John Gaskas

Hello I’m John, I specialise in Motion Graphics and 3D Development.

Growing up I’ve always had a strong imagination and I knew I wanted to do something creative. Design has been a major influence because there is a broad range of opportunities where you are able to let your ideas become reality and I find that really special.

To be a great designer you have to step outside your comfort zone, meet new people and continue to learn new techniques. I’m constantly looking for new ways to improve and I can’t wait to collaborate in exciting projects.

Swinburne has taught me so many new design techniques and has helped me improve my multitasking and problem-solving abilities. For instance, during the Motion Design Capstone project I had to learn programs I have never used before. It was great learning experience to organise tasks and undertake a leadership role to make sure the project deliverables were completed on time.

For anyone thinking about starting a design course at Swinburne, I highly recommend it as it’s fantastic for learning industry techniques and helps you think outside the box. I will never forget the time I spent here, the techniques I learned and seeing the most creative ideas from my peers to which I hope I get a chance to work with in the future.

LeadVR - A Virtual Learning Experience

Nodefest Indent 2019 - Fruity

Design New Technologies - Using Data to Create Motion

Motion Design Project - Outland Toronto

3D Objects & Environments - 90's PC Lab

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.