Hi everyone, we are galloping madly to keep on top of everything as we prepare for this Friday's launch of the Belly of the Beast. I really hope you are coming!...

Greetings dear friends and allies Program Students Completing Final Module of Year One. With just one more week to go until the launch of our Publication...

Old School New School is Melbourne’s new place to study Communication Design and Typography. In its first year, the School has become a meaningful destination for...

Old School New School Scholarship Award Program Applications Close Friday 21 June New Program commences Wednesday July 1 Are you another Brooke Thorn? If...

Maybe you see yourself reflected in this story? I have been meaning to introduce you to our student Brooke Thorn for some time. Brooke has nearly completed...

While some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think they can make change, often do. (Steve Jobs) Well all...

Greetings dear friends of Old School New School Lots to tell this week, and I don't know where to start. How are all your submissions going for the...

Dog Eat Dog Competition Submissions Due: Friday 31st May, 2013 Celebratory Exhibition: Friday 21st June, 2013 Along with media partner Desktop Magazine, Old...

Meet our team of collaborators! David Lancashire David Lancashire of David Lancashire Design needs no introduction. As one of the most significant and...

Greetings everyone! Last Saturday we had the first day of this year's Old School New School two day Hand lettering workshop which commenced with sign writing...

Slow Typography Masterclass In an era when the choice of over 40,000 fonts readily available to choose from often seems equally ridiculous as a trip to the...

I would like you to meet this week's young inspiring individuals who came together to celebrate their passion for design. Named Copy Boy, they share Old School New...

Last Monday, Designer Sophie Richards sat in on a special one day Workshop I ran for the year 12 Art and Design students from Darwin High. Their teacher Tim O...

Greetings followers of Old School New School As most of you know, I often talk about the importance of publishing. With this in mind I would like to introduce...

Greetings everyone So much to do this week! I am getting really excited as the anticipation builds up for this Saturday's Masterclass. The first priority is to...

When discussing the idea of networking in the design industry over a recent Monday morning chat at Old School it was brought to our attention how similar dating...

Greetings friends! This week for a change we thought it would be refreshing to share a sample of student work. We have been telling you a lot lately about the...

Upcoming projects WIP Report Well we can't conceal our latest creations from you any longer, so we thought we would give you just the smallest sneak peak into...

That's an important message for you all in this day and age when we engage more than ever on a gut level. Hi everyone! much to share with you this week...

We look at ourselves everyday. Dress in a certain way, spike our hair just slightly to the left, or wear that special shade of lipstick that we feel in some way...

Studio Moniker and the Distant Conditional Design Manifesto play a key role in our up and coming workshop on Dutch Design. Old School would like to make a big...

Greetings dear friends and supporters of those who wish to work toward using design to create meaningful change. Time is marching by, and while most Universities...

Dear Friends, as the week draws to a close, and we look forward to the weekend, I thought I would quickly share with you a little story and share an email...

Finding Your One Thing Have you ever seen Curly in City Slickers talk about the Secret to Life? It's "One Thing" he says. I am sharing this with you because...

The Art of Public Perception - Identity and the Brand Week 2 Dear readers and friends, as I write the Design students from our Program are now deeply immersed as...

We are really happy to be teaming up with AGDA for our Slow Type Masterclass, which means that your AGDA membership will give you a $40 discount to the...

Greetings everyone! It's on Again!! Welcome back to our group of Program Students who are amongst the most enlightened and inspiring group of students that...

This Affects You Directly. More People are Talking About The Problematic State of Academia in Australia Greetings dear friends Have you noticed how there is...

This post is not for recent graduates. It's for those of you who have been out working for at least five to ten years. Thanks to Facebook, as time goes on it...

Thanks to Brooke Thorn, Megan Davis, Elli Mardas and Bianca Van Meeuwen (all pictured above from left) for being such engaged, dedicated and passionate students!...

Our first year of operation will soon be over up at the socially charged and inspiring New School for Design. We will be closed for business over the holiday...

Pictured below are a few of the stunning shots of the Old School Studio Space taken by Designer Angie Shi. These shots are just a taster, and will be included in...

The last week up at the New School was all about two things: 1. Process 2. Questioning the role of the Designer. Interns Busy Producing Two Exciting Books As...

Hello there, I’m Angie and I’m working here as a Book Designer at Old School designing a book about hand made type and hands. I’ve just completed my degree in...

Last week, Anita Ryley from SeeSaw Design, Emma Telfer from O-F-G-D, and Eugenia Lim from Assemble Papers worked with students Bianca van Meeuwen, Brooke Thorn and...

