Kirrilee Broughton

I discovered my passion for design in high school, where I decided on a whim to do design for my VCE. I quickly realised how much I enjoyed it, especially after I needed two portfolios due to the amount of work I’d done (I couldn’t fit all of my work into one). I received a 98% grade (only losing one mark for the entire project) and was awarded the Max Darby Design Award. My decision about my degree then changed from Animation to Design (although I ended up studying both anyway).

I found myself drawn to Swinburne due to their incredible reputation for creativity. Upon my enrolment, I was majoring in Graphic Communication Design but it wasn’t long before I picked up a second major in Digital Media Design (now Motion Design). I’d had a passion for media since high school (hence the love for animation), so I was excited for this major.

At Swinburne, I’ve learned a variety skills that I’ve been able to use in the design industry. My passion for design even took me to New York, where I interned for established makeup brand, Winky Lux. There, I gained experience invaluable for both working in the design industry and life in general.

I’m currently working predominantly in the music industry as a designer for musicians, creating music covers and promotional materials, digital and otherwise.

I’m excited for a future where I can assist others to express themselves or their brands through one of my biggest passions.

Come For A Ride

Mushrooms

Donut

The Cereal Bowl

Tea Time

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.