It has been a busy November with a fantastic 2017 Skills Squad Training Camp with WorldSkills Australia.  If you haven't heard of Worldskill's, their mission is to actively engage in the development of policy and the practice of skills excellence in Australia through competitions, international benchmarking and applied research. Learn more at http://www.worldskills.org.au/
 
I'm currently the Australian skills expert in Graphic Design and look forward to taking Team WA and Chris Williamson to Abu Dhabi in 2017.
 

Meet Clean Slate. The bright, passionate, graduate graphic design students at North Metropolitan TAFE in Perth. A clean slate is an exciting thing to have, it’s a fresh approach with a wealth of possibilities. We are a diverse group of students with our own skills, strengths...

Did you know that TAFE’s Graphic Design Course is taught in Zhejiang College, Hangzhou in the People’s Republic of China? Designed in Perth. Made in China is a snapshot of life teaching and studying Graphic Design at Zhejiang College. It showcases Chinese students tackling the interpretations...

Exhibition season for 2016 launches tonight with two great Western Australian high school juggernauts Young Originals (public sector) and Angelico (Catholic Arts). As always, trusty Fiona Hoy took the helm behind the lights and DSLR to capture some amazing imagery of some of the states...

We were blessed by a serendipitous series of connections (thanks Henry) and had Peter Drew talk to Diploma and Adv Diploma students last week. A packed computer lab on 133 Newcastle Street in Northbridge, enjoyed Peter's outstanding presentation — featuring amazing early viral work and examining his most...

It is always fantastic to have a round table of brainstorming with students after a coffee break and a solid session of 'what makes you memorable'? This year, Henry Quach did something different. He built his brainstorm out of the paper he should have written notes on. As we went...

The Art & Design Education Resource Guide (ADERG), has a brand new website for improved access to the best information about what and where to study creative arts at an Australian university, TAFE or private college. Our brilliant GREAT SCOTT graduates feature some fine work on...

Agile Coach and change guru Michael Grau from the upcoming Australian Design Festival spoke wonderfully last week about What is UX and Why is it Booming in Perth? A carefully constructed and gentle paced walk through unpacking people’s existing frameworks in order to make calculated guesses on which interaction touchpoints...

A great flurry of activity prior to our first Work In Process with Music Business students who came across from Leederville. Students were able to listen to each other present, hear general feedback directly from the client groups and shortlisting of the various music festival was able...

A capacity crowd packed Central’s Library theatre to hear Ben and Monelle’s graduate talk yesterday. Brimming with a freshness and insight from last year’s Graphics Graduate group AKA 'Great Scott' – BENJAMIN CLARK  (who won the Travis Walker Award and passed ISTD) and MONELLE TRACHEZ  (who...