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dec ACTIVITIES YCN 13 LIVE DESIGN BRIEFS These briefs are UK focussed and are really for Tertiary students. They will need to be adapted and/or modified for use by your students, or they may give you ideas for other activities. CLICK HERE ACTIVITY DESIGN A SKATE PARK Use these examples for ideas and information so you can then DESIGN YOUR OWN SKATEPARK SEE HOW TO USE GOOGLE SKETCHUP CLICK HERE YOUTUBE PRODUCT DESIGN - DEVELOPMENT - CONCEPT SKETCHING CLICK HERE kekoKIWI - NZ TOY New Zealander Shayne Irving developed this wonderful wooden kiwi toy in his after hours. Shayne is HOD Graphics and Materials Technology at Edgewater College, Auckland, and is one of our Members. CONGRATULATIONS, Shayne CLICK HERE aug DG Student Design Competition MAGAZINE COVER The DG Student Design Competition for 2010 has been run and won. The winners for 2010 are … CLICK HERE EXTERNAL WEBSITE aug PRODUCT DESIGN VIDEO YouTube Demonstrates the importance of research in designing a product CLICK HERE EXTERNAL WEBSITE apr MAJOR ACTIVITY DESIGN A KIOSK 1 Design a kiosk 2 Produce a coloured, rendered pictorial drawing - using markers 3 Draw a front view & top view or front view and end view - showing main dimensions 4 Design and present associated graphics CLICK HERE DG Student Design Competition is on again for 2010 This time the brief is to design a cover for OZ Graphix, and both tertiary and secondary students are invited to enter. For more information CLICK HERE EXTERNAL WEBSITE mar FINDING A DESIGNER Following on from last month's item CLICK HERE Here is an interesting website from / M / A / S / H / with some very good examples CLICK HERE EXTERNAL WEBSITE JAN/FEB AGDA FIND A DESIGNER The Australian Graphic Design Association (AGDA) is the national organisation for professional graphic designers. Their website includes - FIND A DESIGNER CLICK HERE also DINZ Design Institute of New Zealand CLICK HERE jan/feb ACTIVITY DESIGNING A TICKET A question on the 2009 exam paper required students to design a ticket NOW IT CAN BECOME A CLASSROOM ACTIVITY CLICK HERE |
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SIGNAGE nov 45 RULES FOR CREATING A GREAT LOGO DESIGN ..... or so Tanner CHRISTENSEN says CLICK HERE EXTERNAL WEBSITE sept DESIGN VICTORIA: CASE STUDY INSTANT ROCKSTAR INSTANT ROCKSTAR identified a need to rebrand their products, to move away from the bright, juvenile colours to a more mature image that would lift the perceived value of their products CLICK HERE BLACK & WHITE RECYCLING SIGNAGE Individual graphics can be downloaded to enable signs specific to your own recycling and waste management needs to be produced CLICK HERE aug THE ULTIMATE LIST OF BEST LOGO DESIGN RESOURCES CLICK HERE jul ACTIVITY LOGOS: FACES Just how simply can you show a face and still retain enough information for the person to be recognisable? CLICK HERE june TUTORIALS ON THE WEB LOGOS VIDEOS FAST CONNECTION REQUIRED FOR VIDEOS CLICK HERE may ACTIVITY LOGOS - SHAPE AND REPETITION Have you ever seen a logo where you see so many elements screaming to get your attention that you simply can´t figure out where to look? There is nothing wrong with a logo trying to suggest multiple concepts, principles, etc., but there are other/better ways of doing it. Most of the designers of the following logos have done it using SHAPE and REPETITION. CLICK HERE mar LOGOS - OLYMPIC GAMES ALL the logos (referred to as 'EMBLEMS') for the Summer and Winter Olympic Games from 1924 - 2010 CLICK HERE and 50+ AIRLINE LOGOS CLICK HERE EXTERNAL WEBSITE How to Write a LOGO RATIONALE It is often productive to have written rationales to accompany each concept. This can help you, the designer, clarify your thoughts before getting the concepts in front of your client. The rationales will help your client to better understand the concepts from your point of view. In turn, this will help your client make an educated decision when picking their final logo. CLICK HERE EXTERNAL WEBSITE THE CREATIVE BRIEF Questions to Ask Before Designing a Logo Before beginning a logo design, consider gathering the necessary information for the job at hands CLICK HERE EXTERNAL WEBSITE jan/feb LOGO TRENDS TO WATCH IN 2010 Here are some logo trends that started to pop-up in 2009 and will most likely continue throughout 2010 CLICK HERE EXTERNAL WEBSITE |
