About
Senior graphic designer and art director with over 15 years of experience that all began over coffee and a conversation in a cafe in Sri Lanka.
My career started in designing for the publishing industry, but this quickly broadened to include media, events and retail. I’ve spoken at various events, on topics ranging from magazine cover design at the Publishers Australia Conference, to the future of publishing at the Galle Literary Festival, Sri Lanka. I’ve spent most of my career at a boutique branding agency in Sydney where I worked my way up to the position of Art Director. Spanning a breadth of industries our niche was not in our clients but in our personal approach, getting to the heart of each business's needs to problem solve through thoughtful design.
In July 2018 I made the decision to go freelance and explore the world. All of my possessions proudly fit in a 40 litre backpack, then came Covid and somehow I ended up in the top end of Australia, swimming in crocodile infested waters.
With my roots still in Darwin at kwpx, I’ve been lucky to continue my passion for travel and the arts through work with clients such as Tourism NT and Darwin Festival. All while still travelling with Penang as my base, being part of the Malaysian De Rentau Digital Nomad program.
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Awards & qualifications
Education
Wollongong University 2005–2007
Bachelor of Creative Arts (Graphic Design and Visual Arts)
Awards
2023 AMI Marketing Excellence Awards: Creativity in Brand, Product or Service Marketing: Summer Starts Early Campaign | Tourism NT
2023 Mumbrella Travel Marketing Awards: Summer Starts Early Campaign | Tourism NT
2018 Best Design Awards Bronze: Acon The Inner Circle
2018 AGDA Award Finalist: Acon The Inner Circle
2018 Good Design Award®: Acon The Inner Circle
Publishers Australia Excellence Awards 2011: Designer of the Year - B2B
17th Annual UniCentre Acquisitive Art Award Winner 2006: Photography
Other Qualifications
Acumen: Storytelling for Change – June 2018
Acumen: Introduction to Human Centered Design – May 2018
Echos School of Design Thinking: Design Thinking – February 2018
Aquent: UX Fundamentals – June 2017
Aquent: Coding for Designers – February 2017
Employment History
kwpx
Darwin, Australia
Senior Integrated Creative Oct 2021 – Present
Campaign Edge Sprout
Darwin, Australia
Art Director Oct 2020 – Oct 2021
Bench Creative (Rebranded to Goodwork Agency)
Sydney, Australia
Art Director Nov 2016 – July 2018
Senior Graphic Designer Sep 2013 – Nov 2016
Toro Media
Sydney, Australia
Senior Graphic Designer Apr 2012 – Sep 2013
Graphic Designer Apr 2011 – Mar 2012
OZ Design Furniture
Sydney, Australia
Graphic Designer Apr 2010 – Mar 2011
Sri Serendipity Publishing House
Galle, Sri Lanka
Graphic Designer Oct 2008 – Feb 2010
Volunteer Experience
Volunteer Tibet McLeaod Ganj, India
Project Manager & Graphic Designer Apr – Sept 2008
Tong-Len Charitable Trust Dharamsala, India
Graphic Designer & Design Teacher Apr – Sept 2008
Children on The Edge Viqueque, East Timor
Play Scheme Volunteer Sept 2003