Immanuel Martin

Communication Design

The name given is Immanuel Martin, a passionate designer with entrepreneurship-minded who is currently in his final year studying a Bachelor of Design, majoring in Graphic Design at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak, Malaysia.

Immanuel is excellence with a unique talent for combining his artistic touch with a thoughtful design thinking strategy, which he applies when navigating the various art directions of his projects. His preferred design style currently is a fusion of modern and classic approaches, where he skilfully moves from the vibrant world of abstract painting with striking effects to the complex world of hand-drawn art, decorated with a touch of nostalgic vintage charm from his earlier projects.

Immanuel's creative ability has no limits as he skilfully employs his unique approach in a variety of projects that span different genres. He masters every media with grace and uniqueness, be it the bold brushstrokes of illustration, the precise crafting of branding, the creative composition of packaging, or the lens brilliance of photography.

What truly sets Immanuel apart is his unwavering passion for exploring various art directions that can elevate his clients' existing brands or help establish entirely new ones. This essential curiosity inspires his pursuit of creative flow, an energy gained from the simple joy of living life to the fullest. Through his artistic endeavours, he finds the drive to create truly remarkable pieces that captivate audiences and last longing.

Blessed Bakery - Three Packs

Blessed Bakery's three flavors of packaging design. The design approach is old vintage with hand-drawn illustrations, which turns into a classic premium product. This client is a small, home-based company in the area that needs packaging for its goods. The three primary cookie flavours that comprise the Signature Series are their best-selling items.

Holiday Dreams - Series of Travel Posters

Holiday Dreams is a travel agency company that needed advertising posters for their brand awareness. The idea was come up by their own brand's tagline, "Wonder, Wander, Repeat". The art direction towards delightful travel journey experiences, which the approach implements an abstract with brushstroke effects mixed with travel photography.

Blessed Bakery - Trifold Sheet

Blessed Bakery's trifold sheet of its goods. The design approach is old vintage with hand-drawn illustrations, which turns into a classic premium product. The illustration was digitally hand-drawn with great care and attention to detail. This sheet represents their Signature Series and other favourites of their goods.

Panthera Energy Drink - Packaging Design

Panthera is an energy drinks company that requires a bold and appealing design for their packaging. The art direction offers a premium boost for everyone, and the approach results in bold strokes with strike effects. There are two premium version of this energy drink, which is the Original and Zero Sugar version.

Pansoh Cooked In Bamboo - Photography

This is one of my best photographs that I took during the Gawai, Harvest Festival celebrated by local Dayak's people in Sarawak, Malaysia. "Manuk pansoh", also known as chicken pansoh, is a delicateness made by boiling chicken meat within a bamboo stalk that has been seasoned, filled with water, and wrapped in tapioca leaves from the cassava plant.

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.