Tuesday, May 12, 2009

LuLu : Future Endeavours :)



I'm really interested in graphics, i love book and magazine cover designs, posters and signs. The ways that typography, and designs using shapes, line and colour catch our attention are amazing! There are so many artists, both graphic and of the traditional arts that amaze me and one day i hope to be able to express myself as well as they have learnt to do in their work.



Certificate IV in Graphic Design Foundation

This course is for persons who wish to obtain foundation skills, knowledge and attitudes required to work in the graphic design industries. 
Learners will carry out and apply a range of professional design activities with emphasis being placed on the development of a visual vocabulary, strong image concepts, visual problem solving and communication and perceptual skills. Learners create and execute design concepts and present finished artwork using a combination of traditional studio media and digital technologies.
Complete an application form by 31 october 2009.
Cost: $456 per semester + course related fees of $500.

STUDENT SELECTION: A portfolio of at least 10 works. And PERHAPS ( according to Craig) an aptitude test.

DIPLOMA OF GRAPHIC DESIGN
This course is for persons who want to gain skills, knowledge and attitudes needed to develop and communicate creative graphic design solutions across the areas of print and digital design.
Learners extend their creative thinking, analytical and problem solving skills that underpin a successful design solution while building on their experiences in the handling of relevant media, techniques technologies.
Fees: (to be advised) + $500 course related charges.
STUDENT SELECTION: application information, portfolio and an aptitude test.


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Bronson: Pathways "BACHELOR OF DRAMATIC ART (PRODUCTION CRAFTS)" "Bachelor of Visual Media"

Dear Invited and Uninvited Readers

BACHELOR OF DRAMATIC ART (PRODUCTION CRAFTS)

DURATION:

The Bachelor of Dramatic Art (Production Crafts) is a three-year, full-time course. Each student specializes in either Costume or Properties construction.

AIM:

The Production Crafts, Properties stream course equips students with the necessary skills, knowledge and attitudes required to become a properties construction supervisor. The course provides technically skilled and creative students with a broad knowledge of theatre in general, a specialised theoretical and practical knowledge of play production and highly specialised vocational training in property construction.

APPROACH:

The Production Crafts course emphasises vocational skills. Skills are taught through a close integration of formal class work, practical workshop experience and assignments within the NIDA Play Production Program.
As production crafts specialists are responsible for planning, constructing and maintaining the properties for the stage, television or film production, the course also provides a good working knowledge of the production process, as well as a broad understanding of dramatic literature.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

Applicants seeking admission must:
  • have reached the age of 18 before the commencement of the course (in exceptional circumstances this may be waived)
  • hold a Higher School Certificate or its equivalent from any State or Territory in Australia or overseas (in exceptional circumstances this may be waived)
  • show at an interview a high level of intelligence, practical ability, artistic sense, authority, tact, potential and motivation
  • be fluent in spoken and proficient in written English language (equivalent to an overall band score of 8.0 IELTS).
All subjects are compulsory. NIDA students are required to complete a confidential health questionnaire to demonstrate their medical fitness to undertake the course and to assist NIDA in its duty of care to students.
The primary criterion for admission to the Production Crafts course is evidence of the applicant's potential for making a career in properties or costume construction in the arts entertainment industry.

For further information take the following link-

http://www.nida.edu.au/Production-Crafts-Costume/default.aspx


Bachelor of Visual Media

Duration:3 years full-time

Why choose this course?

This program will enable you to take advantage of the huge growth in professional creative opportunities not only on the Gold Coast but nationally and internationally.

The program offers you rich opportunities to broaden and improve your employment prospects through cross-study and specialisations. You have the flexibility to undertake a studio major within the program and to choose an elective major or specialisation from another area of the program or from other schools or faculties thereby completing a double major program.

