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AdSchool does it again… and again…
“There were wails of despair and gnashing of teeth when we threw a tricky student brief for the Bees Social Media competition at our AdSchool students,” says Media Design School programme leader Kate Humphries. “But the news just in from San Francisco has made it all worth it – they’ve scored all four finalist places in the World Wide Student Brief.”
- Filed under: General, Creative Advertising
Saatchi & Saatchi partners with Media Design School on graduate school
Media Design School has partnered with Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand to launch a new graduate school focusing on digital innovation, The Media Design Graduate School in Auckland.
- Filed under: General, Creative Advertising, Interactive
You can blame us for the ‘milking’ craze
'Milking' has been widely touted as the new 'planking' and it started right here on Queen Street when an AdSchool student got his hands on two litres of milk.
- Filed under: General, Creative Advertising
Our grads are the best in the world
On the very day that they graduated from AdSchool, Anna Paine and Owen Bryson's topical ad for Mammoth Insulation was chosen as one of the best interactive ads in the world.
- Filed under: General, Creative Advertising
Our AdSchool students have been snapped up
Almost all of The AdSchool class secured jobs within just one day of their end of year industry show.
- Filed under: General, Creative Advertising
Big brand stars from AdSchool
AdSchool graduates quickly find work in New Zealand’s top advertising agencies. Here is an update on the major award wins and brand work they have been doing for brands including Amnesty International, Lindauer and Steinlager.
- Filed under: General, Creative Advertising
The AdSchool are Absolut winners
When Pernod Ricard challenged bars across New Zealand to come up with a way to engage customers with Absolut Vodka a group of AdSchool students at Media Design School took up the challenge – and won.
- Filed under: General, Creative Advertising
The AdSchool takes top NAB Award
The AdSchool students from Media Design School won both the overall student prize and the topical prize at the 2012 Newspaper of the Year Awards.
- Filed under: General, Creative Advertising
A living legend collides with the next generation at Soul Food
Media Design School hosted iconic Kiwi artist Dick Frizzell as part of the Soul Food series on August 8, streaming the event live on Facebook for an international audience.
- Filed under: General, Creative Advertising
AdSchool students win top copy award at Crowbar
AdSchool graduates have taken the top Crowbar Award for the fourth year in a row.
- Filed under: Creative Advertising








