Department of Communication Design
Leading communication design in pursuit of design excellence and design’s future.
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.
Explore our courses
Our projects
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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.
Friday 27 August 2021 -
- Design
Digital projection lights up Melbourne Knowledge Week
Massive digital projection forms a vibrant centrepiece at Melbourne Knowledge Week 2018.Thursday 30 August 2018 -
Sensory Science Exhibition
Audiences are plunged into a world where they can see, touch and hear microscopic viruses.
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.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 eventMonday 13 August 2018
Our people
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Dr Andrew Haig
Chair, Department of Communication Design -
Dr Alison de Kruiff
Co-Deputy Chair, Department of Communication Design -
Anthony Elliott
Co-Deputy Chair, Department of Communication Design
Latest news
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2022 GradX Evolve showcases design and architecture talent
The Swinburne School of Design and Architecture’s annual graduate exhibition has showcased innovative and industry-relevant design solutions across disciplines
Friday 25 November 2022 -
- Design
Award winning interior design tackles social issues
Inesse Soussi has won a Kitchen and Bathroom Designers Institute of Australia award and a Design Matters award for her work at Swinburne and beyond.
Wednesday 23 November 2022 -
- Design
Swinburne alum reshaping furniture design in steel
Swinburne alum Remy Cerritelli is reshaping the Australian furniture design industry with bold and quirky design through Steelotto, the brand she co-founded
Tuesday 08 November 2022 -
- Design
History and heritage inspire creativity
A group of Australian artists with Italian heritage have proven how design history can inspire creativity through the Parallel Visions exhibition
Thursday 10 November 2022 -
- Design
Student designers gamify neuroscience to grow young minds
Swinburne students have designed a colourful game that can teach primary school children how to recognise their feelings and explain them to others.
Wednesday 12 October 2022
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For general enquiries, please call +61 3 9214 5174 or send an email to designadmin@swinburne.edu.au.