Applications are now open for AWARD School 2026, with the 12-week part-time program set to run from March to July. &nbsp…

AWARD School will host its Virtual Info Night on Tuesday 3 February, offering prospective students an overview of the 20…

After winning 3 out of 4 Grand Finalist places, MDS Creative Advertising students made a clean sweep of the Student Orca…

As the industry undergoes major shifts, a new wave of creative talent is preparing to enter the market. AUT Ad School’…

Media Design School at Strayer’s AdSchool wrapped its 2025 End-of-Year Show last week, celebrating standout studen…

Media Design School at Strayer students Liza Kim and Jae Min Park have scored a major international win, taking out Gold…

Creative advertising teams from Media Design School at Strayer (aka Junior GPT) are having their portfolio showcase at T…

Industry partners Ogilvy and the team behind MILO have today announced the winners of the 2025 Advertising Capstone Chal…

Media Design School students Jae Kim and Liza Plyshevsky have been named finalists at the Anthem Awards in New York, whi…

Media Design School’s Creative Advertising students are making a strong showing on the awards circuit, with eight idea…

Young creatives in New Zealand looking to break into the industry can now get tickets for The One Club for Creativity’…

The Australasian Writers and Art Directors (AWARD) has announced the lineup of international ‘Super Jurors’ who will…

The 2025 Advertising Capstone Challenge (ACC) is officially underway with Ogilvy and MILO today announced as this year&#…

Gab Gillespie and Aiden McNeillage, a creative advertising team from Media Design School, have made the cut at the short…

Final-year honours students from New Zealand’s Waikato Management School were treated to an insider’s look at one of…

Media Design School’s AdSchool alumni made a major impact at this year’s Axis Awards, taking home the Student Axis, …

Still haven’t started your AWARD School application? No stress—there’s still time! Complete the two sections in th…

Applications are now open for AWARD School – the ultimate creative hothouse for anyone passionate about creativity…

When Bede Dwyer, Brand and Communications Manager at Te Ohu Kaimoana, first considered AWARD School two decades ago, the…

AWARD School’s Virtual Info Night is set to take place on Tuesday 4 February, 9:00pm-10:00pm NZ time, giving everyone …

If AWARD School 2025, APAC’s premier course for aspiring creatives is on your radar, make sure to join the AWARD S…

Kate Humphries, programme leader of Media Design School’s AdSchool reflects on the year’s highlights and extends hea…

AWARD School, APAC’s leading course for aspiring creatives, has revealed its School Heads for 2025 alongside exciting …

AWARD School, APAC’s premier course for aspiring creatives, has officially kicked off its 2025 program, introducing ne…

Tuesday night saw the culmination of three months of hard work for the students enrolled in the 2024 Comms Council Found…

This year’s AWARD School Online Programme attracted 24 students from Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Korea a…

New Zealand has picked up one Yellow Pencil, one Wood Pencil and a Top Portfolio Pick at the 2024 D&AD New Blood Awa…

Media Design School Creative Advertising programme student teams Willow Whitham and Stasia Edmeades and Reece O’Gorman…

The Type Directors Club, the world’s leading typography organisation, has opened the call for applications for its var…

Entries are now open for Future Lions, the annual global competition in partnership with AKQA and Cannes Lions Internati…

AWARD School 2024 kicks off tonight, with 203 new students from across Asia Pacific embarking on Australia’s premier c…

Applications are now open for AWARD School, APAC’s #1 course for storytellers, content creators, big thinkers and aspi…

Kate Humphries, programme leader of Media Design School’s AdSchool thanks the industry for its support of MDS&#821…

After two rounds of judging a multitude of campaigns from MDS and AUT, the final three ideas going forward for AXIS Awar…

Don’t miss Media Design School’s end of year portfolio show held tonight 21 November, upstairs at Everybody&…

Hey creatives, hope you’ve all got the important message from someone who looks like, sounds like, but isn’t quite y…

This year AUT Ad School wants to promote the affordability of a junior team during an economic crisis. Knowing how much …

‘Thrift Media’ from Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne has won the 2023 Advertising Capstone Challenge …

Media Design School’s Frey McCahon-Jones and Reece O’Gorman were recently named winners of this year’s…

Previously Unavailable has announced its investment in a scholarship package specifically designed to support Māori and…

The 2024 AXIS Student Challenge has officially commenced, sparking enthusiasm among tertiary students across Aotearoa. O…

52 Ideas from Media Design School have made the cut at the finalist round of the MAD STARS 2023….

The D&AD New Blood Awards, which was held in London last week, delivered lots of good news for Media Design School&#…

New Zealand has picked up two Wood Pencils at the D&AD 2023 New Blood Awards presented last night in London. The New…

Students from Media Design School have won two D&AD New Blood Pencils at this year’s D&AD New Blood Awards…

For the second year running, DDB Group Aotearoa has welcomed four high school students to its internship programme in pa…

Are you looking to gain a comprehensive understanding of the advertising industry? Running for over 10 years the Comms C…

Special Aotea – the culturally led, creative, strategic and business rōpū within Special has launched a fully paid s…

New Zealand’s most awarded Adschool is hosting its final open evening this Thursday at 5pm. This year’s course start…

The Type Directors Club, the world’s leading typography organization, has opened the call for applications for their s…

