Designing change, together

I started my design career working in advertising, and it didn’t take long for me to realise that it was an industry on the decline.  Its delivery method – mass media channels such as newspapers, magazines and television – was dropping in both usage and status. Its formula of right message, right time, right segments […]

We don’t have an intro piece for you this week, but we hope you enjoy the contributions below – Emily’s thoughts on how fractals play out in human social systems, Jess’s appreciation for a great Out of Office email, and an artwork that should get any UI designer thinking about how they incorporate name fields. – […]

Australia has an impressive history of science and technology innovation for such a small population. Yet when it comes to science commercialisation – translating good science into new and successful companies – we’re currently underperforming. This leads to a ‘brain drain’ or even scientists selling innovations to other governments.  Given our legacy, this is not […]

Governments around the world have increased spending dramatically to support economies affected by the pandemic. This rapid and necessary shift shook loose conservative ideologies that seemed rusted on, and made us rethink the foundations of the old arguments around economic progressives and economic conservatives. In Australia, the traditionally conservative Liberals designed and implemented massive spending […]

I’ve been thinking a lot about cycles lately: the moon, the seasons, life. Their phases have distinct characteristics and are useful for different things. (Spoiler alert: it’s not always to get stuff done.) Farmers are hip to this. They must prepare the soil, sow the seeds, fertilise, irrigate, harvest, and store. Our Traditional Custodians of land […]