Selene Toldoya

Communication Design

At the risk of sounding cliché, design and technology have always been one of my many passions and interests. One of my earliest memories of creating a better user-experience was as young as 11 years of age, where I recall tweaking and changing simple HTML codes for a profile of mine on an online forum to better suit my design taste and usability.

I came to Swinburne to pursue my passion in design after studying nursing for two years. Although the two are very different fields, I learned that they also have one major similarity – both revolve around a person-centred focus. In this regard, I always strive to create solutions using a user-centred approach in all of my work to enhance the experience of users on various digital platforms. I value the importance of creating something that not only fulfills user needs, but products that are meaningful with intuitive, unique and memorable user interactions.

As I graduate, my goal is to continue to apply my knowledge of user research, user testing, wire-framing and prototyping onto future projects, and to also push myself to learn and develop new knowledge and skills as I progress into my design career.

Morta Hunters - Gamified Walking Tour App

CAVE 3122 - Collaborative Placemaking Project

JAKS - Inclusive Women's Clothing Website

City of Casey Nature Areas - Cross-platform App

Motion Technology - Audio-reactive Installation

Acknowledgement of Country

The School of Design and Architecture respectfully acknowledges the Wurundjeri peoples of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners and knowledge-keepers of the lands, waters and sky that surround us, where we work, learn, create, communicate and make place. We recognise that sovereignty has never been ceded and this always was and will always be Wurundjeri Country. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who continue to make a better world through design.

We extend our acknowledgement to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, students, alumni, real-life clients, and knowledge keepers, who have contributed to our own education diversity and growth. We will continue to ensure that staff and students respectfully honour ancestral connection to Country and Place in everything that they do.

We are dedicated to the notion of design to make a better world and we acknowledge that making tools, shaping place, sharing stories, making meaning, wayfinding and collaborating have long been and continue to be both central and integral to First Peoples' cultures. We recognize that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ cultural contributions have continued relevance to design practice and commit to: reconciling ancestries of design and contemporary practice as well as pursuing culturally and professionally appropriate ways to engage with a diverse population of colleagues, industries and clients. In a time of treaty-making and voice we understand that there are overlaps between caring for Country and the sustainable production of goods, services, experiences, products and buildings.

Guided by the principles of respect, reconciliation, and reciprocity we undertake to indigenising and decolonising design practice by dismantling colonial structures and challenging biases that have marginalised Indigenous voices and design.

As students of SoDA you will be given opportunities to both engage with and educate yourself in Indigenous creative practices and cultural protocols through a lens of inclusivity, diversity, respect, mutual understanding, inter-cultural dialogue in all aspects of design practice. Indigenous people have been telling stories, making tools, and connecting to Country through visual media, placemaking and place marking for more than 60,000 years and these practices are part of an ongoing, evolving and live tradition.