About

Executive creative director. Aspirant polymath. Former AGDA State President, AGDA National Board member. Long time educator, speaker, and mentor. Regular commentator and contributor to design media. Columnist for Habitus Magazine. Board Member, Art Gallery of Ballarat. Judge, Pause Awards.

Awards
Cool award statue
KKT website shown on mobile device

AGDA Awards

2023 Finalist, KKT
2022 Merit, Worth Holding Onto
2019 Finalist, Energy Info Hub
2019 Finalist, Future Energy Skills
2019 Finalist, Yarra Waste Revolution
2019 Finalist, Energy Safe Victoria

Yume branding on laptop

Best Awards

2021 Finalist, Yüme
2020 Silver, Abbotsford Convent Website
2020 Finalist, Energy Safe Victoria
2020 Finalist, Future Energy Skills
2020 Finalist, Yarra Waste Revolution
2018 Finalist, ARENA Annual Report
2018 Finalist, LCI Melbourne Brand Identity

ESV ad boards in-situ

Communicator Awards

2022 Finalist, Energy Safe Victoria

Worth Holding Onto Promo piece

Designer's Australia Awards (DIA)

2023 Merit, KKT
2022 Merit, Worth Holding Onto

WOW Toolkit image

Gov Design awards (DRIVENxDESIGN)

2022 Gold, Energy Affordability Training
2022 Silver, Waterways of the West

LCI ad boards at Camberwell Station

IABC Golden Quills

2020 Excellence, Yarra Waste Revolution
2020 Excellence, LCI Melbourne
2020 Excellence, Energy Affordability Training
2020 Merit, Energy Safe Victoria

Oho brand image

Premiers Design Awards

2023 Finalist, IMPermanent
2021 Finalist, Oho
2021 Finalist, Yüme
2020 Finalist, Energy Affordability
2020 Finalist, Energy Safe Victoria
2020 Finalist, Future Energy Skills
2019 Finalist, LCI Melbourne

And more...

Create Awards, Melbourne Design Awards, Design Week Awards, WOLDA, Victorian Museums and Galleries Awards.

Media

Published in: Art Marks: Counterprint, First Things First: Gestalten, Asia-Pacific Design No. 10 (APD 10): Sandu, CITIx60 City Guide: Melbourne: Viction:ary, So1o 2uo 3rio: Viction:ary, Geo/Graphics: Viction:ary, Absolute Stationery Design: Ginko Press.

Profiled by: Design Week, Desktop Magazine, Computer Arts Magazine, FormFiftyFive™, AustralianInFront, Étapes, BP&O, Underconsideration, Indesign Live, Habitus, Australian Design Review.

Collaborators
Work created at Ellis Jones in collaboration with many fabulous colleagues under my creative direction including Patrick Staunton, Eleanor Downie, Caroline Warne, Elise Harper, Amelia Ellerton, Elise Hanscamp, Marie-Luise Skibbe, Lou Jacobsen, Georgia Gibson, Anne Hasagawa, Tori Tonzig, Flick Eriksson, Maarten Kleinsma, Vanessa Cancino, Bethany Crotty, Federica Cestaro, James Raftopoulos, Olivia Gatt, Rachel Abad, Katie Fridman, Aidan Winter, Hannah Wright, Sara Burke, and more. Leading with Melinda Scaringi and Rhod Ellis-Jones.
Work created at Studio Constantine and Pleasure Projects with Hannah Constantine, Maddison Tierney, Sarah McColl, James Raftopoulos, Vanessa Cancino, Alicia Axnick, Ali Cail, and more.