Times are tough, and it seems like design students are getting increasingly resourceful in response.

After the Design Auction held recently by the graphics kids at Lincoln School of Art & Design, the gang over at Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication are getting busy with their own lot of lots, at their Blank Canvas silent auction.

They've sent out a selection of brik-a-brak to a who's who of the design world (Glaser, Barnbrook, Carson, GTF, Garland and a host of others), asking them to customise them as they see fit. They're auctioning off the resulting pieces at the Vibe Bar on Brick Lane on 30 April.

A portion of the proceeds will be going to the Whitechapel Gallery's Artist in Residence scheme too, which is kinda groovy.