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nov PACKAGING COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA AWARDS In order to broaden the public's understanding of packaging and to encourage excellence and innovation, the PCA conducts a series of Awards which are run annually. An Awards program is held for the packaging and design industry, tertiary design students as well as primary and secondary students. CLICK HERE EXTERNAL WEBSITE PCA EDUCATION CORNER This website and available printed resources provides information and activities to help you explore packaging issues – from sustainability right through to marketing ethics. CLICK HERE EXTERNAL WEBSITE aug ACTIVITIES DESIGN BRIEFS: STUDENT STARPACK AWARDS From the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining in UK with a focus on PACKAGING Thanks Gillian for the recommendation CLICK HERE EXTERNAL WEBSITE mar Want to see the best, most interesting and creative packaging work worldwide? Go to PACKAGING OF THE WORLD CLICK HERE EXTERNAL WEBSITE also, from previous NEW PAGES KLEENEX DESIGN BRIEF CLICK HERE |
| DRAWING 2D orthogonal/orthographic 3D pictorial perspective, isometric etc. + RENDERING BELOW dec SKETCHUP ON YOUTUBE ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING House design and adding windows CLICK HERE oct DRAWING DEVELOPMENT What did Viktor LOWENFELD and Betty EDWARDS say about children from 12-16, the children who are in Junior - Middle Secondary School? In 1979 Betty EDWARDS wrote her famous book "DRAWING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BRAIN". She identified The Five Basic Skills of Drawing as: 1 THE PERCEPTION OF EDGES 2 THE PERCEPTION OF SPACES 3 THE PERCEPTION OF RELATIONSHIPS 4 THE PERCEPTION OF LIGHT AND SHADOWS 5 THE PERCEPTION OF THE WHOLE, OR GESTALT HOW CAN THESE SKILLS BE DEVELOPED? CLICK HERE june/july ACTIVITIES PERSPECTIVE Ideas for ACTIVITIES and information about ONE POINT PERSPECTIVE TWO POINT PERSPECTIVE THREE POINT PERSPECTIVE CLICK HERE jun TUTORIALS ON THE WEB PERSPECTIVE and RENDERING VIDEOS FAST CONNECTION REQUIRED FOR VIDEOS CLICK HERE PERSPECTIVE 'CONTENTS' UPDATED CLICK HERE ISOMETRIC 'CONTENTS' UPDATED CLICK HERE ACTIVITY ISOMETRIC DESIGN AND DRAW A MAZE In an isometric drawing, you are always looking down from the same angle, and because the 'depth' lines are parallel (always 30 degrees) the view of the back is as clear as the view of the front. CLICK HERE ISOMETRIC YEAR 8 MATHS ACTIVITY Have a look at two Isometric drawings from a Year 8 Maths class activity at Fitzroy High School CLICK HERE march TECHNICAL DRAWING SPECIFICATIONS Specifically prepared as A GUIDE FOR VCE VISUAL COMMUNICATION AND DESIGN STUDENTS in Victoria, but relevant information for NEW ZEALAND students CLICK HERE AVAILABLE AS A PDF DOCUMENT FROM VCAA WEBSITE CLICK HERE jan/feb EXERCISES FROM ISOMETRIC DRAWINGS Two sets of isometric drawings can be used to - a. produce orthogonal/orthographic drawings b. practice simple rendering and more CLICK HERE RENDERING RENDERING LIGHT SOURCE CLICK HERE may STUDENT WORK RENDERING One of our members - Filip - has emailed 2 excellent examples of rendering done by a Year 11 student Thanks Filip, and congratulations to the student CLICK HERE jan/feb ARCHITECTURAL ART Architectural Art is an area that often raises the issue of digital rendering vs hand/manual rendering. While some projects benefit from digital photoreal renderings to articulate actual colours and textures, hand renderings are usually softer and leave the specifics of the actual exteriors a bit more vague and open to more interpretation. See HINTS ABOUT COMPOSITION CLICK HERE |
| POSTERS ADVERTISING dec ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS Following on from last month's BERRI ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN here is some more information showing examples and outdoor display formats CLICK HERE also a CREATIVE SIMULATOR Place your artwork into a billboard or other outdoor display format CLICK HERE EXTERNAL WEBSITE nov UNESCO POSTER COMPETITION Designers were invited to express their vision and understanding of the "Rapprochement of Cultures" by designing posters that creatively promoted better communication and understanding between all peoples and cultures CLICK HERE BERRI ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN Berri Juice - Australia’s number one juice brand - has launched Berri Creations using artwork from "Ben the Illustrator" CLICK HERE oct VISUAL AID This is NOT a promotion, but it may be of interest in regard to presentation of information The Visual Aid project is the brainchild of Draught Associates Limited, a graphic design company based in London, England. In 2008, they published Visual Aid: Stuff You’ve Forgotten, Things You Never Thought