'Tackle a Trade', March 14

The Design Centre saw members of the Parramatta Football club come to Western Sydney Institute Kingswood TAFE to see what courses and career options there are available to them within all our disciplines at Design. All courses from the Kingswood campus where also represented in this showcase.

Andrew Snook and Justin Thomas showed the men the great facilities and opportunities available to them through our college. A great event.

Visual Merchandising Students at 2012 Sydney's Royal Easter Show

Visual Merchandising students from the Nepean Arts and Design Centre, Kingswood are involved in the preparation of displays at the 2012 Royal Easter Show. The work is part of their vocational work experience program. Students are completing their second year of the Diploma of Visual Merchandising.

The students are assigned two weeks of class time to assist in preparing displays using farm produce such as; wool, seed, fruit and vegetables. Students work with experienced design and production teams on the Northern NSW District stand and the South East Queensland stands in the round Produce Pavillion.

Viewed from the raised observation platform, the panoramic displays are stunning. The colours of the natural produce are coordinated assembled with meticulous detail. The structure is tiered, and follows the curve of the building with a sense of depth, texture.  Each display tells a story. For example; the Northern District’s display highlights the challenges faced by farmers from introduced diseases, pests and vermin. The scene stretches from ocean to land with an underwater feature that includes real introduced carp. Parts of the display even move. A boat aground in an ocean bay rocks back and forth as rats scurry to shore, the occasional cane toad can be even be found.

'Hello My Name is' Project by Darren Church

Hello My Name is Project cover artwork, copyright Darren Church, 2012

Online Street Art Design book created and produced by Darren Church.

Graphic Design Diploma 2012.

http://www.issuu.com/raw_streetmeetsdesign/docs/hello_my_name_is-copy

Here is Darren's comany website full of great samples of his work. Excellent!

http://www.hearusraw.com/

Darren Church Articles - Graphic Design Diploma student 2011

Darren Church is currently completing the Graphic Design Diploma at Nepean Arts and Design Centre. Here is the link to two newspaper articles from the Blacktown Advocate 2011 and Penrith Press 2010 featuring Darren and his experiences within the Nepean Arts and Design Centre, his future plans and his own business development. Well done Darren

Darren as been a graffiti artists since 1987, and now Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Photographer and now Editor and Publisher of 'The Kalis Alliance' graffiti colouring book series.

 

http://www.hearusraw.com/news-press/

Knock Knock magazine by Tom Groves

Knock Knock magazine is produced by Tom Groves, Graphic Design Advanced Diploma student 2011. The magazine initially began as a major project at college and has now received international acclaim. Tom has just published the second edition of Knock Knock with national and international interest expressed for the next publication. Well done Tom.

"The magazine profiles street level emerging and established Australian and international creatives doing their thing, and doing it well" - Tom Groves


http://www.facebook.com/knockknockmag
http://issuu.com/blomtrog/docs/knockknockissue1
http://issuu.com/blomtrog/docs/knockknockissue2

2011 Facebook NADC Designer of the Year

Graphic Design teacher Karen Mulvihill-Wray awarding Alice Magtoto with her certificate & ipod for being Designer of the year 2011 as voted by you our facebook followers. Stay tuned and watch this space for design comps 2012. Alice is studying Graphic Design Diploma at Nepean Arts and Design Centre.

Enjoy a new dining experience at Penrith RSL with ZACS Bar and Grill

6 Sep 11  by Staff Writer, Penrith Press

PENRITH’S newest dining experience is now open at Penrith RSL - and there is not a schnitzel or parmigiana in sight.

ZACS Bar and Grill features a contemporary menu including mouth-watering steaks, pork belly, risotto and much more.

Executive chef Gary Thomas said he was inspired by his love of fresh produce.
“I’ve been a chef for about 10 years and when this opportunity came up I thought it would be a good chance to put my stamp on something, and raise the bar for what people see as standard club offering,” he said.

“We’ve received a lot of positive feedback. At night it is a real restaurant experience with table service, and it’s also open for lunch.

“I want to keep it simple, focus on quality and offer a restaurant experience at club prices.”
And the menu is not the only thing that has been given an overhaul at the restaurant.
In a bid to involve the community, club management approached TAFE NSW Western Sydney Institute’s Nepean College to tackle the new restaurant’s design.

Nine second-year interior design students were chosen to play a key part in the project.
Penrith RSL CEO Neel Chand was so impressed with their level of professionalism that the club has introduced a full scholarship for two interior design students to study at the Western Sydney Institute, commencing next year.

ZACS Bar and Grill was named in honour of the Anzacs. It is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week.