Georgina Favaloro

I'm Georgina Favaloro, a Graduate Communication Designer based in Melbourne/Naarm. I've always loved making 'stuff', so becoming a designer was a no brainer. These days I gravitate towards publication design, branding and illustration.

At Swinburne University of Technology, I maintained the Vice Chancellor's Excellence scholarship, which pushed me to explore my passions and become a better designer. Now, armed with a Bachelor's in Communication Design and a High Distinction average, I've arrived at the realisation that I work best with design that is inherently human. Telling stories that resonate is at the heart of my creative practice.

When I'm not on the tools, I'm chasing the things that light me up. At the moment, I identify as an avid surfer, dog lover, foodie and (very) casual musician. And yes, I still like making 'stuff'. I think I always will.

KIKI SURF CLUB

A direct response to the lack of queer visibility in surfing. Kiki is a brand and app designed to connect queer surfers across the globe and carve out a space for LGBTQIA+ people in the water.

SECRETS OF THE SEA | Children's Publication

A short illustrated children’s book that invites the reader to discover the mysteries of Australia’s 8-legged sea creatures.

FEED ME | Branding

This conceptual redesign for the food rescue non-profit, Feed Me, proudly embraces community connection and ‘doing good’ for people and the environment.

TOUCH & GO | Print & Digital Publication

A gritty love letter to the chalk-covered walls of Melbourne’s indoor climbing scene. This project centres around textural, and expressive typography created through iterative bit-map scanning of scrunched paper printouts.

CAULIFLOWER | Branding & Clothing Graphics

A brand whose visual identity toes the line of modern street culture with a nod to established Brazillian Jiu Jitsu philosophies. The caulifont, an original typeface for the brand, embodies old and new.

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.