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The Whanganui School of Design (WSD) was a publicly funded tertiary institution that inhabited NZIA Heritage buildings on Taupo Quay in Whanganui, New Zealand. It is now part of the Universal College of Learning (UCOL).
The Whanganui School of Design was the first institute of its kind in New Zealand. It was established in 1987 by Professor Hazel Gamec on the Wanganui Regional Community Polytechnic Main Campus and has an international reputation for experimental work in both time-based and print-based disciplines of graphic design. The WSD is a national member of the Designers Institute of New Zealand (DINZ) and an international alumni design school speaker at A Gideas Conference held annually in Melbourne, Australia.
Over the years, the WSD has been located at the Wanganui Regional Community Polytechnic campus, the Westpac Building, the old Department of Conservation building, the distinctive Terrace House and UCOL on Rutland Street.
On 1 April 2001, the Wanganui Regional Community Polytechnic and Wanganui School of Design were integrated with UCOL. The WSD adopted the ‘h’ in Whanganui, and as a part of UCOL continues to approach Design and Arts in a uniquely Whanganui way.
Recent awards the school has won:
The school was welcomed into the "Hall of Fame" on NZ Mac on the basis of their devotion to the use of Macintosh computers.
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