Illustration Graduate paints a Mali in the City
If you wander around the streets of Melbourne city at the moment, you might come across several life-sized sculptures of a baby elephant, Mali, who was born at Melbourne Zoo. There are 50 Mali in the city sculptures prepared by different artists to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Melbourne Zoo. The sculptures will be at various locations around the CBD …
Guest Speakers to give insight into the Music Industry
The Bachelor of Music Industry have lined up an impressive array of guest speakers this semester. Coming from various positions within the Australian and global music industry, the guest speakers all have very different and interesting stories and backgrounds in the music industry. The series is an awesome opportunity to meet, engage and hear the stories of real people who …
Student writing and design showcased in INfusion 46
Infusion 46, written, edited and designed by Professional Writing and Editing students , was launched late July at Collingwood NMIT with some great readings, cake, and even a few cameras. With this 46th issue of the Professional Writing and Editing flagship publication, it’s clear the magazine is getting better and better, both in the quality of the writing published and …
Illustration Creative Forum: Design in 20th and 21st century with Mimmo Cozzolino
The Bachelor of Illustration Creative Forum in July features Italian born Australian graphic designer and artist Mimmo Cozzolino. The work of Cozzolino as an artist and graphic designer spans over 40 years from the early 1970s onwards. He and Fysh Rutherford were responsible for collating the work Symbols of Australia which was published in 1980. Cozzolino is currently interested in …
Illustration Creative Forum: Visualising in the 3rd Dimension
The next Bachelor of Illustration Creative Forum will feature Lynne Kent who is a prominent puppeteer and creative artist in Shadow Theatre. Lynne has toured, trained and worked with various companies including Terrapin Puppet Theatre, Erth Physical Theatre, The Melbourne Women’s Circus, The Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Queensland Theatre Company and on large scale black theatre productions such …
Nexus Festival to celebrate multiple aspects of visual culture
The festival will celebrate multiple aspects of visual culture but also address and explore the connections and emerging relationships between them, providing a fertile ground for cross-pollination, inspiration and innovation. There will be exhibitions, screenings, a book fair, panel discussions and masterclasses. GUESTS INCLUDE: BRUCE MUTARD Graphic Novelist The Sacrifice MIRRANDA BURTON Comix, Animation Disney COLIN WILSON Comic Artist 2000AD, …
Student accommodation options – Pros & Cons
By Sarah Billington Leaving school and heading to higher education is an exciting transition time. You’re leaving the familiar and entering the unknown – what is TAFE or University going to be like? Am I going to make new friends? Where should I live? Where should I live? The answer isn’t the same for everyone, as each person is unique …
Top 10 places around NMIT’s Greensborough campus
Top 10 Places around Greensborough Campus 1. Walking Distance: A five minute stroll up (and I mean up a hill) Civic Drive you’ll find Greensborough Plaza, which caters to all of your pizza, fish and chips and IGA grocery shopping needs. Complete with outdoor tables, it’s the perfect place to sit on your lunch break, or pick up the milk …
Ebooks and Booki.sh – Peter Haasz seminar
Peter Haasz is an entrepreneur with a passion for working with talented people to invent better ways of doing things. Since late 2010, Peter has worked with Melbourne software company Inventive Labs to launch and grow Booki.sh, the world’s first clo…