Johanna Jannenga

Hey there, I’m Johanna. I’ve been on an incredible design journey for over a decade, and I’m still as passionate as ever about pushing creative boundaries.

I firmly believe that a well-crafted design possesses the ability to drive change and convey profound narratives. My passion lies in crafting distinctive and experimental compositions using the magic of Photoshop But I also find immense satisfaction in the art of crafting a beautifully designed publication.

I’m always up for a new design challenge or an exciting adventure in the creative world. I’m open to new ideas, collaborations, and, of course, making new friends on this crazy journey called life.

I’m just a stone’s throw away from completing my Bachelor of Design with a major in Communication Design at Swinburne Online. It’s been a wild ride, to say the least, juggling family, work, and study, but looking back, it’s been incredibly rewarding and life changing. Who would’ve thought that my academic journey would lead me on a plane bound for India? Life is full of surprises!

So who am I when I’m not designing or studying? Well, my family is my anchor, and I cherish spending quality time with them, and of course my beloved plants (they’re practically family too!). Since the whirlwind of COVID, I’ve also developed a fascination for the self-sufficient ways of our ancestors – preserving and fermenting foods and exploring natural herbal remedies for healing. It’s a fascinating journey of rediscovering age-old wisdom in our modern world.

The Blacknoise Army 'Virus in the Hive' album design

- Communication Design Capstone Project - The album ‘Virus in the Hive’ delves into the hive mentality and current social issues. The art work represents the connectedness of this hive/human race and how your decisions impact the world around you.

Disconnect to Reconnect

- Communication Design Strategy - Disconnect to Reconnect is a fictitious campaign funded by the Australian Government Department of Health under their National Preventative Health Strategy which values health before illness and aiming to build healthier communities.

Album Re-design LIVE 'Secret Samadhi'

- Experimental Image Making Processes - The album touches on human weakness, both physical and mental; about people being driven by greed and embracing it, indicating that it is human nature to reject purity. The word ‘Samadhi’ refers to a state of intense concentration achieved through meditation, in which union with the divine is reached. I wanted my design to represent the journey to this state of consciousness taking artistic inspiration from Alex Grey.

Tour Poster - The Blacknoise Army

- Communication Design Capstone Project - This is a tour poster design for a local Brisbane band taking inspiration from cymatics, frequencies and the influence they have on the human body - sympathetic resonance.

Earthsounds

- Brand and Identity Design - The branding was inspired by Earthsounds core brand value: IN TUNE. “We strive to exist in harmony, acknowledging we are all energy, interconnected with mother nature and each other. We will be the change the world needs, realising one action towards positivity today directly changes the future.”

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.