This project included: workshop design, development & delivery In the small remote Indigenous community of Apatula (Finke), Primary School Students were engaged in a creative design workshop to celebrate 50 years of the Community. The two-day workshop was designed to focused on creative participation, storytelling and technology use, to design… Read More
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Culturally inclusive design practices
This paper is to be presented at the DRS 2016 conference in Brighton, UK. You can download the full paper here. Abstract Currently, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander narratives and participation within communication design practices in Australia are scarce. The Australian communication design industry, currently… Read More
Experience
Through the culmination of academic qualifications, industry experience, and engagement with design and action research in cross-cultural settings, I have developed a comprehensive knowledge base around applied design research and its value within practice. Academic Qualifications Swinburne University of Technology 2020 PhD by Thesis Award: 2020 Dean’s Award… Read More
Empathy as communication strategy: designing for indigenous cultural inclusion
Empathy is at the heart of design. Without the understanding of what others see, feel, and experience, design is a pointless task (Brown, 2013). Yet empathetic responses remain relatively understudied, especially in relation to indigenous peoples and effective inclusive visual rhetoric in communication design. Examining… Read More
Reconciliation & design
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representation within communication design in Australia is often marginalised, especially in relation to who represents and leads the industry. The visible participation of more Indigenous designers would contribute important strengths to communication design in Australia, extending its creative, cultural and social range. This… Read More
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