In Year 1, you will study core courses which address basic skills and knowledge as well as undertaking a studio foundation component in which you will become competent in the basic skill of your studio major. In Years 2 and 3, you will become professionally competent in your studio major which include:

  • 3-Dimensional Design
  • Digital Design
  • ePhotojournalism
  • Fine Art
  • Graphic Design

Career opportunities

You will be well prepared for a dynamic future in industries that demand high professional standards and value creativity and innovative thinking. Your career prospects are broad and growing as organisations continue to recognise the critical importance of the visual aspect of effective communication in the modern world.

3-Dimensional Design: Graduates are highly valued in the design, production and manufacturing sectors particularly where products, furniture, lighting fixtures, packaging, exhibitions and trade shows, film and television modelling and set design, signage and environmental graphics are required.

Digital Design: Graduates have a unique combination of creative design and software specialisations which enables them to take advantage of opportunities in post-production animation and video production, web and games production as well as printing for industry.

ePhotojournalism: Graduates with a keen appreciation of the politics and philosophies underpinning the photographic discipline and a demonstrated eagerness to work innovatively in their chosen photographic specialisation - whether press or new media - will be capable of securing a rewarding career at a professional level anywhere in the world.

Fine Art: Graduates are entering a sector that is expanding exponentially with career opportunities in professional practice, arts management, public art, curatorship and art education. Fine Art graduates from the Queensland College of Art have an enviable record of career success as professional artists. Many have works in private and public collections and have won scholarships and national and international awards. Fine Art graduates also hold significant posts in the arts, education and administration.

Graphic Design: Graduates find rewarding careers in the visual design industries including print and corporate design, publishing and packaging, advertising and marketing, television and digital media.


For further information take the following link-


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STACY POST:6 where to next?



Design fundamentals certificate 3 and 4 provide a foundation to build upon. Research any option that interests you for further study across all design disciplines . Research two future study options in Australia. Note course duration, cost, location, content, deadline for application, application requirements etc. provide a links and logos.
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009

David Carson - Eddy






David Carson was first noticed as a graphic designer in the 1980's in a short 2 week coarse at the university of arizona later he went on to go to san diego st university as well as oregon college of commercial art in 1983 later on when he travelled to switzerland he went to a 3 week design workshop and meet a great designer hans-Rudolph lutz which happened to be his first great mentor. 
 he became quiet well known as a design in the 1990's with his inventive designs and also in the 1970's he was  a professional surfer he also directed skateboarding and surfing magazines as well as a few music videos because he was a well known director of surfing mags and more famously style magazine ray gun 
 Carson became very interested in a new style of typography and photography based design which inspired many young designers of the 1990's his work doesn't follow the traditional way as he is emotional attached to his creations 

he won many awards such as the the best overall design , cover of the year , designer of the year 1998 and 1999, the master of typography and also the most famous graphic designer on the planet in 2004
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Monday, May 4, 2009

Post 4 Cien cradle to cradle


so what is cradle to cradle?
definition: Products that are designed so that there is no wastage. The components are seen as either 'biological nutrients' that safely re-enter the environment or as 'technical nutrients' which can be recycled or reused with no loss of quality.


Nike has stepped on board the new cradle to cradle way of life. Nike's designers went back to first prinicples, questioning basic design traditions in order to get to a new and better product outcome which addresses the environmental footprint required to source, manufacture, and recycle shoes. Here are some highlights:
  • Leather (a renewable resource) pieces are stiched in an overlapping fashion so as to produce smooth internal seams, obviating the need for comfort liners and reducing the shoes's material mass.
  • All of those leather pieces are tanned using a vegetable-based process
  • Again, to save material mass, metal eyelets aren't used
  • The two-piece outsole is designed to snap together, eliminating harmful adhesives and simplifying recyclability
  • No use of PVC
  • Where possible, materials are sourced locally to reduce transportation energy use

As shoes generate 63% less waste in manufacturing than a typical Nike design. The use of solvents has been cut by 80%. And a stunning 37% less energy is required to create a pair of shoes. Which is a step in the right direction and hopefully other company's will follow Nike's lead.

