Vanessa William

I’m Vanessa William, a graphic designer and illustrator who loves all gorgeous and cute things! I’m a recent graduate from Swinburne University (2023), with a Bachelor of Design (Communication Design) degree. I’ve always been a hardworking person with a strong attention to detail, pouring my heart into every projects I take on.

Illustration is one of my biggest passion and I can’t help but to incorporate it into most of my design work. There’s something magical about bringing illustrations to life through visual storytelling. Speaking of storytelling, I’ve ventured into the world of animation recently and it’s been an exciting starting journey so far. I have discovered a new passion of mine and I would love to continue and grow on this journey.

When I’m not in design mode, you will find me indulging in my other great passions, dance and singing. They bring me immense joy and allows me to express myself in a different way.

2D Animation

2D Animation created for a partnership brand between Puzzle Coffee, an eco-friendly coffee brand, with Good Edi, a brand of edible cups, who shared a mission of reducing the waste issue of takeaway coffee cups in Australia. This animation promotes Puzzle Coffee’s sustainability and highlight the unique benefits of Good Edi’s innovative edible cup. The primary focus of this animation is to capture the attention of social media users and entice them to make a switch to this sustainable alternative, while enjoying their coffee.

Namu Skincare

Packaging design for Namu Skincare, tailored specifically for their three unique product sets. Each package tells a story of its own, visually representing the main ingredient contained in the product. This packaging is designed with a deliberate limitation of two Pantone colours, which strikes the perfect balance between simplicity and visual impact.

Monothematic Publication

Publication design of ‘The Cultural Politics of Gender Performance’ by Benzi Zhang, a book about the inquiry into fe/male impersonation, homosexuality and Chinese culture. The design of this book is aimed to create a visual experience that engage readers with the material on the deeper level.

Annual Report

Annual report design for Craft Victoria, that embraces the concept of abstract art as visual representation of the fluidity and boundless nature of artistic expression. The abstract element employed in the design create a sense of movement, reflecting the constant flow of ideas, emotions, and creativity that art embodies.

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.