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More Volume In Full

If you didn't get a chance to head along to More Volume (the wonderful project by Billy Blue students) you can now watch it in full above.

Tractor: Final Days

t’s the final few days for applications to Tractor Design School and the line up for Melbourne programme has now been revealed.

The part-time Industry course is ideal for aspiring designers wanting to work on projects with some of the industries top creatives. It’s not too late to apply, applications close for Sydney and Melbourne on Monday January 30th.

View more of the course details online at www.tractordesignschool.com.au

Insight #10: A Students Guide To Working In The Creative Industry

We're back for another year of Insight at the Apple Store in Sydney! For the first of the year we are doing things a little different with a panel discussion on 'A Students Guide To The Creative Industry'.

Moderated by Damien Aistrope (that's me), join Pip Jamieson, co-founder of The Loop, Christopher Doyle, graphic designer from Interbrand; and Jon Christensen, founder of Tractor Design School as they’ll provide insight and inspiration and answer your questions about how you can get ahead.

There will be a wealth of great knowledge shared even if you aren't a student so this will be a great opportunity to come down and find out some answers in person. For those who can't attend, why not ask some questions to our panel in the comments of this post.

It's taking place on Wednesday the 8th of February at the Apple Store in Sydney from 6.30pm. As always, we love it if you can register your interest on the Facebook page here.

Stay tuned for more details about a portfolio workshop the following week also where you can have your portfolio reviewed by Vince Frost of Frost, Jonathan Kneebone from Glue Society, Toby Pike of Toby&Pete and Christopher Doyle at Interbrand along with a range of workshops following.

Tractor 2012

Applications are open for Tractor Design School, now offering courses in Melbourne and Sydney starting on 6 February 2012.

In Sydney they are offering part-time Industry programs in Graphic Design and Digital Design. The courses are taught by influential industry figures including Justin Smith End of Work, Zoe Pollitt Eskimo, Mark Stott Common Design and Nick Morgan Generation Alliance.

For the first time, Tractor is now offering an Industry Graphic Design course in Melbourne. Like the Sydney course, the Melbourne course exposes the students to creatives and studio’s from the Melbourne design community. The inaugural Melbourne course includes a line up of teachers including Garry Emery Emery Studio, Brett Phillips 3 Deep Design, Jim Antonopoulos Tank Branding and Michaela Webb Studio Round. More names will be released in the coming weeks. With only 10 places available spaces are strictly limited and applications are only open for a short time. Find out more at www.tractordesignschool.com.au

Swinburne Advances Designers

If you’re looking to refocus your design career or achieve a higher qualification to meet industry demands, Swinburne’s postgraduate design courses are the way to go. They’re developed with experts in the business and include Communication Design, Design Anthropology, Digital Media Design, Industrial Design, and Interior Design. The program is very progressive, integrating research with studio-based design and specialisations like Cross-Cultural Brand Identity Design, Digital Visual Culture and Imaging, and Sustainable Design. Find out more here.

Monash Art & Design

Excellent website for this years Monash Art & Design grad shows which are running until this Friday evening. Take a look and head on down.

Undercurrent 2011

It's that time of year again! Third Year Graphic Design students from the Design Centre Enmore are having their grad show next Wednesday. Check the site for more information, and a sneak peek at some of the great student work too. 

Industry members welcome from 5:00pm on 30th November 2011. General public from 6:00pm onwards. Design Centre Enmore. 110 Edgeware Rd Enmore.

EXPORT

The UTS School of Design invites you to an exhibition of graduate work by the Visual Communications students before they pack up and ship out.

Opening Night: 5.30pm 23/22/2011 (this Wednesday).
The show runs from 10am–6pm daily 24, 25 and 26 November.
50 Kensington Street Chippendale (the former Carlton United Brewers' warehouses).

MADE

The University of Western Sydney presents MADE - the School of Communication Arts 2011 Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication) Graduation Exhibition.

Opening night: Tuesday 29 November 6pm-10pm
Continues: Wednesday 30 November 10am-2pm
Dockside (The Balcony Level)Cockle Bay Wharf Darling Harbour.

Learn To Build A Website

Want to learn the basics of HTML and CSS in a short course? You are in luck, Shillington are offering 1 week full time or 5 week part time courses all run by industry professionals. By the end of it you will be able to construct your own site and talk HTML5 and CSS3 like a pro. Find out more here.