Events
We host Regular Events for the following Organisations:
Digital Video Association of South Africa
Website: http://www.dvasa.org
Next Meeting: 16 May 2011
Meeting Overview: Ysterplaat Airforce Base – 18:00 for 18:30 At the Airforce Museum Hall.
For directions: www.saafmuseum.org.za
At 18:45 sharp, Mr Chris Teale the museum curator will do a presentation in the Museum’s Planetarium solely for DVA members.
(An introduction to the Southern Night Sky.)
Bring and Braai.
DVA will supply the salad and rolls. Please bring own meat.
See DVA website for more details.
Catchatiger Design Studio
Every now and then, a student comes along who shows exceptional talent and stands out among the crowd. Liesl Rademan is one such student, having graduated last year from Friends of Design, she is now making her mark on the design world. Liesl completed her BA in Visual Communications at Stellenbosch and joined Friends of Design in order to round off her studies and apply her amazing conceptual knowledge to paper by learning the all important technical skills needed to succeed in the industry.
Above: Liesl Rademan at work
After taking some time to set up her business and work on her brand Catchatiger Design Studio, people have sat up and taken notice, most notably design showcase website, Between 10and5. This website is all about showcasing new designers on the block, showing their artwork and generally promoting them. Between 10and5 recently showcased Liesl’s work on their website, check it out here :
“Catchatiger Design Studio is a young design agency based in the Cape Town CBD. The business was founded by Stellenbosch University mates Liesl Rademan and Pieter Ludeke. Separately Pieter is working as a designer for an agency in Somerset West while Liesl is a part-time typography lecturer at CTI College of Education. Together Pieter and Liesl combine their strengths to form Catchatiger which specializes in high quality print, web, and motion graphics as well as illustration and animation work.”
Read the full “between 10and5″ article
As always, we applaud our graduates on their success and wish them all the best, knowing that we have taught them all we can and fostering their talent to our best ability. Well done Liesl!
Design Bootcamp – Final Challenge
Dear Students, Friends and Lecturers,
The time has nearly come for our “Design Bootcamp” contestants to take on their final challenge! After 3 months of tough technical training and grueling challenges, they are equipped with the necessary skills and grit to conquer the last task which will determine who will come out on top and be the victorious winner of our first ever Design Bootcamp competition.
Friends of Design | Design Bootcamp – Final Challenge
Join us for the excitement on Wednesday the 13th April at 17h30 on our premises in 186 Bree Street to witness them in action. From tough physical tasks to proving they can work with the software that they have learnt, they will have to utilize both brains and brawn to claim the title and walk away with fantastic prizes.
Come and support your favourite contestant and spur them onto victory!
Friends of Design has done it again!
Friends of Design’s ever popular FREE workshops have once again proved a great success, with our most recent “Reboot & Renew” workshop having being met with a fantastic response from our attendees.
This exclusive and exciting seminar covered Adobe’s Digital Publishing Suite, a complete solution and end-to-end service for Publishers. The workshop centered around producing, delivering, monetising,optimizing and creating publisher-branded content viewers for mobile devices. In a nutshell, creating interactive content for mobile devices. Friends of Design recently proved its ease of use and success through a unique collaboration with Design Time’s magazine whereby they created their first sample digital edition which was showcased on the Apple iPad at this year’s Design Indaba (read more here).
Above: School Director Eva holding the presentation
Our very own School Director, Eva Csernyanszky, presented and demonstrated this awesome and much sought after new technology. Topics covered included Publishing for mobile devices, Services by Adobe, Pricing, Local restrictions, Supported devices and workflows. Eva led the audience through the processes, demonstrating and explaining how this great new software is used. Needless to say, the crowd walked away enlightened and impressed, promising to come back for more.
Above: School Director Eva showing the features of Adobe Media Bundler
“Slick & Clear!! Accessible & relevant, there was a powerpoint available, and great food!” – Richard Kilpert, VEGA School
“Very Informative!” – Altus Le Roux – Maskew Miller Longman
Watch this space for more exciting workshops coming up!