You Knew and Lessons You Didn’t Quite Get Around to Learning . The second title in the series, Visual Aid: You can never know enough stuff, was released in September 2009. To see their POSTERS go to VISUAL AID's website CLICK HERE EXTERNAL WEBSITE For Victorian teachers, I know READINGS have the books, but you may be able to buy them from other Booksellers. CLICK HERE EXTERNAL WEBSITE Thanks to Christine for the original information aug HOW TO DESIGN A MOVIE POSTER Follow the illustrated steps taken in this University project CLICK HERE EXTERNAL WEBSITE july PAINTED HANDS AT&T’s "hands" campaign won the title of "America’s Favourite Magazine Ad", a contest sponsored by Magazine Publishers of America. For the campaign, Italian artist Guido Daniele painted hands, holding electronic devices, with imagery from around the world. CLICK HERE mar REMINDERS LAW WEEK school Poster competition 2010 The theme for Law Week 2010 is: Law and Justice in your community. For 2010 Entry Form CLICK HERE PDF Document ENTRIES CLOSE Friday 26 March 2010 |
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MOTION GRAPHICS John DICKINSON Based in Sydney Australia, John Dickinson is a cutting-edge motion graphics artist. As Senior Broadcast Designer at Foxtel, John delivers highly creative yet commercially relevant motion graphics solutions. What is MOTION GRAPHICS? CLICK HERE EXTERNAL WEBSITE EXAMPLES CLICK HERE EXTERNAL WEBSITE MORE EXAMPLES CLICK HERE EXTERNAL WEBSITE Rob WEIR Rob Weir is a Motion Designer based in Melbourne, Australia. He obtained a Bachelor of Design in Multimedia Design and received the award for “Best Overall Folio” in his final year. He has been responsible for creating unique motion design from concept to completion for a variety of industries and media. Rob has now settled down to a fulltime gig at Trout CLICK HERE CLICK 'MOTION REEL' EXTERNAL WEBSITE Alex MAPAR CLICK HERE EXTERNAL WEBSITE BUS WRAP COPENHAGEN ZOO BUS A bus wrap from the streets of Copenhagen for the Copenhagen Zoo. This wrap was designed by Bates Y&R in Denmark. It was a finalist in the 2009 EPICA AWARDS - Category 27. Giant constrictor snake squeezing complete Copenhagen citybus CLICK HERE EXTERNAL WEBSITE EPICA AWARDS Europe's Premier Creative Awards CLICK HERE EXTERNAL WEBSITE SEPT SHORT COMPUTER ACTIVITY WHAT IS SHE LOOKING AT? Inserting an image within another image CLICK HERE ACTIVITY SHOPPING TROLLEY A resource of images which includes ideas about how the shopping trolley can be used in different ways CLICK HERE JUNE TUTORIALS ON THE WEB VIDEOS There are tutorials on the Internet which show a range of things relevant to design and graphic/visual communication. Some of them are videos. FAST CONNECTION REQUIRED FOR VIDEOS CLICK HERE MAY WORDART Any definition of art makes it obvious that human intervention is required in the result. So, to make 'WORDART', you are going to 'intervene' in the way a word looks the next time you are designing a logo, a poster, packaging (for breakfast cereal as an example), a book/magazine cover, etc.. You are not going to simply select and use an existing font/typeface without altering/amending it in some way - or you may go the extreme of custom designing your own letters/words. CLICK HERE COLOUR CHARTS Two charts which you may find helpful. You can download and print them. CLICK HERE APRIL HAND DRAWN MAPS HAND MADE MAPS LTD. A commercial artwork studio dedicated to illustrated maps. The site shows 15 themed folders displaying a range of work and various approaches to map illustration. CLICK HERE EXTERNAL WEBSITE |
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TEST QUESTIONS These questions may help you prepare your VCE students for the exam, or test other students on their knowledge and understanding CLICK HERE JULY 2009 EXAM ASSESSMENT REPORT SUMMARY What disappointed the examiners? CLICK HERE |
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NEW ZEALAND 2009 BEST GRAPHICS FOLIO Look at the folio of Christian Burgos. His knowledge of car design led him to doing a vehicle design for the engineering brief for Scholarship Graphics. CLICK HERE From NZ's 'DESIGN...ed' WEBSITE PDF DOCUMENT 16MB MORE INFO CLICK HERE EXTERNAL WEBSITE AUGUST NCEA STANDARDS ALIGNMENT - TECHNOLOGY (NZ) Technology matrix (Word 101KB) Technology rationale (Word 126KB) Technology L1 Skills standards consultation report (PDF 153KB) CLICK HERE EXTERNAL WEBSITE + NCEA SUBJECT RESOURCES - GRAPHICS AND TECHNOLOGY Comprehensive CLICK HERE EXTERNAL WEBSITE Thanks Gillian |
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