Model Making in Demand

New Blades, the graduate recruitment fair for the model making industry, draws final year students from the University of Hertfordshire, Arts University Bournemouth, University of Bolton, University for the Creative Arts and City of Glasgow College. It provides a great opportunity for graduates to showcase final year projects to industry, with the aim of securing work and placements across multiple facets of industry - including design, production, film, arts and advertising.

This year, according to Paul Johnson, principal lecturer & course leader at Arts University Bournemouth, graduates who exhibited at New Blades have all since found work, with many commencing employment the Monday immediately following the show. He went on to say "students [from the Arts University Bournemouth] were being offered jobs over the phone without interviews!"

Despite the fact that current technology, such as realistic digital rendering and 3D printing can potentially offer alternative solutions to physical models, David Austen, Managing Director at Berry Place commented “it’s safe to say model making is in demand”.

For more information on New Blades, visit http://modelshop.co.uk/Static/New-Blades or the Facebook Page here