We’re excited to announce that the IDI Graduate Awards ceremony will be held in Ulster University’s Belfast School of Art on 24th October. 

All those shortlisted have been invited to attend the event where we will be celebrating the best of 2024’s design graduates across every category. If you received the invitation, please confirm your attendance ASAP so we know numbers.

We can’t wait to celebrate 2024’s most outstanding and innovative graduate designers, and reveal the winners at our awards ceremony next month. Discover the IDI Graduate Awards shortlist 2024.

 

ANIMATION

Of Minds and Terrors — Joseph Catney, Simas Abrutis, Chris McCann, Katie McHugh Belfast School of Art (University Ulster)

Perfume — Sarah Jane Foley Dublin – National College of Art and Design, NCAD

Wayward — Thomas Gilpin Belfast School of Art (University Ulster)

Definitely a Normal Theme Park — Dayna Keaney, Chris McCann Belfast School of Art (University Ulster)

Here Now — Sophie Pierce Dublin – TU Dublin

Cuttlefish — Ciara Walsh Limerick – Institute of Technology /Limerick School of Art and Design (Now part of TUS)

 

BOOK DESIGN

Ode To Secondhand — Leah Clarke Dublin – TU Dublin

Water Under Ground — Muirne Clarke Limerick – Institute of Technology /Limerick School of Art and Design (Now part of TUS)

Encyclopedia of Lost Spaces 1990-2024 — Rory Foster Dún Laoghaire IADT, Institute of Art, Design + Technology

Continuo — Miriam Hurley Dublin – TU Dublin

Dam The Data – Publication — Claire Long Dún Laoghaire IADT, Institute of Art, Design + Technology

Malaysia Ah? Yes! We speak Manglish lah! — Ying Qi Tang Dublin – TU Dublin

 

BRAND IDENTITY

*mold — Luca Ambrogioni Dún Laoghaire IADT, Institute of Art, Design + Technology

What we leave behind — Leah Clarke Dublin – TU Dublin

The Big Spread — Sean Cotter Dún Laoghaire IADT, Institute of Art, Design + Technology

TUDublin Graduate Exhibition Visual Identity — Eilis Espina, Miriam Hurley, Sarah McEvilly, Ying Qi Tang Dublin – TU Dublin

Postcard from Morocco – Opera — Andrea Parra Dún Laoghaire IADT, Institute of Art, Design + Technology

Postcard From Morocco — Evan Tobin Dún Laoghaire IADT, Institute of Art, Design + Technology

 

CRAFT DESIGN

Honey, I Glitched The Teaset! — Daragh McGee Belfast School of Art (University Ulster)

Why Do Pigeons Fly Home? — Chloe Amber Wynne Dublin – National College of Art and Design, NCAD.

 

DESIGN FOR DIGITAL

Plánta — Jack Brady Dublin – National College of Art and Design, NCAD

Canary — Beth Buchanan Belfast School of Art (University Ulster)

Curo — Ashley Corcoran Limerick – University of Limerick, UL

CodeArc — Rachel Donaldson Belfast School of Art (University Ulster)

Joni — Orlagh McCloskey Belfast School of Art (University Ulster)

Nora – Own your mind every cycle — Andrea Parra Dún Laoghaire IADT, Institute of Art, Design + Technology

 

DESIGN FOR MOVING IMAGE

The 20th Anniversary of Ireland's ban on commercial fishing — Luca Ambrogioni, Fionn Mcardale, Meabh Moylan, Laura Tolis Dún Laoghaire IADT, Institute of Art, Design + Technology

Trailblazers to Future Shapers — Miriam Hurley Dublin – TU Dublin

Sorrowford by the Sea — Jack McEvitt Dublin – National College of Art and Design, NCAD

Hereunder — Andrea Parra Dún Laoghaire IADT, Institute of Art, Design + Technology

b/side — Matthew Ryan Dún Laoghaire IADT, Institute of Art, Design + Technology

 

