Faith Yong

Communication Design

Hi I'm Faith, welcome to my page!

I'm a communication designer and here's a little bit about me. I was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and have been raised in Melbourne for the majority of my life. I love travelling, experiencing different cultures, designing, painting and playing music. This year I graduate with my Bachelor of Design degree at Swinburne University of Technology, majoring in communication design and photomedia.

I am a passionate designer and believe that the craft of communication design can be used to transcend the boundaries of reality and demonstrate innovative ways to interact with the world. I love expressing my creativity through my designs and art, and am not afraid of taking on new challenges. Design to me is a universal language for creativity and self expression.

Through my studies and projects at Swinburne, I've gained a strong understanding and proficiency in using Adobe programs like Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Lightroom, Premier Pro and After Effects. I've also been able to practive my illustration, photography and model making skills over the years of my study course. I love experimenting with image effects in Photoshop and turning my drawings into digital illustrations. I have developed a strong work ethic and aim to use my designs to create an impact and add value to people's lives.

TOUSAKU (Plagiariam) by YORUSHIKA - Album Redesign

J-ROCK Album Artwork

Black Label Whiskey - Photography and Poster Design

The Mandalorian - Exhibition Program Magazine

1Q84 by Haruki Murakami - Photoshop Composition and Book Cover Design

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.