Last week, my diploma students were acknowledged and winners announced for Central’s Film & TV advanced diploma screening night for 2011, cleverly entitled SMOKE & MIRRORS. Winner and ultimately, the production manager, senior designer and art director (rolled into one) for all the collatoral required by Film & TV was Kharissa...
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The piece of work had to reflect values of tolerance, democracy and development. It could be an artwork, essay, story, digital media, or a project. Coupled with the work, students were required to complete a 200 word description of how their project addresses the competition criteria. Winners were judged on the quality and relevance of the submitted piece of work, a...
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We found the James Crofts Hope Foundation via GoodCompany and acted quickly to brief this into our Adv Diploma group as their final integrated assignment. The James Crofts Hope Foundation is committed to providing support and assistance to adults and children diagnosed with brain tumours, their carers and family, and also to the advancement of the treatment, and research...
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Congratulations to all my diploma advertising students who received an amazing brief from Parkerville Children and Youth Care, a non-government, not for profit organisation that has been providing care and protection to children and youth in need since 1903. This ‘real life’ advertising pitch and campaign for Parkerville consistented of a high level briefing...
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Advanced Diploma ‘Just Desserts‘ marketing students enjoyed a review session with Mike Edmonds at Meerkats HQ today. On the table was a bunch of raw gems that Mike expertly picked through and polished. Rocks with the ‘golden thread’ running through. Student’s were encouraged to name these core/raw ideas and justly rewarded for curious and...
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With semester one behind us, and some excellent work produced, pinned, printed and packaged, some students went above and beyond the AQTF levels they are studying. On the walls are the Parkerville Youth and Child Care campaigns, post first round client review. Not shot professionally in a fancy studio scenario, lit by expensive soft-light, but on the floor of the...
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My diploma students undertook their first peer-review session and the comments and feedback was extremely positive. Here you can see them in action, assessing the success of a ‘substitution-wit’ advertising exercise for a mock Mppegg Speaker system, developed into a full page Scoop Magazine ad.
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Frustrated with constantly having to clean their walls of meaningless graffiti, Robyn Rennie from Centacare Employment and Training in Maddington has asked my Creative Process diploma students to propose a creative solution to decorate and deter graffiti artists from regularly ‘tagging or bombing’ their walls. Centacare Employment and Training delivers a range of...
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It gives me great pleasure to finally release the first semester 2010 assignments for viewing by the wider interweb community to demonstrate the value design has on communication and message delivery. In this case, a ‘run of the mill’ shareholders letter for one of the world’s greatest and wealthiest compaines who has recently met with Barack Obama...
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A huge dual group of Diploma Graphic Design students presented to a packed board room of Music/Business students second semester 2010. Click on the PDF’s below to download, or watch the interactive PREZI presentations here: The Milkshake Strategy on Prezi December By Numb3rs on Prezi Scurvy Dogs on Prezi Ting Sia PresentationFinal-web Thursdays Page...
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Scott Weir and I have been busy progressing the Central Institute of Technology’s main stairwell design. (From the low-tech paste-ups, you can see a clear path to the completion of the project.) After some final refinements Tom and Scott are now ready to hand over the design to the international department for proofing and to check that the linguistic content has...
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Students were in for an aural treat last week as Lance Skelton (From www.pinkelephant.net.au, and a judge of last years Grad Show) give a presentation on RADIO Marketing and Advertising Lance spoke candidly about his career starting out in radio and went through his process, concepting scripts and how to get the most reach through the ol’ wireless. Plus, we also...
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