DESIGN RESEARCH — BY PRACTICE

Shrouds — Dobrawa Brach Kaluzna Dublin – National College of Art and Design, NCAD

Framing Hunger — Gabriela Cladellas Dún Laoghaire IADT, Institute of Art, Design + Technology

Her Essence — Eva Flanagan Dublin – National College of Art and Design, NCAD

DermaDiary — Dehlia McCarthy Dublin – National College of Art and Design, NCAD

Nora – Own your mind every cycle — Andrea Parra Dún Laoghaire IADT, Institute of Art, Design + Technology

232 Mills of County Down — Elizabeth Snelling Dublin – National College of Art and Design, NCAD

 

DESIGN RESEARCH — WRITTEN

The Deal with Pinkwashing; The Importance of Accountability When Advertising to the LGBTQIA Community — Anna Carmody Limerick – Institute of Technology /Limerick School of Art and Design (Now part of TUS)

Through the Lens of Lived Experience: How the Architecture of Mid-Century Modern Homes Pioneered User Experience Design — Kacper Jaroszynski Dún Laoghaire IADT, Institute of Art, Design + Technology

Imaginary Borders, Spatial Subversion & Cultural Resilience — Heitor Laforga Dún Laoghaire IADT, Institute of Art, Design + Technology

Into the Wilde: Evolving Representations of Sexuality in Film Adaptations of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. — Evan Tobin Dún Laoghaire IADT, Institute of Art, Design + Technology

The Rise of Hobbiton: The Tourist’s Gaze, Hyperreality and Magic Realism — Clodagh Walsh Dún Laoghaire IADT, Institute of Art, Design + Technology

 

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN

*mold — Luca Ambrogioni Dún Laoghaire IADT, Institute of Art, Design + Technology

Cork City Time Machine — Catherine Casey, Adam Nugent, Patryk Koć Cork – Cork Institute of Technology, CIT (Now part of MTU)

Virtual Reality News Experience (Speculative Design) — Kacper Jaroszynski Dún Laoghaire IADT, Institute of Art, Design + Technology

Sorrowford by the Sea — Jack McEvitt Dublin – National College of Art and Design, NCAD

Preconceptions of the Ideal A/W24 — Joanne Murray Limerick – Institute of Technology /Limerick School of Art and Design (Now part of TUS)

 

FASHION DESIGN

Féileacán Séimh — Lara Barrett Limerick – Institute of Technology /Limerick School of Art and Design (Now part of TUS)

Perception is Reality — Éabha Kenny Limerick – Institute of Technology /Limerick School of Art and Design (Now part of TUS)

Preconceptions of the Ideal A/W24 — Joanne Murray Limerick – Institute of Technology /Limerick School of Art and Design (Now part of TUS)

The Trilogy — Hee Da (Jee Yun) Seo Dublin GCD – Griffith College Dublin

Palindrome — Ellis Thompson Belfast School of Art (University Ulster)

 

FURNITURE DESIGN

Vestige — Laura Campbell Belfast School of Art (University Ulster)

Objects from Frames — Cara Campos Dublin – National College of Art and Design, NCAD

Margaret 24 — Jason O'Kelly Galway – GMIT Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology

Preternatural — Yvonne Grace Stone Belfast School of Art (University Ulster)

Wellscape Bed — Samantha Tinney Dublin – National College of Art and Design, NCAD

 

GAMES DESIGN

Stardust Salvager — Holly Boyle Belfast School of Art (University Ulster)

Hard Luck Harry! — Lara Jacob National College of Art and Design (NCAD)​

A W.I.T.Wins — Audria Kuehnrich Dublin – National College of Art and Design, NCAD

Sorrowford by the Sea — Jack McEvitt Dublin – National College of Art and Design, NCAD

Phantom Pursuit — Eoin Peel Belfast School of Art (University Ulster)

 

