September 2007
News and Events List
Contents
- RMIT BComm Advertising is in the news again…
- conVerge Conference: Embedding e-learning 1-2 November
- Street fashion competition hits RMIT
- ‘Les Createurs’ fashions inspire audiences, industry figures
- Moving towards better transport
RMIT BComm Advertising is in the news again ....
On Thursday night, second year RMIT BComm Advertising student Myra Hood was named the 2007 Melbourne Advertising and Design Club (MADC)
Student of the Year. Third place went to second year student Amelia Birrell. Great presentations for the Oaktree Foundation brief also from third year students Shannon Mason and Fran Derham. RMIT Advertising students dominated the 2007 competition taking four of the six places in the hotly contested finals. So fierce was the final competition that I hear the judges had a hard time making the final decision.
Although their names are not mentioned in the excerpt of the MADC newsletter below, Chris Ellis and Aron Tzimas came second in the recent MADC/RAW competition. The competition sponsored by the Age is about raw ideas only and all the work is done as scamps, layouts only. The aim is to give young teams a chance to show their creative prowess and create a renewed interest in newspapers as an advertising communication medium.
Congratulations to all our winners and finalists from the students and staff of the Advertising program.
[Source: Jill Powell, School of Applied Communication]
conVerge Conference: Embedding e-learning
Date: 1 - 2 November 2007
Venue: Gordon Institute of TAFE - Geelong
The 2007 conVerge conference is designed to enhance e-learning opportunities for the VET environment. The conference is hosted by the Gordon Institute of TAFE by the bay in Geelong. This is a great opportunity to experience and explore potential e-learning solutions in your workplace. The converge 2007 theme is embedding e-learning - with:
- hands on workshops,
- presentations on preparing learning materials, using tools and technologies,
- managing and leading change
- enhancing teaching and assessment.
The conference is free, to register visit the conVerge website: http://www.gordontafe.edu.au/converge/
TAFE PD will fund travel and accommodation of up to $200 for 10 TAFE teachers and staff. So first in best dressed, register your interest now to take up the offer.
[Source: Filiz Ergec, Learning and Teaching Portfolio]
Street-fashion competition hits RMIT
Competition organisers Shannon Threlfall-Clarke, Oshani Botejue, Murray Batten, and Grace Travers.
Four enterprising RMIT University students are holding a competition to design a graduation “hoodie”, after identifying a demand for campus-branded clothing.
The competition calls on budding designers to submit online, a proposal for a hooded sweatshirt.
It’s all part of a collaboration by RMIT students from various undergraduate disciplines.
The concept is the brainchild of Bachelor of Communication students Oshani Botejue (Advertising – Creative), Murray Batten (Professional Communication), Grace Travers (Advertising – Creative) and Shannon Threlfall-Clarke (Public Relations).
They have created the competition as part of a unit called Interdisciplinary Communication Project.
The rules stipulate that the hoodie should be grey, with a printed design in red and black.
The hoodie should also incorporate the numerals “07” or “2007”.
Group spokeswoman Shannon Threlfall-Clarke said the competition identified a gap in the market for campus-branded clothing.
“RMIT doesn’t have graduation jumpers the way you get in Year 12,” Ms Threlfall-Clarke said.
“I’ve still got my Grade Six one, too!”
Ms Threlfall-Clarke said it was exciting working with students from other areas of the university.
“We’re all taking responsibility for different points of the assignment. It’s our first opportunity to see how disciplines work together.”
People can vote online for the best hoodie.
Once the winning design has been chosen, the group will set up stalls around the RMIT City campus and take orders for the shirts.
Designs should be submitted as jpeg files and be no larger than an A4 sheet of paper.
The competition closes 21 September, with the winner to be announced by 28 September.
For more information, to submit your design or vote for your favourite graduation hoodie
[Source: Openline]
‘Les Createurs’ fashions inspire audiences, industry figures
Les Createurs gave audiences an insight into the design process and the creative minds of final-year students.
Students pushed the boundaries with their designs.
Audiences were impressed with the originality of the RMIT students' designs, such as this garment.
RMIT University’s Fashion students are celebrating the success of their recent “Les Createurs” parade at Melbourne’s Town Hall.
