Happy Birthday ABC

George Liddle APDG (pictured with actress) reflects on his early days as a designer at the ABC as the national broadcaster celebrates its 90th year.  Our public broadcaster the ABC turned 90 in June, happy birthday ABC. The ABC is a cultural and information Australian icon.  Australia is a vast country, major population centres separated by thousands [...]

APDGreen Conversations: Costumes

Imogen Ross shares some Costume Sustainability Tips she has gathered while researching Fashion’s environmental footprint.“Did you know that every time you buy something that is disposable you use it then throw it away. You are literally throwing your money away.”Everytime we make a decision, we have the power to support a practice that is either sustainable or one [...]

AFTRS: Production Design Position

AFTRS Discipline Lead, Production Design – Fixed Term (3 years), Full Time Closing 17 November 2022 11:59pm AFTRS is Australia's Screen and Broadcast School, working hand-in-hand with the screen and broadcast industries, AFTRS is a global centre of excellence that delivers the highest level of screen and broadcast education, training and research across Australia. We are looking [...]

Vectorworks 2023

  Built to showcase your skill and creativity, Vectorworks Spotlight is the market-leading solution that allows you to design, document, and produce shows and events. We are proud to announce the software’s newest release, Vectorworks 2023, which brings performance enhancements that leave you more time to concentrate on the creative process. With a focus on continuous improvement to provide [...]

President’s Letter – Spring 2022

Firstly I’d like to congratulate all those that participated in the APDG Awards Ceremony. The body of work that was submitted was exceptional – imaginative, original and detailed design thinking was in abundance. A hearty congratulations to all of our winners, your success was richly deserved. Across the board, the quality of submissions by all […]

APDGreen Conversations around the globe – 2022

Being ‘ecological’ means integrating an awareness that no decision stands on its own: every design choice is intertwined with social, environmental, economic and political consequences that are far reaching and capable of having long-term effects, and, ultimately, benefits. Tanja Beer – Ecoscenography APDGreen Conversations is catching up on the many exciting environmental sustainability developments both in Australia […]

2022 APDG Awards Wrap

The Australian Production Design Guild celebrated the long-awaited, in-person 2022 APDG Awards on Sunday, August 14, with host Bjorn Stewart in Sydney. The 2022 APDG Awards marked the beginning of an era, where new President Michael Scott-Mitchell APDG paid homage to previous president George Liddle APDG and emphasised how important the APDG Awards are to Australian [...]