Department of Communication Design and Digital Media Design

Critical and strategic thinking, aesthetic and conceptual experimentation, media literacy and the power of research drive our teaching and learning. Across the fields of communication design, branded environments, motion design, photomedia and user experience interaction design, our students and staff explore models of designer as author, producer, entrepreneur and innovator in pursuit of design excellence and design’s future.

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Design

Use innovative design thinking to define how our futures look and feel

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Marngo Designing Futures

This digital storytelling program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander secondary students seeks to build confidence, resilience, youth entrepreneurship and leadership capacity while raising awareness of career pathways in design, media and film.

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Friday 27 August 2021
- Design
Digital projection lights up Melbourne Knowledge Week

Massive digital projection forms a vibrant centrepiece at Melbourne Knowledge Week 2018.

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Thursday 30 August 2018
Sensory Science Exhibition

Audiences are plunged into a world where they can see, touch and hear microscopic viruses.

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Friday 27 August 2021
- Design
Swinburne Design helps teenage girls to improve pelvic floor health

Go Against the Flow is a digital space where girls can talk about pelvic floor health issues.

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Friday 11 May 2018
- Design
664 Collins St Media Wall lights up with Swinburne Digital Design

Swinburne student works at 664 Collins Street went live at a gala opening event

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Monday 13 August 2018

Name	Position	Contact
Associate Professor Carolyn Barnes	Academic Director, Research and Training	+61 3 9214 6579 cbarnes@swinburne.edu.au
Andrew Budge	Lecturer; Coordinator of Industry Placement	+61 3 9214 4924 abudge@swinburne.edu.au
Anna Caione	Academic Tutor	acaione@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Jane Connory	Deputy Department Chair, Course Director Master of Design, Communication Design Lecturer	jconnory@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Dylan Davis	Lecturer	+61 3 9214 6199 ddavis@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Alison de Kruiff	Discipline Leader, UX Interaction Design; Lecturer	+61 3 9214 6456 alisondekruiff@swinburne.edu.au
Anthony Elliott	Course Director Communication Design Honours	aelliott@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Stuart Favilla	Lecturer	sfavilla@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Glenn Finley	Lecturer	gfinley@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Emma Fisher	Manager SoDA Accelerator, Lecturer	efisher@swinburne.edu.au
Joanna Gardener	Lecturer	+61 3 9214 6496 jgardener@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Andrew Haig	Department Chair; Lecturer	+61 3 9214 4807 ahaig@swinburne.edu.au
Associate Professor Stephen Huxley	Discipline Leader, Communication Design, Associate Professor	+61 3 9214 6909 shuxley@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Andrew Lane	Lecturer	+61 3 9214 6046 alane@swinburne.edu.au
Lucas Licata	Lecturer, Discipline Leader, Motion Design (Acting)	+61 3 9214 6155 llicata@swinburne.edu.au
Morganna Magee	Discipline Leader, Photomedia; Lecturer	mmagee@swinburne.edu.au
Dr James Marshall	Senior Lecturer	+61 3 9214 6089 jgmarshall@swinburne.edu.au
David McBurney	Academic Tutor	dmcburney@swinburne.edu.au
Professor Jeni Paay	Director, Centre for Design Innovation	+61 3 9214 5615 jpaay@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Belinda Paulovich	Lecturer	+61 3 9214 6503 bpaulovich@swinburne.edu.au
Professor Sonja Pedell	Professor	+61 3 9214 6079 spedell@swinburne.edu.au
Professor Simone Taffe	Professor of Communication Design	+61 3 9214 6612 staffe@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Shivani Tyagi	Studio Director, Bureau	+61 3 9214 6198 styagi@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Adam Walker	Academic Tutor	adwalker@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Christopher Waller	Academic Director Pathways and Partnerships, Lecturer	+61 3 9214 6903 cwaller@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Emily Wright	Program Coordinator, Bachelor of Design; Lecturer	+61 3 9214 6093 emwright@swinburne.edu.au

Latest news

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Swinburne University of Technology partners with Grande Experiences and THE LUME Melbourne for cutting-edge Immersive Media education

Swinburne University of Technology is proud to announce its partnership with Grande Experiences and THE LUME Melbourne, enhancing the future of Immersive Media education.

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Thursday 13 June 2024
- Design
Historical armour inspires contemporary architecture

Swinburne PhD candidate Nabila Afif is using chainmail as inspiration to create flexible, reconfigurable and transportable architecture

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Tuesday 31 October 2023
- Design
Swinburne design alum changing the world one idea at a time

Swinburne communication design alum Trinity Ross, at the helm of her own creative agency, believes that creativity and design can change the world.

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Friday 01 September 2023
- Design
Design alum turns side hustle into high-end architectural products business

Swinburne alum John Terziovski has turned his lifelong interest in building and construction into a thriving business designing bespoke high-end architectural items.

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Tuesday 04 April 2023
- Design
Motion art captures city life and multiple design awards

A Swinburne motion design team has taken data from the lives of everyday Melburnians and transformed it into award-winning living artwork.

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Friday 17 March 2023