Integrated design

Graphic design is the art of developing effective and inspiring visual communications. You’ll develop a tool kit of skills including typography, image making, colour and design systems. Graphic designers apply creative thinking to design everything from brand identities and product packaging to print and digital publications and 3D spaces. Throughout your studies, you’ll develop a portfolio that demonstrates your unique style as a designer. Notable projects from past students include mobile apps, games and campaign assets. 

See examples of graduate graphic design works in the A&D Annual.

Object design works with different materials to create physical items. The discipline spans jewellery, furniture, ceramic design and more. Foundational hands-on classes allow you to explore materials before moving on to digital prototypes with 3D printing and cast designs. You’ll also understand how object design gives people opportunities for social and meaningful interactions. A standout project was ‘Loveisier’ by Bachelor of Design student Justin Kong, a biodegradable jewellery line that incorporates the cremated ashes of pets who have passed away.

Textiles can be found in almost all areas of our lives, whether it’s fashion, interior, exterior or product contexts. You'll explore creative approaches to making different materials with a focus on sustainability. Explore different textile-making traditions and contemporary technologies to develop your own progressive style. You’ll also learn how to respond to professional design briefs responsibly, ethically and with cultural acknowledgement. Past students have created bespoke textiles for clothing, art and furniture.

Experience designers transform spaces for people, curating the environment to evoke different emotions and human responses. They draw on human-centred design principles to create everything from marketing activations and art exhibitions to permanent physical spaces. You'll experiment with a range of design methods, materials and modelling to design evocative experiences that surprise, delight and engage participants. Past student Maxine Booker explores the impact and potential solution for overstimulation in public spaces in their work, ‘In(visible) De-generation’.

Interaction design is all about creating immersive experiences through products, digital environments and systems. You’ll explore technologies such as voice assistants, robots and mixed reality – from interactive Snapchat filters to virtual working hubs. Throughout the program, you’ll learn about User Experience (UX) fundamentals in web and mobile, testing your designs for efficacy and viability and exploring potential use cases for this technology beyond entertainment. For example, past student Lara Laas used her interaction design skills to create an app to improve the developmental outcomes of children attending play therapy sessions. 

Immerse yourself in 3D technologies including real-time (gaming) systems and virtual environments. Learn how to create objects and environments, and eventually create a sophisticated 3D world. You’ll learn through live, hands-on use of key technologies and develop skills to conceptualise through design thinking. Build the theoretical knowledge for high-level art direction while trying your hand at 3D modelling, CGI lighting and rendering. For a look at what’s involved, check out Sammy Kyung’s spectacular virtual environments or Matthew Chiu Lo’s Art Deco-inspired lightsaber.

Experiment with creative styles, ideas and cultural influences to develop your unique style in fashion design. You’ll balance theory with practical skill-building, learning the full process of garment creation from design to prototyping. This program has a strong focus on sustainable fashion and its role within the circular economy. It encourages students to examine the contemporary fashion industry and forge an environmentally and socially responsible way forward. For example, Natasha Rodriguez-Hunter’s project ‘Bespoke Footwear’ explores the potential for upcycling discarded fast fashion as tailor-made footwear to reduce textile wastage.