Linda Montealegre

Hi! My name is Linda and I am a passionate creative specialising in design and advertising. I recently completed my Bachelor of Design/ Media and Communications, majoring in Motion Design and Advertising and minoring in Communication Design. I have always loved to create, whether this DIY, drawing or painting – my love of creativity eventually led me to where I am now.

For the past three years, I have worked in a video production company creating and executing video content for real estate campaigns. I have also volunteered as a Creative Director for a non-profit, where I led a team in branding, social media marketing, and web design projects. On the advertising side of my degree, I was selected as this year's National Advertising Capstone Challenge winner, where my team pitched a campaign in Sydney against other finalists from across Australia.

I believe that good design is all about placing the audience at the forefront. When responding to a brief, the first question I ask is, “who is this for?”. In this sense, I believe that all design serves a purpose. I have a passion for finding creative solutions to unique problems, whether this is a design or advertising brief.

Envotech Homes – Brand Identity Design

Melbourne Cocktail Festival – Branding and Promo Package Animation

Aurora X – 3D Animation

Last Days of Detroit – Publication Design

Festival of The Senses – Poster 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.