Design students fonts gain internationally popularity

Each year the Graphic Design Diploma students at Nepean Arts and Design Centre are asked to create their own working fonts to design, produce and upload onto the DaFont website as an assessable project. The website is a popular site for designers and creatives from around the world to frequent when they are after a new and unique font for their works.

This year has seen a vast increase in our students fonts popularity. One student's font after only uploading it for a short time has already reached close to 6,000 downloads. Have a look at the link below, I am sure you will love the designs yourself. Well done students and staff.

http://www.dafont.com/pselect.php?folder_id=81734

Interior Design students design interactive classroom for Cranebrook High School

On the 27^th of August, 2012, students had an opportunity to present their final designs, at the function held at the Cranebrook High School, to the students, parents, teachers, members of the P&C committee and Mr David Bradbury - Labour representative to the Federal Government. Mr Bradbury expressed his interest in our students work and prized our cooperation with the Cranebrook High School in achieving a better learning environment for the students of the Cranebrook community.

Industry representatives who were present expressed their interest and commitment to help with the Interactive Classroom project. We are closely working with Cranebrook High School to finalise this project and possibly start work with other high schools in the Western Sydney area.  In the school library we have set an exhibition of our Interior Design students work with promotional materials available to the students, teachers and parents.

 

Nepean Design success Southern Cross Packaging 2012

Southern Cross Package Design Awards are held each year and are open to all Australian tertiary students who are studying graphic or industrial design. Students are provided with "real life" industry set briefs that ask them to design solutions for current packaging issues. The briefs are set by the sponsors who have made every effort to ensure students are challenged, yet have the support to complete the briefs with the guidance of Technical Contacts. The challenge for students is to be creative, design beyond the boundaries of what is currently available but most importantly learn about the world of packaging.

At NADC we incorporate these awards into our teaching program and have all Graphic Design Diploma students research and present a body of work according to their selected brief. A committee of teaching staff review all entries and determine the best 10 to submit to the competition. This year we were very happy with the variety of ideas and the high level of work produced by our students.We congratulate our two award winners Charlotte Curan-Stevens who was awarded a Bronze for her Can Do Can & Ellen Morales for her Twist'n'Lick Lollypop.

 

Our Bronze winner, Charlotte Curan-Stevens will have the opportunity to apply to The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) for a scholarship to complete their “Certificate in Packaging” course.  This course, completed by distance learning (online), with tutorial support, provides understand of principles, properties and packaging processes that the winner can apply to their future career. The AIP Certificate is highly regarded by many companies and represents an excellent opportunity for any studying wanting to enter the packaging design field.

 

2013 Design Courses

2013 Information/Interview/Testing days for early enrolment into 2013 Design courses will be taking place earlier this year. For all our courses, you will be able to enrol directly into the course once you have completed the selection process for the particular course you are interested.  The days for these events are 4th September, 9th October, 6th November, 4th and 11th December 2012 from 9:30-11:30am. Please contact Regina Cooper on 9208 9484 to book your prefered date to attend.

Please visit http://wsi.tafensw.edu.au/ for more information regarding our Design courses.

HOPE People's Choice Award 2012

On 4th August, Nepean Graphic Design students had their works on display at the annual Breast Cancer Institute Westmead Breakfast. The students created posters of HOPE using graphics, images of sunflowers, colour and type as well as including photographs of those associated with the BCI from staff, patients and doctors. During the breakfast people were encouraged to vote on their favourite poster designed by a student. Ellen Morales was the winner of this years HOPE People's Choice Award, congratulations.

Helen Clare, Design Teacher, congratulates Ellen with her prize from BCI of a gift voucher.
Ellen is standing next to her award winning poster.

Happy Birthday Phil!

The staff at Nepean Arts and Design Centre help Phil Spasich, Head Teacher of Design, celebrate his birthday at Deefa Design Studio. Another reason to get together and have fun.

Design workshop in primary school lots of fun

In Term 2, 2012 a simple introduction to Graphic Design was given to the students of Class 2/3A at Faulconbridge Public School, Faulconbridge by Acting Head Teacher Design, Sandi Lucock. Students were given the opportunity to create a logo for themselves based on their name and then made badges out of their designs. As you will see they created some really creative work and had a lot of fun in the process. Many future Designers amongst them.