AWARD WINNING DESIGN | inner city winemakers
Each year Inner City Winemakers partner up with HDS to deliver a live brief to our Certificate IV in Design specialising in Graphic Design students. Students are given the opportunity to design a wine label for a new season wine, with the winning label going into production! Runners Up 2019: Kerri-Anne Ward and Allyson Gardiner […]
COMMUNITY | naked for change calendar
Naked For Change charity calendar is helping to raise funds for domestic violence victims. The calendar features our very own HDS trainer, Kim Stenhouse of Hunter Valley Bouquets. NAKED FOR CHANGE STORY The project was created and fuelled by Ashleigh Palmowski of The Naked Florist, and features 12 nude florists, seven of them based […]
WATCH | abstract: the art of design season 2
Abstract: The Art of Design season 2 has dropped on Netflix late last month and we have been eager to find out just who is featured in the new season. Season 1, which was released in 2017, was made up of visionaries ranging from graphic designer Paula Scher to illustrator Christoph Niemann, stage designer Es […]
EVENT STYLING | coachella 2019: fave brand activations
Over 20 years, Coachella Music and Arts Festival has grown to be one of the most famous festival worldwide, as each year sees massive headlining artists, celebrities, big brands, influencers and punters flock to the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Coachella isn’t really Coachella without the host of swanky, off-site pool parties and late-night […]
WORKSHOP | get your creative on
Does getting creative sound fun to you? Hopefully the answer is a – heck yeah!! Brooke Art Studio, located on the Central Coast, is teaming up with American artist Tatiana Soash, to plan the perfect Sunday cr-afternoon. Wether you consider yourself a creative professional, artsy AF or a little lacking in the creative department this […]
INFO NIGHT | mid-year intake 2019
FORGE YOUR OWN PATH “The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me” – Ayn Rand The design industry is continually expanding, and the range of career paths is diverse. As our environment and technology changes around us, design is a constant. Design is more than aesthetics. It […]
INSTA CRUSH | iridescent kitchenware by essarai ceramics’
Crystals and ceramics – together at last! American artist Collin Lynch meticulously blends the two together to create a unique and colourful collection. Inspired by nature and seeking to break the mould of conventional shaped kitchenware , Lynch crafts quirky custom pieces from his home studio in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Essarai Ceramics opens a door […]
EVENT | HDS x The Design Kids
HDS is thrilled to be hosting April’s edition of #tdktuesdays! Join us next Tuesday at to kick off the sixth edition of 36 Days of Type! There will be plenty of cheap drinks and a few drawing materials if you can’t source your own. Digital and analogue tools welcome – there’s plenty of space for […]
LA ISLA | t – magazines best product of the year 2018
SANCAL, a leading manufacturing company of contemporary design, have taken out T-Magazines Best Product of the Year for 2018 with La Isla. T Magazine’s debut Design Awards ceremony sought out to recognise designers who demonstrate out-of-the-box thinking, originality, talent, impact and creative vision, and products that are innovative and progressive, can integrate with the environment, […]
Evolve Yourself
Who would’ve thought that the humble Sharpie could be such an extraordinary design tool? In his book, “Sharpie Art Workshop,” Timothy Goodman encourages us to put down the paint brush and pick up a Sharpie. This bright and bold book is full of how-to’s, techniques, creative exercises and a whole lot of inspiration. If a […]