Looking for a great looking, urban style bag that you can throw everything in before heading off to a lecture? The  Animal Barron backpack from Hardcloud is a great choice.

Styled in a black 600d polyester fabric, this bag is covered in the Animal logo at a variety of different angles in a large grey / brown colour, which gives a very rugged urban feel that I know is going to appeal to a lot of you.

In terms of functionality, the main compartment is designed to easily hold papers and folders of an A4 size, and even comes with an ID holder, a weatherproof headphone port and a detachable key clip to make sure you’ve got everything you need to get around campus, and then back into your digs again.

Finished off with an embroidered Animal logo to the front pocket of the bag, and a rubber brand badge to the top, this bag is designed with adjustable and padded shoulder straps to ensure that however heavy your bag gets it won’t put too much strain on your back or shoulders.

Measuring 33cm x 17cm x 43cm with a capacity of 24 litres, this bag is available for £19.99 from Hardcloud.

After a backpack that’s going to blend into the background as opposed to sticking out like a sore thumb on your back? I would definitely recommend that you check out the Dark Shadow version of the Animal Barcoo Backpack.

Definitely one of the most subtle pieces that I’ve seen come out of the Animal mens factory, this is Animal at it’s most basic both in terms of colouring and design, with the colouring made up of a light grey and slightly darker grey. Using the lighter grey as the main colour for the front of the bag, Animal have then used the darker grey to edge the top section of the bag, the flap for the pocket, and the base of the bag, with the sides and back adopting this same darker colour.

What you don’t get away from with this bag is branding, (although I do admit it does blend into the bag more than with most bags) with the name or logo appearing in four places – as a small Animal tag to the top of the front section of the bag, a larger embroidered name and logo to the bottom front, and the Animal logo f on the side of the bag and on the back.

In terms of functionality, you have a large main section to the top of the bag for the larger things you need to carry with you, and a smaller pocket to the front outer area for things you need close to hand. There are two ways to carry the bag – either by the small hand handle to the top, or via the two adjustable straps that can be worn one over each shoulder, or alternatively if you extend one of the straps you could wear one strap across your body.

So when would you use this bag? Well for me it’s a great bag to pack in your suitcase to take to chuck over your shoulder with all the maps and documents you need on your hols, or alternatively if you’re still lucky enough to be studying for a living, this is going to be a great bag for throwing all those folders and paper into before heading off to lectures.

The Animal Barcoo is available to buy online at 3Sums.

If you love the quality of Animal bags but aren’t a real fan of essentially being a walking billboard for their products then this Dawson backpack could be the bag for you.

Designed with the school / college student in mind, this is a bag that’s all about durability and functionality, and has been constructed from a hardwearing cotton twill fabric, with an all over plaid design in light greys, dark greys and reds, that features on both the front of the back as well as the straps. Whilst it isn’t completely void of branding what is there is very subtle, made up of a vertical embroidered Animal logo to the bottom right of the bag, and a small tab to the top middle section.

Perfect for slipping text books, A4 sized files and everything else you need for a busy day of studying, this bag measures 32cm x 13cm x 45cm, and on top of having a generously sized main compartment, also features an additional audio pocket, ID holder and a  detachable key clip.

Sold with a free Animal water bottle, this Animal Dawson bag is currently retailing for just £24.99 at Hardcloud.

Do your arms feel like they’re going to fall off after carrying down by your side all the way to work and all the way back again? This Animal Lorenzo Backpack could be the answer.

Designed to give your arms a rest, this brown backpack allows you to carry all the weight on your back, and as well as offering room for your laptop, also comes with some much needed space for all those other bits and bobs.

And you don’t need to worry about everything getting scrunched up in one big empty space, because this bag comes complete with seperate compartments as well a zipped pockets to the sides for added security.

Styled with a large embroidered Animal logo to the front of the bag and a darker graffiti style design on the chocolate brown colour of this Animal backpack, this is a bag that is subtle enough to make it ideal for work, with enough personality to make it just as good for using out of office hours too!

The Animal Lorenzo Backpack is available to order online at John Lewis.