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 Jane Connory
Deputy Department Chair, Department of Communication Design
| Name | Position | Contact |
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| 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 |
