Ron Woodbine

I’m a Graphic Designer based in Perth Western Australia and have been in the industry for 2 decades.
I started my career as an offset printer in the late 80′s. This gave me a valuable insight in how printing processes work and the limitations of print. After my apprenticeship, I went straight onto completing a three year design diploma.

Over the next 10 years I worked in top design studios and corporate in-house studios which include Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA), Amcom, local government and an international engineering consultancy company (SKM). In 2002, I decided to learn something new and went back to uni part-time to complete a Communications Degree, majoring in Interactive Multimedia.

This gave me not just print design skills, but now I can create websites, edit film and create multimedia. In 2004, I began sessional lecturing at Edith Cowan University in Perth. I specialise in pre-press, graphic design and studio assimilation for third years and post grad students. I successfully developed and delivered the units materials myself.

For the past two years, I’ve been the National Trainer for Worldwide Online Printing, training 160 plus Graphic Designers within the national Network. Creating online self paced training for the Web to Print software that Worldwide offers.

So that’s the past 20 years, it has been unreal and I love what I do. I’m now a freelancer, designing and sharing my experiences through training and lecturing.

Currently, I'm working on an exciting web project called sportsnewsfirst.com.au. This new sports website is breaking new ground on how sport is reported online throughout Australia. My role there is Digital Media Manager.

 

Qualifications

2002 to 2009 Bachelor of Creative Industries – (Interactive Multimedia) - Edith Cowan University.

1994 to 1996 Diploma of Arts -Graphic Design - Western Australian School of Art and Design. Three-year full time course.

1988 to 1992 Certificate of Apprenticeship Offset printing machining Reg. No. NJ 880179 AI- Prepress, offset
and letterpress training.

1988 to 1991 Certificate of Trade Studies - Printing machining. No. 009119 Printing and pre-press theory.

Awards

Gold Medal for PICA Print Award 2002. Designed winning entry for the Digital Output category.

Quarterly publication “What’s happening in the City of Wanneroo”. This publication won the Western Australian Municipal Association (WAMA) 2000 Effective Communication Award for Best Newsletter.

Bi-monthly publication “City of South Perth – The Peninsula”. This publication won the Western Australian Municipal Association (WAMA) 1998 Effective Communication Award for Best Newsletter.

1998 Annual Report “Central West College of TAFE 1998 Annual Report”. This publication won the Australian TAFE Marketing Assoc. Gold medal Award for Excellence.