Applications are now open for AWARD School, APAC’s most acclaimed course for creative problem solvers, storyteller…

AWARD School’s Virtual Info Night takes place from 7 – 8:00pm AEDT next Tuesday 7 February – a final and u…

After two rounds of judging a multitude of ideas from MDS and AUT, the final ideas going forward for AXIS judging in 202…

AWARD School’s online Alumni Info Night takes place next Tuesday 6 December from 7:00pm AEDT – an unmissable one…

The AUT Ad School team knows how hard it is to get new talent into the best agencies. However it seems the industry is h…

CCOs, ECDs, CDs, ACDs, CDs, whatever the title, it was heartening to see so many industry creatives (both with or withou…

“Seems like several of your clients saw your invites to our portfolio show in last Monday’s Herald” says Media Des…

A criticism occasionally levelled at Media Design School students is that they concentrate way too much on tech and not …

Wednesday night saw the culmination of three months of hard work for the students enrolled on the Comms Council Foundati…

Susannah O’hUadhaigh, junior art director at The Monkeys Aotearoa recently participated in AWARD School’s on…

AdSchool students at Media Design School scored 17 awards in the non-professional category, with two ideas making it int…

TRB Student ORCA finalists have today been announced….

In the past two weeks, MDS’s Creative Advertising students have not only had a fantastic haul at MAD STARS, with 33 id…

Jack Close & Zak Hawkins together with Franco Ashton & James Grieg from AdSchool’s class of 2021 have won D&am…

Each year TRB’s Outstanding Radio Creative Awards is expanded to a student competition across AUT University and Media…

Teams from Media Design School’s AdSchool Programme have won four D&AD New Blood Pencils.   Says Kate Hum…

The Comms Council’s Foundation course in Advertising and Media is back for 2022, and there are still places left. This…

DDB Aotearoa has announced the winners of its inaugural De Ruiter Young Photographer of the Year scholarship with Ava Th…

The Comms Council has released its Training and Development prospectus for 2022.   With an ever-changing landscape …

The Global MAD Academy, which first opened last year, is now recruiting for students….

Almost 200 aspiring creatives from across Australia have been accepted into AWARD School 2022, including more regional s…

Media Design School’s Bella Rakete and Sam Taunton may not have sprinted up on stage at a real life Axis Award sho…

Applications for AWARD School, Australasia’s most acclaimed course for aspiring creatives, close this Thursday, 24 Feb…

AWARD School – Australasia’s most acclaimed course for aspiring creatives – has kicked off its enrolment c…

By Kate Humphries, creative advertising programme director, MDS AdSchool…

Media Design School team Bella Rakete and Sam Taunton-Clarke have made the cut at Axis’ shortlist stage with two o…

In a somewhat fitting end to the year, one AUT Ad School student received a positive result for COVID-19 as she was putt…

AdSchool’s Portfolio show is on today, Wednesday, 17 November from 5pm-8pm.   Says Kate Humphries, programme dire…

Invites have been sent out (and are still being sent out) today from Media Design School to industry creatives for AdSch…

Media Design School students win big at this year’s AdStars in Creative eCommerce for WikiBlocks and in Social &am…

2021 Outstanding Radio Creative Awards (ORCA) winners have today been announced, with FCB winning across both major cate…

The Radio Bureau has revealed the finalists for the Student Outstanding Radio Creative Awards (ORCAs) who will now go t…

Out of a total of 2,920 entries into the nonprofessional category of Ad Stars from students around the world, a shortlis…

D&AD has today revealed the Pencil winners for the 2021 New Blood Awards, the organisation’s annual awards program…

Eight students from Media Design School’s creative advertising programme have scored wins at the One Show’s Youn…

D&AD has today announced new partnerships with leading brands adidas, Disney, Penguin, Here Design and giffgaff for …

Robyn Ramsey and Luke Roxburgh, who are currently interning under the insightful eyes of Regan Grafton at Stanley Street…

A total of 211 aspiring creatives have been accepted into AWARD School 2021, with five Indigenous Scholarships awarded a…

Applications for Australasia’s most acclaimed course in creative thinking, AWARD School’s new online program, wi…

Applications have opened today for Australasia’s most acclaimed course in creative thinking, AWARD School….

Australasia’s most acclaimed course in creative thinking, AWARD School, has confirmed that for the first time applicat…

Australasia’s most acclaimed course for aspiring creatives, AWARD School has kicked off its campaign for 2021 enrolmen…

After two rounds of judging a multitude of 6 second YouTube campaigns from MDS and AUT, the final three ideas going forw…

Last week MDS AdSchool successfully held its End of Year Show at Wander. MDS AdSchool wishes to thank everyone who heade…

Hurrah! It’s still level 1. Doors open at 6 and the show runs through to 8.30. The venue is Wander, 5 Madden Street (o…

The winners of Australia’s annual Good Design Awards were announced this week, with two Media Design School projects w…

The Student Orca winner and runner up places have been announced this week with Media Design School students James McCul…

Media Design School Creative Advertising students have had a fantastic haul at Ad Stars 2020….

From 1,651 entries from around the world in the non-professional category at the AdStars competition, 161 shortlisted fi…

AWARD has confirmed an outstanding line-up of presenters for ‘Work Behind the Work’ 2020, a program of interactive l…