Students enjoyed an insightful and advice laden talk last month as Alex Gavalas from BONFIRE unpacked some valuable Adwords techniques in preparation for the 2017 Google Online Marketing Challenge. NM TAFE has twelve Advanced Diploma Graphic Design teams in the running this year. Alex stayed on topic,...
A capacity crowd packed Central’s Library theatre to hear Ben and Monelle’s graduate talk yesterday. Brimming with a freshness and insight from last year’s Graphics Graduate group AKA 'Great Scott' – BENJAMIN CLARK (who won the Travis Walker Award and passed ISTD) and MONELLE TRACHEZ (who...
Great work to all of the students, both AGDA and DIA at the annual folio review last weekend. Graciously hosted by Curtin, we had a good response from both students and industry professionals. On that note; a MASSIVE thank you to all of the great industry...
Featuring a detailed walk through by Australiasian chair, Becky Chilcott and followed up by Tina Mash's student perspective, this is a richly illustrated and detailed talk offering vital information for those wanting to submit to the 2015 ISTD SAS and study at University to complete...
Our March graduate talk this year was a double-header. Chloe received a PASS grade for her ISTD assessment with an assignment aimed at halting ‘TAFE CUTBACKS’ and Alby produced a final year ‘mentor style art school manifesto brief’ which highly impressed industry judges and lecturing staff...
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...
The Typography Extravaganza, BENCHPRESS THAT LETTERPRESS was a huge success that could have been called by any other name and looked as sweet. It was an ALL CAPS title fight of moving quotations in movable type by Perth's newest heavy weights In fact, there were...
Andrew helped kick off an amazing final brief with my Complex Imagery advance diploma students, speaking passionately about his experiences, processes and constantly drawing back to this once in a lifetime public art project for the East Perth Redevelopment Authority in the Perth Arts precinct....
My Complex Imagery students have recently completed some stunning car wrap concepts for the Wrap2theMax, design competition that showcases modern car branding. The Roland Wrap2theMax vehicle wrap design competition closed this month and students submitted seven designs. Check them out below and don't forget to...
A swift and knowledgeable group of Diploma students are currently redesigning the Rangers Netball Club and developing their corporate identify, web development and pitching skills. Here they blog about their successes....
[caption id="attachment_276" align="alignleft" width="150"] Paul Rand at work[/caption] A great little interview with the master: Paul Rand. 1914-1996. This six-minute amateur video footage of Paul chatting with some design students offers an insight into the man I hadn’t seen. At the time of writing there are just...
Well, I've gotta say I was extremely impressed with everyone who presented on Thursday to the Music/Business students from Leederville. The first 'live' brief of it's kind, Adv. Dip Graphic students were teamed up with Music/Business students to supply all their branding, stationery, poster and CD...