Mentor Sessions

Join a mentoring session with practitioners including academics, mentors from the Adobe Creative Apprenticeship programme, and practicing artists and designers.

Book a slot with a practitioner below.
Bookings on the day only, from 10:30am in the National Art Library, V&A South Kensington.

One-to-One Mentoring
20 minute sessions. Bring 1 or 2 examples of your work with you to discuss.

Bernard Bannor
Bernard Bannor (known as Berns) is a Senior Creative Designer working across brand, digital, and motion. Through his studio, he has led creative production for clients across music, hospitality, interiors, sports, and the arts, from brand identities to animated title sequences for feature film. By day he works within the advertising division at The Guardian, designing across brand partnerships and display assets for global brands. Beyond the screen, he is the founder of Bully The Roads, a grassroots running club, and co-founder of Track + Play, an annual community sports day, both built on the belief that adults deserve spaces to compete, connect and play. He is also one third of Rule of Thirds, a creative collective and podcast dedicated to honest, accessible conversations about the creative industry.

Jude Amponsah
Jude Amponsah is a multidisciplinary creative working across design, film, and sound to tell stories rooted in heritage, identity, and rhythm. Influenced by his Ghanaian roots and the Black British experience, his bold visual style has led to collaborations with artists and brands including Central Cee, Ghetts, Jae5, Michael Kiwanuka, Dua Lipa, and major labels such as Warner, Sony, and Universal Music. He’s been recognised with the Wex Photographer Award and named D&AD’s One to Watch, with work exhibited at D&AD New Blood, Free Range, and Ogilvy Roots UK Black History Month. As Creative Director of Kente Club, (an independent label and arthouse  championing ethical, collaborative creation), Jude continues to shape culture through
visuals that resonate, connect, and inspire.


Group Mentor Sessions
20 minute sessions with mentors from the Adobe Creative Mentorship Programme

Dean Richardson: How did you start in your creative career

Dean Richardson is the founder of YUCK, a motion-first studio that specialises in visualising sound. Drawing on his dual background in design and music, he leads creative direction for artists, labels and cultural institutions including Universal Music, Sony Music, XL Recordings and Glastonbury Festival.

Eilidh is an Art Director with experience at studios like How&How and Animade, specialising in the sweet spot where brand, illustration and animation coexist. With a multidisciplinary background in graphic design, character design, and animation, she creates distinctive visual systems that bring brands to life through strategy and storytelling.

Sneha’s dreamy illustrations are home to empowered women, vibrant palettes, and majestic worlds. Rooted in South Asian culture and shaped by global influences, Sneha's work explores her transcendental experiences and themes of style, health & wellbeing. Clients include: LUSH, Harper Collins, VANS, HuffPost, and Penguin.

David is a London-based freelance illustrator and animator with Nigerian-Italian roots, creating bold, vibrant work that celebrates culture, joy, and identity. He's passionate about visual storytelling and loves collaborating with other artists to bring ideas to life. He's worked with clients like Nike, PepsiCo, Mercedes-Benz, Adobe, WWF, The New York Times, Sphere Vegas, DDB & Western Digital.