Close to 1,000 people attended the parade, which showcased garments and a multimedia presentation designed by fourth-year students from RMIT’s Bachelor of Design (Fashion) program.
Translated as “The Creators”, Les Createurs gave audiences an insight into the design process and the creative minds of final-year students.
A wide variety of work was shown including elegant women’s wear, exploratory men’s wear, street wear, conceptual and theatrical collections. The diversity in the range of work shown highlights the strong reputation of the Fashion program within RMIT’s School of Architecture and Design.
Students pushed the boundaries with their designs.
Kylie Varty’s collection, called Optical Babysuit, found inspiration in the visual illusions of artist M.C. Escher.
Meanwhile, fellow student Makiko Fukuda showcased dresses that were sublime and elegant.
Fashion program Director Mick Peel said the success of the parade was a tribute to the hard work of RMIT staff and students.
“The students and staff really worked towards a unified creative vision. The various student collections complemented each other in a very professional show,” Mr Peel said.
Mr Peel said the audience was impressed by the calibre of the students’ designs.
“Les Createurs demonstrated, once again, that students of the Fashion program are equipped to enter a diverse range of areas within the fashion industry related to design, manufacture and marketing of fashion products,” he said.
The Head Designer of METALICUS, Rani Clarke, said the students’ work was excellent.
“[Fashion students] Clare Sander and Kevin Azzopardi both looked good. I'm glad to have had them in working with me and Mariah Noonan's work was exceptional,” Ms Clarke said.
“Very exciting!”
The General Manager of the Australian Fashion Council, Zoe Edquist, agreed.
“So much talent was evident. I especially loved Elizabeth Bang's creations,” Ms Edquist said.
“Given all of the derivative stuff we see on our catwalks these days it was so refreshing to see something new.”
The parade was held as part of Melbourne’s Spring Fashion Week.
Moving towards better transport
Transported will address the impact of transport in our environment and everyday life.
Can Melbourne afford not to have a good public transport system?
That is the question experts hope to answer during a forum to be hosted at RMIT University.
Transported, which takes place on Saturday, 1 September, will bring together academics and community perspectives for a dialogue on transport in our environment and every day life.
Key speakers include Professor Nick Low (Director of the Australasian Centre for the Governance and Management of Urban Transport), Dr Janet Stanley (Senior Researcher with the Brotherhood of St Laurence) Senator Lyn Allison, (Leader of the Australian Democrats) and Greg Barber, (Spokesperson for Transport, Victorian Greens).
A collaborative partnership between RMIT Public Art, Architects for Peace, VicHealth, Unesco Observatory and Village Well, the objective of the forum is to create a position paper on the role of transport in the sustainable development of Melbourne.
“We want to engage the professions of the built environment and secondary school students from inner and outer suburban Melbourne in a discussion around key themes presented in a conference format to inform a position paper for Architects for Peace,” said RMIT tutor Anthony McInneny.
Mr McInneny, who is also on the Architects for Peace Committee of Management, said the ultimate goal was to present a position paper to the City of Melbourne Future Melbourne consultation process and to the State Government of Victoria.
“Transported will be the vehicle for Architects for Peace to develop a formal response to the Melbourne Futures consultation process and to inform, activate and inspire our members, professionals of the built environment and the general public,” said Mr McInneny.
Experts will look at alternate models of integrated collective transport systems – road, rail, cycle and pedestrian, and will also examine the economic questions around the provision of a sustainable collective transport system.
Architects For Peace is a forum for architects, urban designers, engineers, planners, landscape architects and environmentalists, seeking urban development based on social justice, solidarity, respect and peace.
The organisation was formed in 2003 in response to the war in Iraq.
“Wars principally target cities and cities are the centres of civilisation,” said Mr McInneny.
“Architects for Peace aims to provide an alternative forum for debating political, environmental and social issues in the professional urban context.”
The forum will discuss the issue of collective modes of transportation in relation to climate change and responsible urban development.
It will run from 11am to 5pm, at RMIT Building 94, 23-27 Cardigan Street, Carlton.
The forum will conclude with a Ride on Dinner – a collective, pedal-powered three-course vegetarian meal and urban tour of the Melbourne CBD, presented by the Cultural Transport Collective.
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