Anita Doan

Hi! My name is Anita Doan, a graphic design student who specialises in branding, packaging and illustration because I find it fun and a lot more efficient in them compared to web design. I have a degree in Bachelor of Design, majoring in Communications Design from the Swinburne University of Technology which was achieved by completing my three year term, whilst also completing my Diploma and Advanced Diploma in Graphic Design. I am creative and adaptable, and always ready for a new challenge to overcome. With an eye for design and attention to detail I enjoy working with a variety of mediums. These include digital and traditional media, as well as interactive media, making me proficient in using Adobe Indesign, Illustrator, Adobe XD and Photoshop. Working within various roles I believe I can easily transition into any role and be a valuable member of a team environment.

My interests lie in watching movies and shows such as Squid Game, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Tokyo Revengers, Mitchells vs The Machines and many, many more. These are shows that I enjoy because of the artistic elements, storyline and musicality that makes it so memorable and illustrative. It makes me feel apart of their world and motivates me to illustrate, my own artwork and designs

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Kowala Comics

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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.