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Shaun Britton |
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Lecturer, Digital Media Design |
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Master of Design (Multimedia Design). Swinburne University 2004.
Bachelor of Education. University of South Australia 1991.
Shaun teaches Digital Media Design to undergraduate and Masters students. He specialises in Animation and Character Design and also convenes offshore subjects for Swinburne’s Sarawak Campus. Shaun is also undertaking his Ph.D, focusing on how Character Design and Multimedia can be used as part of eTherapy to enhance the lives of individuals with Autism.
“Design is about working through a series of tests and stages to achieve the best design solution for a given problem. Using this “design process” to animate drawings and designs and to produce online, interactive work spaces, means that Digital Media Design has the ability to enhance so many aspects of our lives.”
Shaun has previously worked in Hong Kong as a Senior Designer for the Walt Disney Company and as a Product Designer for Warner Bros. Upon returning to Australia, Shaun started his own design business called Squidinc Design, which has clients including Coca Cola, Nike, Nestle and Hallmark.
A keen character designer with a penchant for graphic novels, animation and gaming, Shaun recently completed and published his own graphic novel called ‘Snip and Chu’.