit. She now oversees the events programme and building management for the cultural venue and workspace Civic House.

Kyla Simone Bruce (sculpture and Environmental Art 2008) is a writer/director based in London. Her critically acclaimed drama UNDOCUMENT (receiving 4 star reviews from Total Film & Time Out + nominations for two BIFAs, for Best Debut Director & Most Promising Newcomer) had its UK cinema release in Spring 2020, by Studio Soho Distribution. Her internationally successful short MERCURY (winning 7 awards + 9 more nominations) is now being developed into her next feature: THE COCKATOO INN. She has a background in video art, receiving a First-Class Honours degree from The Glasgow School of Art (Environmental Art) and has directed promos for clients including Armani, DKNY and Atlantic Records. Kyla also works as a script supervisor on TV shows (inc. Top Boy, Industry) for companies including HBO, BBC, Netflix and Sky. Kyla is a graduate from The London Film School. She received an MA with Distinction for her short THE INTERPRETER, which was long-listed for a BAFTA and awarded Best Student Short & a Special Mention for Best Woman Director at the London Short Film Festival, 2015. Kyla has been awarded the 2020 John Brabourne Award to support the development of her projects.