My name is Patrick Carroll and I am an intern working at Old School. Today I want to discuss an issue that has troubled me over the last year since leaving...

Old School congratulates all students on their great performance Last Saturday June 9, 2012 marks the official date that Old School (the New School for Design...

I want to talk about what happened yesterday, when in the "Australian In Front Forum”, there was a yet another typical discussion, with yet another frustrated and...

A big friendly hello from one of the new interns here at the Old School! My name is Rosetta Lake Mills and today I'm going to tell you about the typeface I...

Design and Community At Old School we believe that it is your responsiblity as a cultural producer to help make change for good in the world we inhabit. We know...

Hello, my name is Brooke - I’m a potter, an illustrator, a former Interior Designer, a student at Old School and a guest blogger for this week! Why do we...

New School Students work creatively to affect social change At the New School, we believe that Design can positively impact social change, and that there are...

Voice Short Course Finishes with Peer Review by Illustrator Madeleine Stamer It's time to say goodbye to our Illustration course for the year! After five...

Hello, I'm Bianca. I'm an old school student, adventurous enough to join the Old School two year graphic design program. Summing it up in one sentence, I would...

Last Saturday the New School flung open its studio doors for an enthusiastic and passionate group of students who were hungry for the knowledge and skills of our...

Letters as Modules In session 2 after class review and discussion of last week's project work the designers really got their hands dirty when they used printing...

Bamum, World Alphabets and Handmade Type Our busy student Anya Si Ying Ow has kindly written this blog post describing last Saturday's hand made lettering course...

Letterform Manipulation & Market Lunch Our team of hand lettering design students are really pumping up the volume now, and for their homework borrowed from a...

Last Saturday our team of Image Makers who are doing our “Voice” short course drew from what they know and what they love to help them narrow down and think...

Constructing Hand Lettering as Environmental Installation For the final Old School Hand Lettering Workshop students worked collaboratively to construct hand...

This month The New School teams up with some of Melbourne's most inspiring creative professionals to initiate an exciting new design teaching and learning discourse...

New Crop of Voice Students Really Mean Business Hi everyone, the year is powering along, and spring has sprung just look at what the Design School's little...

This article covers the topics of Social Practice, the boundaries between art and design and also the value of personal projects when I walk you through my own...

It is an exciting time, especially for Old School as much of our ‘new’ is driven by the myriad of available channels of online networking tools. The School is a...

The Lost Art of Walking Walking, Seeing, Sensing, Touching Walking. Just stop, and think how this simple activity has inspired numerous subcultures, literary...

Old School is Melbourne's New Design School with a focus on the role of the Designer to do good. This was demonstrated last Saturday when the School developed a...

Working with text and image Students from our Program last week explored the formal relationship of text with image by going out into the environment and taking a...

And you will see more, as your eye becomes more sensitive to the subtleties of what makes a great design solution. As both image maker and teacher this week, I...

Yes. As the founder of the New School of Old Ways, I am over the moon with the way things are settling nicely into place during the early days, and I am not just...

Lettering is alive and kicking at Old School, and we have been busy this week using it to inject some flavour into the workspace, to help us remember why we are...

Thankyou so much to everyone who visited and helped out with our Open Studio Day last Saturday. It was such a great day and so nice to receive all the offers of...

I am going to explain why I suggest rather emphatically why you should consider taking our course called "The First Dimension", even if you think you can already...

There has been a lot of talk about happiness lately. How to get it, how to maintain it. In our industry it’s a very relevant topic, the creative investment we put...

Saturday 18 Feb 2012 Last Saturday Old School held its very first Workshop which was in bookbinding, and also Zine construction from repurposed posters....

It is a well known fact that Melbourne is a melting pot for creativity, innovation and individuality. Standing out from the crowd is no mean feat, particularly when...

Did you know that Old School is only one creative new player in the changing face of alternative design education? This is the story of another in Sweden called...

Let us share with you our stunning new A3 Poster that is hot off the press. These have been created to share! So if you would like us to post one to you, all you...

When was the last time your work inspired someone? It's all very well to complain about not getting noticed, but too often we forget that in order to stand out we...

The New School is the now happy new owner of this stunning artwork by clued up neighbour and artist Chris Evans who has a cracker exhibition running at the Library...

This great personal project of two creative people showcases an exciting application for hand made type and lettering. Food for thought. I would like to introduce...

This week Old School's founder Veronica Grow was contracted by RMIT to run another workshop on folio preparation to teach and demonstrate how to prepare a folio for...

With the first half of the year already behind us, life at Old School is showing no sign of slowing down. In between courses, workshops, special events, promotions,...

