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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

"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...

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...

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...

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...