A New Approach to Tunnel Vision

Marbella Design Academy has brought a whole new meaning to “Tunnel Vision”. Monda Town Hall have granted permission to allow students from the college to express their creative side by painting artwork visuals inside an underpass tunnel located next to the town.
We feel it is important to give our students the opportunity to think outside the box and sometimes break away from conventional teaching in class. This event will no doubt provide students with experience of working on a live project. The concept is to put all theory learnt in class into practice and provide a better understanding on the principles of Art & Design.

Monda will soon have a highly decorated tunnel, giving drivers the pleasure of experiencing great artwork, rather than looking at plain white walls. At the same time, because the artwork is concealed within a tunnel, no artwork may be seen from the outside world which does not effect the look of the beautiful countryside in the surrounding areas. We feel this combination is very important.

We shall keep you posted on the progress of the project and shall provide images of the finished result in due course

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Nissan Cars Test Track Malaga

Driving Up the Wall to Success

Nissan Cars Malaga approached and selected the University College - Marbella Design Academy to have their Race Track boundary walls in Malaga Graffitied.

Their requirement was simple: "To use talented and creative students to create and apply the art on the walls". 

Our response was simple too: "To deliver exactly what Nissan were seeking"

The students involved in this project delivered with conviction and displayed true talent in the world of art as can be seen in this video which we are proud to show the world.

2013 Summer Courses at the University College – Marbella Design Academy

At the University College – Marbella Design Academy we understand that other commitments can get in the way or prevent full time studies.
We feel the perfect solution to this is to offer short term Summer Courses which allow for effective learning of a subject matter over a short period of time.

We now have our 2013 Summer Courses on offer, so please do not forget to apply as there are limited number of seats available.
The courses and their dates are shown below. For more information, simply click on the course title that suits you.

AutoCad - 22/ 07/2013 - 23/08/2013
3D Max - 22 /07/2013 - 23/08/2013
Photoshop – 22 /07/ 2013 - 09/08/2013
Illustrator - 12/08/2013 - 23/08/2013
Photography (Beginner) - 22/07/2013 - 9/08/2013
Photography (Advanced) - 12/08/2013 - 23/08/2013
Photography (Beginner & Advanced) - 22/07/2013 - 23/08/2013
Fashion - 22/07/2013 - 23/08/2013

To apply be sure to completely fill in our application form by first selecting “Summer Courses” on the drop down menu and then completing the rest of it.

We look forward to seeing you in the summer of 2013

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Presenting Amazing Work Created by Students at Marbella Design Academy

Incredible Video Animation.

This is one video that we feel needs to be presented to the world.
It is an amazing animation story regarding the colour "Blue". You will understand more once you watch it. So have a look and be sure to leave your thoughts in the comment section.

Graphic Design Animation made by: Christophe Siel, Voices by: Ayaan Hafiz, Music by: Jesper Kyd & Ayaan Hafiz, all 2nd Year Graphic Design Students at University College - Marbella Design Academy.

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Malaga Province Fires

Blazing Fires in Malaga Province

The fires have now come and thankfully gone.

It was no doubt breaking news as telephone calls came flooding in from all around the world including Australia. All concerned callers where calling to see if everyone was OK and if the College was affected. It was really touching to see how many people cared.

Thankfully Monda town and the University College – Marbella Design Academy where not affected directly. This however, did not mean everything was quiet, the fires still came close enough to have the police evacuate people from their homes in the surrounding area in the early hours of Friday.  

We are only grateful there was no damage in this area and that the College still looks as beautiful as ever. More importantly we are able to continue with our jobs and make sure deserving students get their eduction in Design.

We would like to thank all firefighters, police, reserved military, pilots and anyone else who was directly involved for their efforts in stopping the fire. It had been mentioned they all did an exceptional job in stopping such a huge fire in a short period of time.

Our thoughts go out to all those whom where affect.

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The RAW power of Photography

Where does one start to becoming a decent photographer?

Of course now days the first step is to go on the Internet and look for articles giving tips on improving photography skills. The range of advice can be so vast that a simple beginner may find themselves getting lost rather quickly and consequently giving up. 

Three simple steps for a beginner might be to:

1.     Forget about buying a complex Single Lens Reflex (SLR) Camera. These are semi-proffesional to professional cameras that have very complex settings for different environments and lighting conditions. Simply use your current digital camera and improve on that before considering a camera upgrade.

2.     Purchase a tripod. This is a simple three legged platform used for mounting your camera on, giving it stability for clearer crisper photographs.

3.     Consider the Golden Hour. This is the time period just before the sun raises or just after it sets. The lighting during the golden hour is very soft and not very intense, allowing for bright, vibrant and colourful photograph results. This is most probably the best time for taking your pictures.

Let us not forget that many breath taking photographs on the Internet have had some sort of modification to them. There are a huge range of software out there that can manipulte photographs, giving them an even better look than the original image taken from the camera.  

If photo-manipulation is a path that you would like to explore, then consider taking photographs in RAW file format. RAW files can be manipulated by changing a vast variety of settings such as White Balance, Colour Balance,  Exposure etc without compromising the image quality.
Most people take photographs in Jpg format which can also be manipulated just like in RAW format. However, with Jpg it is the actual pixels of the image that are being manipulated and the more manipulation done, the more the quality of the image is compromised.

One down side to RAW file format is that it takes up more memory, which reduces the number of photographs that can be stored on the camera´s memory stick.

Not all photo-editing software can open RAW files, so be sure to check before making any purchases.  Alternatively, have a look for free or Open Source Software if purchasing software is not an option.

Any further information or comments regarding this article is welcome. Simply leave a comment with your thoughts.

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The Art of Learning?

It would be very interesting to hear other options on the subject of Learning Ability. Shedding some light on this matter might raise some interesting debates indeed.

Is the ability to learn well, down to the individual´s learning capabilities or is it due to the capabilities of how good the tutor is?

Often while watching movies you see hundreds of people attending one lecture at University, and you cannot help but think...."Geezzzzz that is a big class".
Maybe we might be over looking a vital factor here, it might not necessarily be down to the individual´s learning capability or even down to how good the tutor is. It might simply be down to size. That right, the size of the class room.

At the Marbella Design Academy we have a maximum capacity of 230 students. We feel that this is what gives us our strength, as each tutor has the capability of teaching a class, but also able to interact one on one with students who may require some further assistance. It is this personal touch that gives the students the extra care they deserve. It is important that students feel a part of the school and are taken care of, rather than feeling like just an other number.

What do you think?