2024 Winners

Graduate Design Award Winners and Commended 2024

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ANIMATION

BOOK DESIGN

BRAND IDENTITY

CRAFT DESIGN

DESIGN FOR DIGITAL

DESIGN FOR MOVING IMAGE

DESIGN RESEARCH BY PRACTICE

DESIGN RESEARCH WRITTEN

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN

FASHION DESIGN

FURNITURE DESIGN

GAMES DESIGN

ILLUSTRATION

INTERIOR DESIGN

MEDICAL DEVICE DESIGN

PRODUCT DESIGN

SERVICE DESIGN

TEXTILES

TYPOGRAPHIC DESIGN

UNIVERSAL DESIGN

DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY

DESIGN FOR CHANGE

GRAND PRIX

 

ANIMATION – WINNER

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

Cuttlefish — Ciara Walsh

 

ANIMATION – COMMENDED

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

Of Minds and Terrors — Joseph Catney, Simas Abrutis

 

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

Wayward — Thomas Gilpin

 

Here Now — Sophie Pierce Dublin – TU Dublin

Here Now — Sophie Pierce

 

 

BOOK DESIGN – WINNER

Continuo — Miriam Hurley Dublin – TU Dublin

Continuo — Miriam Hurley

 

BOOK DESIGNCOMMENDED

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

Encyclopedia of Lost Spaces 1990-2024 — Rory Foster

 

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

Dam The Data – Publication — Claire Long

 

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

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

 

 

BRAND IDENTITY – WINNER

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

*mold — Luca Ambrogioni

 

BRAND IDENTITYCOMMENDED

What we leave behind — Leah Clarke Dublin – TU Dublin

What we leave behind — Leah Clarke

 

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

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

 

 

CRAFT DESIGN – WINNER

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

Honey, I Glitched The Teaset! — Daragh McGee

 

 

DESIGN FOR DIGITAL – WINNER

Curo — Ashley Corcoran Limerick – University of Limerick, UL

Curo — Ashley Corcoran

 

DESIGN FOR DIGITAL – COMMENDED

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

Plánta — Jack Brady

 

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

Canary — Beth Buchanan

 

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

Nora – Own your mind every cycle — Andrea Parra

 

 

DESIGN FOR MOVING IMAGE – WINNER

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

b/side — Matthew Ryan

 

DESIGN FOR MOVING IMAGE – COMMENDED

Trailblazers to Future Shapers — Miriam Hurley Dublin – TU Dublin

Trailblazers to Future Shapers — Miriam Hurley

 

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

Hereunder — Andrea Parra

 

 

DESIGN RESEARCH BY PRACTICE – WINNERS

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

Shrouds — Dobrawa Brach Kaluzna

 

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

232 Mills of County Down — Elizabeth Snelling

 

 

DESIGN RESEARCH BY PRACTICE – COMMENDED

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

Framing Hunger — Gabriela Cladellas

 

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

Her Essence — Eva Flanagan

 

 

DESIGN RESEARCH WRITTEN – WINNERS

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)

The Deal with Pinkwashing; The Importance of Accountability When Advertising to the LGBTQIA Community — Anna Carmody

 

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

The Rise of Hobbiton: The Tourist’s Gaze, Hyperreality and Magic Realism — Clodagh Walsh

 

DESIGN RESEARCH WRITTEN – COMMENDED

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

Through the Lens of Lived Experience: How the Architecture of Mid-Century Modern Homes Pioneered User Experience Design — Kacper Jaroszynski

 

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

Imaginary Borders, Spatial Subversion & Cultural Resilience — Heitor Laforga

 

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

Into the Wilde: Evolving Representations of Sexuality in Film Adaptations of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray — Evan Tobin

 

 

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN – WINNER

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

Sorrowford by the Sea — Jack McEvitt

 

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN – COMMENDED

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

*mold — Luca Ambrogioni

 

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

Preconceptions of the Ideal A/W24 — Joanne Murray

 

 

FASHION DESIGN – WINNER

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

Preconceptions of the Ideal A/W24 — Joanne Murray

 

FASHION DESIGN – COMMENDED

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

The Trilogy — Hee Da (Jee Yun) Seo

 

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

Palindrome — Ellis Thompson

 

 

FURNITURE DESIGN – WINNERS

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

Objects from Frames — Cara Campos

 

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

Wellscape Bed — Samantha Tinney

 

FURNITURE DESIGN – COMMENDED

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

Vestige — Laura Campbell

 

 

GAMES DESIGN – WINNER

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

Sorrowford by the Sea — Jack McEvitt

 

GAMES DESIGN – COMENDED

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

Stardust Salvager — Holly Boyle

 

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

Hard Luck Harry! — Lara Jacob

 

 

ILLUSTRATION – WINNER

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

An Cailleach — Luke Doyle

 

ILLUSTRATION – COMMENDED

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

The Dog In Me — Jay Byrne

 

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

The Space Between — Alex Fortune

 

 

INTERIOR DESIGN – WINNER

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

Clonakilty Mill Retrofit — Piotr Kozera

 

 

MEDICAL DEVICE DESIGN – WINNER

Connect — Laney Hyland Maynooth University

Connect — Laney Hyland

 

MEDICAL DEVICE DESIGN – COMMENDED

Droplet — Robert Casey Limerick – University of Limerick, UL

Droplet — Robert Casey

 

Curo — Ashley Corcoran Limerick – University of Limerick, UL

Curo — Ashley Corcoran

 

 

PRODUCT DESIGN – WINNER

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

Wave Handwashing Suite — Anna Hurley

 

PRODUCT DESIGN – COMMENDED

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

Kindred Crop — Liam Hayes

 

SUAS — Ko Kallewaard Limerick – University of Limerick, UL

SUAS — Ko Kallewaard

 

 

SERVICE DESIGN – WINNER

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

DermaDiary — Dehlia McCarthy

 

SERVICE DESIGN – COMMENDED

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

Uplift — Jack Brady & Sean O'Carroll

 

 

TEXTILES – WINNERS

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

Cloghercove — Lucy Doherty

 

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

The Trilogy — Hee Da (Jee Yun) Seo

 

TEXTILES – COMMENDED

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

Sunken Remnants (Iarsmaí Báite) — Amy Frankie Moroney

 

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

After — Jenifer Williams

 

 

TYPOGRAPHIC DESIGN – WINNER

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

What we leave behind... — Leah Clarke

 

TYPOGRAPHIC DESIGN – COMMENDED

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

Water Under Ground — Muirne Clarke

 

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

Step By Step — Nia McVicker

 

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

MIRAGE Data Privacy Web Tool — Chris Moore

 

 

UNIVERSAL DESIGN – WINNER

Droplet — Robert Casey Limerick – University of Limerick, UL

Droplet — Robert Casey

 

DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY – WINNER

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

Plánta — Jack Brady

 

DESIGN FOR CHANGE – WINNER

SUAS — Ko Kallewaard Limerick – University of Limerick, UL

SUAS — Ko Kallewaard

 

GRAND PRIX – WINNER

Leah Clarke Dublin – TU Dublin

Leah Clarke