This is just a follow up to an earlier post about a competition my Graphics Technology class became involved in towards the end of last year.
I’ve recently received an promotional email regarding the V8 Supercar skinning challenge that my Graphics class were involved in. I’m not sure if the quote of mine below was a direct quote, oh well, now I know how politicians feel.
A joint project between the V8 Supercars Students on Track program, Brad Jones Racing and the NSW Department of Education and Communities Rural and Distance Education has piloted providing the real world application for Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator in schools. Sixty students from Mudgee, Coonabarabran, and Monaro High Schools have been inspired to master Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator design programs applying their skills to an authentic industry application.
Brad Jones Racing, based in Albury NSW, generously opened its doors and supplied their race car design templates and sponsors’ logos for the project. Led by Brad Jones Racing’s graphic designer Brad Norman “Mr Stickers” and Kim Ireland from Rural and Distance Education the students were taught to successfully design race car liveries “in the round” through a series of video conferences and in school class work.
Mudgee High School teacher Mick O’Sullivan said that “This project inspired students to really learn Photoshop and Illustrator. It’s been a fantastic opportunity. Our students were rewarded with an excursion to the V8 Supercars Telstra 500 in Sydney.”
“The pilot has been a great success” says David Foley Manager of the NSW DEC Rural and Distance Education Technology Unit. “Now we want to extend the same opportunity to many more students in 2013.”
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