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Studio project comes to life for Belinda Lee
Colour palette 'Retreat, Autumn twenty eleven' was created for Murobond by iscd student Belinda Lee as part of her final project in the Colour Design Diploma. Belinda created the palette and the "story" surrounding the Retreat palette. She was awarded the Murobond Colour palette award in late 2010. Belinda has set up a new design studio, Summer Hill Design Studio
"When the days grow shorter, the evening light dims to a soft glaze. Walks along the shore are brisk, and comforted by cashmere cardies. The skies are storm-greyed, their lowering whiteness urges you homeward. The fire is alight, and the patchwork throw on the lounge-worn thin from generations of use will soon be wrapped around you.
Come home to a place where the hearth is warm and the couches comfy. Trays brim with teacups, Persian love cake and velvety vanilla cream heaped upon poached quinces, ruby-red and glistening. Sink down into these sensory pleasures with the laughter of an old friend. Autumnal colours remind us to retreat, to nest and just be".
New year:: New you
Now is the perfect time to start your creative future! Come along and explore our campus and see what we have to share with you in 2011. Our upcoming Stepping Stones are a great way to be inspired, be informed and be delighted.
Join the iscd team and learn how you can become a part of our design hub in our upcoming Information Sessions
> Explore our vibrant campus and view Ripe, our graduation exhibition
> Hear about our course content
> Find the study option that's right for you
>Meet the educators + industry experts
> Learn about employment opportunities
> Have a personal chat after the presentation
Take a seat in our Discovery Workshop to:
> Explore your creativity
> Unlock your design style
> Create your own mood board
> Discover more about colour
This dynamic three hour workshop will give you the skills to develop your own unique decorating style.
Open your mind to a creative future by spending a day with a designer in this one day workshop
> Learn from an expert what ut takes to become a designer, stylist, colourist
> Discover more about how colour works + how to apply it in your home
>Create a mood board + textile design
> Gather useful tips and tricks + have fun with like-minded people
You'll leave with lots if ideas, increased confidence + a mini-portfolio showcasing your day of creativity
the heARTful travellers :: New York City
Next April 2011, The Heartful Travellers lead by iscd Founding Director Prue Royle, will venture to the Big Red Apple, New York City.
Touring from 18-25 April 2011.
Some highlights will include...
• Luxuriate in the magnificent 5 Star Westin Hotel and Spa
• Ignite your creativity in a workshop and dinner with artist, designer and author Kim Parker
• Discover new contemporary galleries with international art curator Margaret Mathews Berenson
• Indulge in a champagne breakfast and private fashion presentation at Saks Fifth Avenue
• Visit vibrant Harlem and experience a spine tingling Gospel Ceremony
• Delve behind the scenes of a Broadway musical by meeting the cast
• Wine and Dine to hot jazz at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola at the Time Warner Centre
• Give back with a visit to ‘Foster Pride’, a community arts program for foster children.
Level 5, 99 Mount St, North Sydney or call our Tour Manager, Pam McMurtry on 0448 440 590 or visit the heARTful travellers website
Book Your Seat Here!
Cool Colour Psychology
Colour Psychology is a fascinating and complex topic that relates to all aspects of design - it is explored in our Foundation Course. We are very careful about how we use and teache Colour Psychology as in reality, everyone reacts differently to colours. Colour has a distinct visual language and is the most emotional element of design with it strongly influencing a viewer’s mood, feelings, associations and choices. Different variations of colour can have extremely varied psychological effects from person to person. Here is a fun video on the topic showing one persons understanding of the topic.
iscd is Spreading the Love
This month iscd has been 'Spreading the Love'.
Founding Director Prue Royle with a select group of the iscd team, took themselves to Victoria for a series of creative workshops and presentations, profiling the schools philosophy and content.
Attendees of iscd's Geelong and Melbourne CBD sessions got the opportunity to speak with staff on the current Distance Education program, some of the benefits from joining the iscd Design Hub and the recent colour trends forecasted for 2011/2012 by Prue at the Tomorrowland Trend Seminar.
Whilst in Victoria Prue was asked to present her colour knowledge to the National Floristry Education Board also, hosted at The Gordon TAFE.
Prue and her team will be venturing to Queensland, the NSW Northern River Region and Western Australia in the coming months so be sure to keep an eye out for them in your local neighbourhood!
Meanwhile in Sydney, iscd has been hosting Day with a Designer workshops for the students of Greenwich English college. This English & Design initiative introduces those with English as their second language, to the world of Colour, Design & Creativity.
Watch this space as iscd travels the nation informing you and your local neighbourhood of the importance, effects and inspiration that comes from the world of colour!
Social Snaps @ 2010 Tomorrowland Colour Forecast and Trends Seminar
An enjoyable evening was had by all who attended. Walking away inspired and full of colour, design and creative knowledge for the future!
Thank you to our speakers Sean, Cindy, Rebecca, Megan and Prue for an informative night. See you all at our next session in 2011!
Spring has Sprung @ iscd
This week the International School of Colour and Design has marked the first week of Spring by decorating its Studios with the sweet smell of Orchids, Prunis Blossoms, Lillies and more.
When searching for true colour in it's most harmonious form, you cant look past Nature.
An inspiring scene for the change of weather in Sydney, introduced directly from the outdoors.
Styled with hessian cloth and decorative Japanese paper, the iscd Interior Styling team have created quite a spectacle and brought a freshness to the creative spaces that are the iscd Studios.
Deep Reds, Bright Purples, Glistening Golds... open your eyes to the colours around you. Be inspired.
Happy Spring! from the iscd Team
Sydney Design 2010
Sydney Design will host one if its most dynamic programs in 14 years with a city-wide program of more than 70 events and activities supported by an engaging theme ‘tell us a story'.
This contemporary design festival runs for 16 days from Saturday 31 July to Sunday 15 August. The program has been produced by the Powerhouse Museum in partnership with more than 50 cultural institutions, organisations and individuals across Sydney.
The ‘tell us a story' theme will reveal the many captivating stories behind design ideas, objects and processes. It will invite participants to create meaningful conversations with others around design, and enable people to connect with design on a more personal level.
Student Design Challenge - A Workshop with Industry Practitioners
In these hands-on workshops students have the opportunity to work alongside professional designers Kristian Aus and Adam Goodrum as they research, generate ideas and create a prototype for a chair inspired by the Museum's design collection.
Kristian and Adam will provide students with industry insights into their design practice alongside demonstrations of techniques and material manipulation. The workshop will conclude a showcase of the final designs in a group critique which includes a stress test on their solution.
Students work collaboratively in response to the design brief which has one unique design parameter - the chair is not allowed to have four legs!
Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 August, 10am-1pm
Powerhouse Museum
Cost: $15 per student, materials included.
Bookings Essential