GRADUATION | elevate 2019 student awards

Thank you all to our wonderful students of 2019 and to our sponsors, Havwoods, Polytec and Bristol Paints, for making another incredible graduation ceremony. Our graduates received their certificates, with a few extra special awards on the night. HDS Awards 2019 INTERIOR DESIGN Top Student Interior Design Katie Jones Deadline Destroyer Mary Ann Dawson Left […]

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

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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 […]

WORKSHOP | centre for inclusive design

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ACCESSIBILITY WORKSHOP As part of the ‘Count Us In’ Newcastle Festival, a month-long program of events highlighting disability inclusion across the city, the Centre for Inclusive Design is offering a free 3 hour workshop for covering: Introduction to Digital Accessibility Implication of inaccessible digital experiences Assistive technologies – how users navigate and read a document […]

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 […]

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 […]

BREAK THE MOULD | graduation 2018

On Friday the 11th of January we came together to celebrate our Graduates of 2018. HDS encourages bold and disruptive design that is produced once a deep understanding of traditional design values are met. You must first learn the rules to break the rules! Staying true to traditional design practices does not mean they are left in […]

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 […]

Who is Kate?

   Kate is a passionate floral designer and event stylist, with a background in Interior Design and Photography, and a lifelong love of flowers inspired by her grandparents.  Living and working in the Hunter Region with her fiancé, two cats, two dogs, a horse, five chickens and whatever birds and wildlife wander through on their endless travels.      […]