Vivian Nguyen

Communication Design

Hi there! I’m Vivian Nguyen and here’s a little about me. I’m a communication designer currently studying for a Bachelor of Design at Swinburne University in Melbourne. I studied to explore my passions in graphic design, creating brand identities and working with aesthetically pleasing design styles. By having university projects I developed great skills in using Adobe CC software including Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, XD and After Effects. I am interested in all things design and dedicated to working on enhancing my skills and developing inspiring yet innovative design solutions to be able to get experience and prepare for any obstacle in the future. I also love focusing on details in designs, and blends the most dreamy yet impactful colour palettes. Inspired by colour, patterns, movement and composition from the world and social media around. I also enjoy experimenting and combining traditional graphic design art elements to create unique designs.

I apply the knowledge and skills I have learned from Swinburne when developing strategies and campaigns for clients. I work hard to be dependable to be part of the team and I am passionate about creating a positive experience for the clients.

Other than university, I love spending time with my group of friends for picnic brunch, spending time with my family, or being in my room creating crafts and sketches while jazzing to light beats of lofi music.

'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' | Publication

'Little Paws Home' | Branding & Identity

'Stress Less' for Headspace | Campaign

'Travel Brochures' | Layout Design

'Freshen My Palette' | iGuide Publication

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.