ALUMNI AND CREATIVE COMMUNITY
The Creative Journey Continues Beyond the Studio
The TTU Graphic Design community extends beyond graduation through mentorship, professional exchange, exhibitions, collaboration and a shared commitment to meaningful visual communication.
OUR COMMUNITY
A Community Shaped by Shared Learning
The relationships developed through studio learning, critique and creative practice can continue long after formal study ends. Alumni contribute experience, professional insight and new perspectives that help strengthen the department’s wider creative community.
Through exhibitions, conversations, mentorship and collaborative activities, former students can remain connected to current learners while supporting the exchange of knowledge across generations.
WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE
How Alumni Strengthen the Community
Alumni participation can support learning, professional awareness, creative exchange and the preservation of the department’s evolving story.
Mentorship and Guidance
Alumni can share professional insight, review portfolios and help emerging designers understand the expectations of contemporary creative practice.
Industry Conversations
Talks and discussions can connect academic learning with current approaches to branding, media, production, technology and creative business.
Exhibitions and Critiques
Alumni may contribute to approved exhibitions, student critiques and creative presentations that encourage reflection and stronger visual communication.
Archive and Heritage Support
Former students can help preserve the department’s story by sharing approved photographs, project documentation and memories of earlier studio experiences.
BEYOND GRADUATION
Connections That Extend Beyond the Classroom
Graduation marks a transition rather than an end. The knowledge, habits and relationships developed through design education can continue to influence professional practice, collaboration and lifelong learning.
A strong alumni network can help graduates remain connected to the department while offering current students valuable perspectives on work, growth and the changing creative industry.
Creative practice continues through experience, reflection and exchange.
ALUMNI STORIES
Creative Paths Shaped by Design Education
These fictional prototype profiles demonstrate how alumni stories may be presented. Replace them with approved alumni information before institutional publication.
Alumni Profile
Kwame Asare
Brand Designer and Creative Strategist
Class of 2014
Kwame’s fictional career path reflects the transition from academic design exercises to professional identity and campaign development. His approach centres on research, audience understanding and clear visual systems that can work across print and digital platforms.
“The strongest lesson I carried forward was that every visual decision should have a reason. Research, critique and presentation helped me become more deliberate in the way I develop and defend creative ideas.”
Alumni Profile
Akosua Nyarko
Editorial Designer and Visual Researcher
Class of 2017
Akosua’s fictional profile represents a designer working across publication systems, visual research and cultural storytelling. Her practice explores how typography, image sequencing and editorial structure can make complex information more engaging and accessible.
“Studio learning taught me to treat design as a process of inquiry. I learned to look closely, ask better questions and allow research to shape the final visual direction.”
COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES
The People Behind the Continuing Story
Alumni, students, lecturers and creative contributors each bring different experiences to the department’s wider community.
COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE
Nana Ama Owusu
Final-Year Graphic Design Student
Focus: Advertising and Packaging
Nana Ama’s fictional student profile represents learners developing strategic thinking, visual identity, packaging structure and audience-focused communication through studio-based projects.
COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE
Daniel K. Mensah
Creative Director and Guest Contributor
Field: Branding and Visual Communication
Daniel’s fictional contributor profile represents professionals who support design education through conversations, critiques and practical insight into contemporary creative work.
COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE
Esi Armah
Illustrator and Animation Practitioner
Focus: Visual Storytelling
Esi’s fictional profile represents creative practitioners exploring character, sequence, motion and illustration as tools for communication across print and digital environments.
STAY CONNECTED
Why Remain Part of the TTU Graphic Design Community?
Continued engagement can create opportunities to share knowledge, support new designers, reconnect with familiar people and contribute to future department activities.
Share Professional Knowledge
Offer practical insight into changing tools, industry expectations and the realities of creative work.
Support Emerging Designers
Contribute to approved mentorship, critiques and conversations that help students develop confidence.
Reconnect with the Department
Follow anniversary activities, exhibitions, news and opportunities for alumni participation.
Contribute to Creative Programmes
Express interest in approved talks, exhibitions, archive projects and community activities.
CONTINUE THE CREATIVE STORY
Stay Connected to the Community That Shaped Your Journey
Alumni and creative contributors can contact the department to express interest in approved anniversary activities, mentorship, exhibitions, archive initiatives and professional conversations.