ILLUSTRATION

The Dog In Me — Jay Byrne Dublin – National College of Art and Design, NCAD

An Cailleach — Luke Doyle Dublin – National College of Art and Design, NCAD

The Space Between — Alex Fortune Dublin – National College of Art and Design, NCAD

Toy God — Tam Hyland Dublin – National College of Art and Design, NCAD

In Memoria — Kate Mulhall Dublin – TU Dublin

 

INTERIOR DESIGN

The Last Sentinel of a Lost Industry — Kyle Brown Cork – Cork Institute of Technology, CIT (Now part of MTU)

Ballinacurra Arts and Culture Centre — Dumitru Cecoi Cork – Cork Institute of Technology, CIT (Now part of MTU)

Odlum Mill — Tomasz Kasperek Cork – Cork Institute of Technology, CIT (Now part of MTU)

Clonakilty Mill Retrofit — Piotr Kozera Cork – Cork Institute of Technology, CIT (Now part of MTU)

Space Craft — Oluwatobi Olarewaju Belfast School of Art (University Ulster)

 

MEDICAL DEVICE DESIGN

Droplet — Robert Casey Limerick – University of Limerick, UL

Curo — Ashley Corcoran Limerick – University of Limerick, UL

Athena – Supporting patient quality of life during chemotherapy — Olivia Humphreys Limerick – University of Limerick, UL

Connect — Laney Hyland Maynooth University

PHILIPS Orbit — Maia Ling Belfast School of Art (University Ulster)

 

PRODUCT DESIGN

Kindred Crop — Liam Hayes Dublin – National College of Art and Design, NCAD

Wave Handwashing Suite — Anna Hurley Limerick – University of Limerick, UL

SUAS — Ko Kallewaard Limerick – University of Limerick, UL

Terra Air — Samantha Tinney Dublin – National College of Art and Design, NCAD

 

SERVICE DESIGN

Uplift — Jack Brady & Sean O'Carroll Dublin – National College of Art and Design, NCAD

ExploreEire — Meng Li Limerick – Institute of Technology /Limerick School of Art and Design (Now part of TUS)

DermaDiary — Dehlia McCarthy Dublin – National College of Art and Design, NCAD

Carerlife: creating a space for family carers in our communities — Anita Ana Savic Dún Laoghaire IADT, Institute of Art, Design + Technology

 

TEXTILES

Cloghercove — Lucy Doherty Dublin – National College of Art and Design, NCAD

Sunken Remnants (Iarsmaí Báite) — Amy Frankie Moroney Dublin – National College of Art and Design, NCAD

The Trilogy — Hee Da (Jee Yun) Seo Dublin GCD – Griffith College Dublin

Chokehold — Anne Seredina Dublin – National College of Art and Design, NCAD

After — Jenifer Williams Dublin – National College of Art and Design, NCAD

 

TYPOGRAPHIC DESIGN

Ode to Secondhand — Leah Clarke Dublin – TU Dublin

What we leave behind... — Leah Clarke Dublin – TU Dublin

Water Under Ground — Muirne Clarke Limerick – Institute of Technology /Limerick School of Art and Design (Now part of TUS)

Rescued — Bronagh McCarthy Athlone – Athlone Institute of Technology, AIT (Now part of TUS)

Step By Step — Nia McVicker Belfast School of Art (University Ulster)

MIRAGE Data Privacy Web Tool — Chris Moore Belfast School of Art (University Ulster)

 

UNIVERSAL DESIGN

Designing A Dignifying Cup For People With Dysphagia — Robert Casey Limerick – University of Limerick, UL

Night ’n Day — Caoimhe Doherty-Craig Dublin – National College of Art and Design, NCAD

Bloom — Regina Granahan Limerick – University of Limerick, UL

Reimagining IADT Student Supports using Universal Design Principles — Kacper Jaroszynski, Tariq Horan, Clodagh Walsh Dún Laoghaire IADT, Institute of Art, Design + Technology