Female artists in Kabul bring reality to an imagined future through creative practice Recently, Melbourne played host to the Human Rights Arts and Film Festival...

International Conference About the Impact of Design Design is about so much more than aesthetics, trends and luxury. At its best, design can change, improve,...

Please do me the honour of allowing me to share some of the awesome prelimary spreads of the lovely Nada Obaid with whom we are very privileged to be working. Nada...

Don't be shy, because our 500 weekly readers would love to hear from you. If your idea fits ours, and it is accompanied by well art directed imagery, the chances...

"Colour me happy” All about Johannes Itten, one of the founding fathers of the Bauhaus school. There’s a lot to be said for living in the moment, this...

Slow or Fast? How do you like your typography served? That is the question, and a very interesting one it is. This post will share with you all that happened in our...

Come join us! WHEN 2pm- 6pm, Sat 18 Aug 2012 WHERE Old School the New School for Design and Typography, 10 Grey Court, Coburg COST Free We are...

This great postcard of the London Design Museum's 2012 Design Awards finalist exhibition is brought to you by Megan Davis. A big thanks to you Megan for filling us...

Gordon Andrews - The Maker Today I am feeling nostalgic, with Anzac Day still fresh in our minds, it got me thinking about the importance of commemorating those...

People are Talking Did you know that lots of people who are passionate about design education are really inspired by our new approach to this area of...

We proudly introduce the dynamic design trio that is Hoof Today Emma Harrold from Studio Teepee is going to introduce you to "Hoof" and their pretty damn...

We are Finding One Another The first 5 weeks have flown by and here is what I am seeing start to emerge. I have spent the last 5 weeks plugging in, getting...

As Designers, how do we lead fulfilled and creative lives? How do we engage our passion for creativity and love of what we are doing, keeping it in balance with...

What a great start to the week to receive a lovely visit from someone as gorgeous as Cat MacInnes. Not only does she create such incredibly detailed, complex and...

Why do we need to draw? We need to draw because: It helps us to see more. That is why we refer to Drawing at Old School as "The First Dimension". It underpins...

In the interest of craft based learning we are happy to provide another unique craft based Old School give away for you to share, which will support your skill in...

Do you love collecting postcards? For the month of March at Old School to help spread our story, we are happily giving away these wonderful Old School...

Typographic Life Drawing In the words of Ellen Lupton, "letters are the throbbing heart of visual communication. Text is everywhere. It is a medium and a...

Old School thought that the social engagement project initiated by Studio Pip and Co called "Be My Real Valentine" sounded like fun. Studio Pip and Co were...

We would love to meet you and so you are invited to come down to Coburg on Sat 11 Feb, and fill in the dots, when you visit the Old School studio, which has been...

An A - Z of Type Designers by Neil Macmillan For the month of April only, Old School is giving away a copy of Neil Macmillan's "An A - Z of Type Designers". The...

One of our Old School practices is based around creating and sustaining good relationships. Why? Because as a creative person, great relationships help you to feel...

"Lettering is an Art & Craft. It requires skill in draughtsmanship, penmanship and inkmanship. It requires a sure knowledge of forms and style supported by solid...

The Importance of a Sense of Place Because our philosophy at Old School is holistic, we place great stress on the importance of our environment being an...

It’s Lift off! and Old School has launched. So what has eventuated in this the first week of our life? 7 things that have happened 1. The...

Have you heard of Sister Corita? she was the original singing nun back in the 60's whose artwork is renknowned for its coloured silk screen aesthetic based on adds...

Educational institutions will have to transform as education processes change. Rodolfo Capeto contributed, among 22 reflections, to the Icograda Design...

This post is taken from Welcome to Drawar The Imagination Community. They have some practical and useful information on this site, definitely worth a look, or...

Great News! We have a Wonderful New Contributor I would like to warmly welcome and introduce to you Emma Harrold, owner and Design Director of Studio Teepee in...

Exhibition Review Warning: Do You Hoard? I visualized my own death: I was in the middle of a tip, on top of a pyre consisting of my dumped ‘junk’. My...

Old School is having a FREE book making workshop! That's right, come join us for a learning experience you will never forget. The workshop will be taught by the...

People don't stop to think that Typography is actually history. "Display" is a curated collection, partially cataloged online it is made up of important building...

These are the words of Jeremy Lay, illustrator and maker, and the second presenter at Field Trip Creative Conference I attended today, put on by the Jackie Winter...

Here is a list of words that are borrowed from Jason Sterngill who classes himself as a "Culture Worker". Jason is completing his Masters in Social Practice at...