04 Sep POST GRAD: Brad and Tim talk about the Curtin pathway
Central Institute of Technology Adv Diploma students frequently slide across to Curtin to complete an extra year – let's call it a honorary fourth year of study – in their quest to gain a Degree in Graphic Design. Fresh Collective were lucky this week to have...
08 Aug Once Lost, Now Found
Students this week were treated to Dan McKeating, Creative Director at Studio Lost & Found, delivering some inspiration tips for when Advanced Diploma students (Fresh Collective) get out into the real world of graphic designer. Students were thoroughly entertained by photos and stories of when he...
07 Aug Rusty Australia thickens the ‘line’ in ‘deadline’
Ash and Simon from Rusty Australia recently came in to talk to Adv Dip students about three live briefs which include designs for boardshorts, footwear campaigns, and a window display for their Manly store in Sydney. With these loose briefs, super-tight deadlines and the 'green-room...
25 Jun Checkout the Fresh Collective
Doing great things already and only a semester down, this years CROP of advanced diploma graphic design students are preparing a visual feast for their final folio show set for 19 November 2014. Check out their site for a few other side exhibitions planned prior: http://www.freshcollective.com.au...
25 Jun Rediscover Rottnest and Advice from a Mad Woman
Central's Adv Dip graphics student recently had the talented Leandra Fallis deliver an outstanding ad-industry presentation (PDF) . Leandra also shared some golden insight into how to tackle a "REDISCOVER ROTTO" campaign for Perth's premier holiday destination, Rottnest Island. What would it take to get you back to...
24 Jun UWA’s student Red Party gathers momentum
Advanced Diploma design students once again developed Red Party promotional materials for UWA students involved with Interhealth, the Western Australian Medical Students’ Society (WAMSS) Global Health Group, which raises funds and awareness for HIV/AIDS. AIDS has claimed the lives of 34 million people worldwide and each day there are...
24 Apr Houston, we are Lost in Space
Winner of the Travis Walker Memorial Award in 2013, Nat Houston returns to Central Institute of Technology to speak to students about her graduate experiences, both positive and negative and shed some light on how to best prepare the group, individual folio and exhibition. Well...
07 Mar Tonight I rise to invite Tony Abbott to Western Australia
Come down to AGDA's unique event this coming Tuesday. AGDA WA is excited to announce that Scott Ludlam, Australian Greens Senator for Western Australia and former graphic designer, web developer and filmmaker, will be presenting Design for Change. Hear Scott discuss the responsibility that designers hold and...
23 Nov Knockout by name & nature
15 Sep Working for free on the EOC
Our recent diploma live brief to re-brand the Equal Opportunity Commission (EOC) has raised the issue of students working for 'free' during interships or in business learning experiences. Interestingly, this point was raised only hours after the AWIA talked about their new secret strategy for documenting...
05 Sep Most sensible man in Australian Politics
Senator Scott Ludlam has worked to develop a comprehensive and ambitious plan to upgrade Western Australia to suit the challenges and opportunities of our time. - See more at: http://www.greenswa.net.au/ ...