Creators. Collaborators. Change makers.
Design Bureau
We transform complex problems into effective visual communication solutions.
The Design Bureau is a student-led design studio. We create strategic visual communication solutions that please the eyes, engage the mind and inspire action.
We undertake a rigorous and collaborative design process that involves listening, research, strategy, conceptual development and deign development.
Projects
From startups to research institutes, we work with clients who care about social good.
Put simply, we do great work for people doing good things (really good things).
- Baker Institute
- Cabrini Health
- Peninsula Larder
- Bio Melbourne
- Smart Cities Research Institute, Swinburne University of Technology
- Swinburne University of Technology
About
We're not just your creatives, we're your creative partners.
We’re a bunch of dedicated, inspired designers who care about solving design and communication challenges. We deliver projects that spark conversations and elicit change.
Whether you’re a client seeking design solutions, or a student seeking a place where you can work on real-world projects, we can help.
We craft strategic and effective communication design solutions across a variety of media formats including print, digital and motion design.
We’re your collaborative partners.
Our approach
We’re methodical in our design practice and fluid in our thinking. Pragmatic yet inspired.
Curiosity underpins everything we do. We start by listening. Then we dive into research and strategy. Next, comes conceptual and design development. It all adds up to a rigorous and collaborative design process. And that equals communication design outcomes that effect the change you want to see.
Our approach centres around one main thing: collaboration. So if you’re ready to explore the possibilities, come on the journey with us. The end destination will be one you were planning on, and are excited to arrive at.

Contact the Design Bureau
Let's talk!
Phone: + 61 3 9214 3608
Email: designbureau@swin.edu.au
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