Phoebe Markoulis

Communication Design

Hey there! I’m Phoebe Markoulis, a Communication Design and Marketing graduate impassioned about creating insightful publication, social media and brand design that betters the world.

Where did my love for all things design begin? On the breathtaking Greek Island of Santorini of course. Growing up in Santorini has been the core inspiration behind who I am and my streamline style as a designer.

My degree has equipped me with a variety of professional creative and analytical skills to produce market-responsive design solutions that address global problems and provide people with meaningful experiences. In amongst being a communication designer and marketer I am a proactive creative and critical thinker, who thrives in collaborative environments. Passionately enjoying the problem-solving process and enlightened by thoughtful design discussion.

I am excited to step out into industry, immerse myself in collaborative teams of inspiring designers and continue to develop and refine my skills. With majority of designers only designing for 10% of the population I’m eager to utilise my skills to co-design with other like-minded individuals. Working on design projects that aim to address environmental and social issues through innovative solutions. Throughout my degree I used my illustrative, typesetting, and photography skills to develop a range of publications, surface graphic designs, brand identities and campaign designs. Feel free to take a look!

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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.