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Get a sneak peek into the achievements, adventures and sheer awesomeness of Media Design School students, award-winning alumni and acclaimed faculty. We post several times a week.
Robots vs Zombies 2 - new competition launched
We are excited to announce Robots vs Zombies 2 – the second competition in our MDS Pick & Shovel gaming network.
- Filed under: General, 3D Animation, Game Dev
Portfolio guidelines
Let us show you how to put together a portfolio from scratch for admission into Media Design School's degree programmes. It is not as difficult as you think!
- Filed under: General
Kiwi-made robots take over LA
We have conquered Los Angeles and returned with not one BUT seven LA Movie Awards for Shelved and The Deadliest Game!
- Filed under: General, 3D Animation
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
Spend summer in Italy or California
Frontier is offering you the opportunity to study in Milan, Italy or San Diego, California as part of a Summer Design Scholarship
- Filed under: General
Designer Profile: Dear Colleen
Colleen Pugh is living the dream, her crafty range of Dear Colleen tea towels, iPhone cases, pillows, cards and bags have not only caught the attention of fans around the world – they made it all the way to Ryan Gosling, the unknowing star of one of her best selling products. We caught up with her to talk about the whirlwind year, jumping into business with two feet and surviving on baked beans for a bit.
Let’s face it – Ant is a legend
Ant Timpson created the Incredibly Strange Film Festival, the 48Hour Film Festival and the Make My Movie project. He has made it possible for Kiwis to see some of the world's worst (in a good way) exploitation films and provides opportunities for budding filmmakers to bring their projects to life. When it comes to film, he simply knows it all….so we picked his brain.
- Filed under: General
Pixar artists in the house
Two of the animators who brought Nemo, Woody and Mr Incredible to life touched down in Auckland for a Vanarts Masterclass at Media Design School.
- Filed under: General, 3D Animation
Kia ora from New Zealand
We invited international students from the local language schools to a free Photoshop workshop where they created Kiwiana postcards to send to family and friends.
- Filed under: General
MDS’s offshore collaboration
NewSchool of Architecture and Design in San Diego, California is collaborating with Media Design School to enhance their curriculum in interactive design and graphic design.
- Filed under: General