Molly McGarrity

Communication Design

Hi there! Welcome to my page!

My name is Molly McGarrity, and im a graphic designer currently based in Melbourne. I am a communication design student graduating this year. Im is passionate about art and design and has had ink and paint-stained hands ever since I could remember. I am excited to step out into the industry and continue developing and refining my skills to become the best designer I can be.

Within each project, i believe keeping an open mind is a must! i believe failure as a young designer is a good thing because it allows you to reflect and learn from your mistakes. Through experience, application and keeping an open mind, I’ve allowed myself to express my creativity to a highly polished standard. I believe design should have a meaning. The plan should benefit the world. My degree has supported this idea and equipped me to produce various design solutions, from branding to packaging design.

As a designer, i am consciously aware of making better decisions. Whether using less paper or designing something completely digital, im passionate about minimising my environmental impact. I believe design is significant and has the power to change, and by making these choices, i can make a difference in the world one step at a time. With a creative will and vision, design shouldn’t just look good; it should do good as well!

Our Glowing Coral a campaign to fight coral bleaching.

Rex Orange County Apricot Princess vinyl album redesign.

Tea Packaging Design for Flora organic tea.

Soap Bar Packaging for the clean beauty brand Dae.

Annual report publication design for The Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.

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.