The result is a new sub-brand of shoes whose differentiation is rooted not in the multi-million dollar marketing endorsement of a basketball player, but in the physical makeup and design of the offering itself. That's real, and I hope it's for keeps.

http://www.google.com.au/search?
http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-content/uploads/trashtalk-09-1.jpghl=en&safe=active&defl=en&q=define:Cradle+to+Cradle&ei=_cL_SYb8AcmCkQWblviRBw&sa=X&oi=glossary_definition&ct=title
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Post 5 - Kyande - Waste=Food

Cradle-to-Cradle
Cradle to cradle design (sometimes abbreviated to C2C or in some circles referred to as regenerative) is a biomimetic approach to the design of systems. It models human industry on nature's processes in which materials are viewed as nutrients circulating in healthy, safe metabolisms. It suggests that industry must protect and enrich ecosystems and nature's biological metabolism while also maintaining safe, productive technical metabolism for the high quality use and circulation of organic and synthetic materials.

Put simply, it is a holistic economic, industrial and social framework that seeks to create systems that are not just efficient but essentially waste free. The model in it broadest sense is not limited to industrial design and manufacturing, it can be applied to many different aspects of human civilization such as urban environments, buildings, economics and social systems.

The phrase "Cradle To Cradle" itself was created by Walter R. Stahel in the 1970's. and the current model is based on a system of "life-cycle development" initiated by Michael Braungart and colleagues at the Environmental Protection Encouragement Agency (EPEA) in the 1990's
and explored through the publication ' A Technical Framework for Life-Cycle Assessment. In partnership with Braungart, William McDonough released the publication  Cradle to Cradle: Remaking he Way We Make Things in 2002, which is an effective manifesto for Cradle To Cradle Design that gives specific details of how to achieve the model. The model has been implemented by several companies, organizations and governments around the world, particularly in China and the U.S.

Cradle To Cradle has also been the subject matter of many documentary films, including the critically acclaimed Waste=Food. 

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Post 4 - Kyande - Graffiti Legends

FAfIFrench girl Fafi’s extraordinary style is on the spot right here and right now. Her one of a kind images have brought worldwide recognition and also gave female graffiti a new twist.
Born and raised in Toulouse France, Fafi's strong presence in the graffiti and fine arts scene was first witnessed on her hometown walls in 1994.

Back then, as she was painting and hustling, her sexy, funny, and sometimes aggressive girl characters made the whole world look and help kick-start a whole new graphic language; by exploring feminity through stereotypes, and using it to her advantage, she drew enormous attention and thus started to travel the world with thousands of Fafinettes in her brushes and paint cans.


Europe, USA, Japan, Hong-Kong, the planet is a playground. And it's only started.Soon enough Sony would ask her to design a six-character toy set for the Time Capsules collection, an almost natural move for her three-dimensional measures.

Other successful figurines would follow, as well as numerous expositions and collaborations with Colette, Adidas, LeSportSac, Coca-Cola, M.A.C cosmetics and in the magazines (ie. Vogue, Elle, The Face, XLR8R, Yen etc...).The animation world started to eyeblink her vision in Mark Ronson video featuring a Fafi-ed Lily Allen.



Her multi-faceted work was all documented in her books GIRLS ROCK (2003) and LOVE AND FAFINESS (2006), both being also succesful prints in museum libraries and selected shops. As for 2007, Fafi entered a new phase.

Having become a mother and moving to Paris made her introduce a new depth to her creations. Now not only the Fafinettes are fly girls, they also run a whole universe of creatures, homes and vehicles. It's called The Carmine Vault. It's a dreamy and peculiar place.

Graffiti is definatly art over vandelisim. I suppose it just depends on what type of art.....Art with heart is ART......Art that looks like FART...well you get the point. It breaks the stereotype to have the art on the building - rather than in it.

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