Tom Groves, Art, Design and Media Student of the Year 2012

Tom Groves, Advanced Diploma of Graphic Design and Communication, Nepean Arts and Design College, Kingswood TAFE.
 

Exceptional talent, commitment, ability and work ethic all come together in Arts, Design and Media Student of the Year, Tom Groves. Considered by his teachers to be an all-round outstanding student, Thomas showed initiative, passion and professionalism during his diploma and advanced diploma qualifications. He is now employed as a creative Graphic Designer for the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and as a freelance Graphic Designers.

"I am very at home in the design industry. One day I would like to focus on work to do with my interests in contemporary art, music, design, fashion and culture." My WSI... "has wonderful teachers, modern facilities and familiar faces
around campus".

 

Tom was nominated by Sandi Lucock

Graphic Design Advanced Diploma students promote OZWAC Ball 2012

Lea Hicks from OZWAC (Australian Women and Children’s Research Foundation) came to speak to our Graphic Design Advanced Diploma students at the start of the year to brief them on promotional material required for the up and coming OZWAC Ball. The ball is an major annual event for OZWAC that raises much needed funds for further research and support for the organisation. 

Our students took on the brief to design the e-flyer, flyer, newspaper ads, posters, banners, invitations, programs as well as video and website designs. The design process, client communication, and final designs for all of the elements were embedded into the assessments for the units within the Graphic Design Advanced Diploma.

It was a great opportunity for the students to gain actual first-hand experience of working with a real client with client needs and deadlines. Two teachers where involved in the process, Sandi Lucock and Craig Daalmeijer-Power with Craig taking on the majority of the project management with the students. The whole experience was a great learning opportunity for the students and offered a good insight into the industry.

Graphic Design Advanced Diploma students involved in the OZWAC Ball promotion 2012

with Craig Daalmeijer-Power (Teacher, second from right top) and Lea Hicks (OZWAC, top right)

Virtual Tour of Penrith - Deefa Design Studio article in Penrith Press April 2012

Image copyright Penrith Press, 2012

      Our Deefa Design Studio is in the spot light with an article that appeared in the Penrith Press 3 April 2012.  The Studio Manager, Anita Nau-Kleinmann, is shown talking about one of the community jobs Deefa are involved in. Well done Anita and the Studio.

http://penrith-press.whereilive.com.au/news/story/take-a-virtual-tour-of-penrith/

'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/