Natcoll Design Technology

Natcoll Design Technology embraces the creativity of its students and combines this with technology to turn their dreams into reality. The curriculum focuses on the digital communication technologies that serve as a foundation for business practice throughout the world. There are several intakes throughout the year and students can access up-to-date software and equipment in three central city locations.

Natcoll was founded in 1997 to deliver short, high-intensity courses that prepared people to enter the design industry. Since then it has branched out into educational publishing, short and evening courses, supporting schools’ ICT programmes and block courses for printing apprentices.

 


Postal:

Natcoll Design Technology
PO Box 13824
Christchurch

Phone:

0800 66 55 44

Fax:

03 377 4329

Website:

www.natcoll.ac.nz

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Email:

principal@natcoll.ac.nz

Campuses:

Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch

Programmes:

  • Diploma of Digital Media (Advanced) Level 7
  • Diploma of Video Post Production (Advanced) Level 6
  • Diploma of Animation (Advanced) Level 6
  • Diploma of Computer Graphic Design Level 6
  • Diploma of Interactive Design Level 6
  • Diploma of Web Development Level 6
  • Diploma of Animation & Digital Video Level 5
  • iCreate Foundation Course in Digital Design Level 3
     

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Natcoll's students showcase their talents on C4

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Each year Natcoll runs a competition in conjunction with C4 in which its students produce 5-, 10- or 15-second channel idents and get the chance to win some fantastic prizes and the opportunity to get their work broadcast on C4.  The students create C4-branded channel promotions designed ...

And now for some fun!

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

As part of the Diploma of Interactive Design at Natcoll, students are required to design and programme a game using Flash. Here are eight games for you to play and share – have fun! Go to: www.natcoll.ac.nz/blog/free-flash-games

Natcoll Tutor Creates Winning Video

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Natcoll tutor Matt Harris won an international online competition to create a music video for Booka Shade's song "Teenage Spaceman". An amazing effort given 50 entries were received from around the world including Japan, New Zealand, UK, USA and Denmark. Matt's winning entry can be viewed at http://vimeo.com/14730287

Representing Kiwi Sounds

Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Natcoll Design Technology's Digital Media (Advanced) student Wuqiong Shi has won the People's Choice award for his 'honey' radio design in Radio NZ's 'Design Your Own Radio' competition.

Natcoll’s Creative Bite Interns Get to Work!

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Creative Bite design studio is an initiative of Natcoll Design Technolgy, located at the Auckland Campus. It is a work experience internship programme for recent graduates of Natcoll’s diploma courses in graphic design, web design, video post-production, interactive design and 3D animation.

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