Jess Harrison

Jess Harrison is a communication designer from the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. She holds a Bachelor of Design and Business, majoring in communication and marketing. Jess thrives on empowering individuals to convey their messages through captivating imagery and typography.

With expertise spanning branding, publication, packaging, and website design, she has a great understanding of audience's needs and a knack for effectively marketing brands and messages. She brings a unique blend of creativity and strategic thinking to every project she undertakes.

Beyond the design realm, you’ll often find Jess in her activewear, whether she’s hitting the pavement for a run, perfecting her pilates moves or engaging in a friendly sports competition with her pals. She is also deeply involved in a passion project, co-owning a small clothing brand related to water sports. Whether she is in the water behind a boat, or designing, creativity is at the core of everything Jess does.

Commonwealth Games

Branding for the 2026 Commonwealth Games located in Brisbane Australia. The branding uses an energetic figure reflecting the activity endured at the event but also supports the promotion of healthy living aligned with the Federation's goals. The dynamic lines embody Brisbane’s beautiful beaches and waves formed by the ocean. The branding aimed to reflect the federation's values of hope, collaboration and community, whilst also reflecting the location of the games.

Feeling of Multiple Catastrophe

A monothematic publication design for a subtract from a text. The design uses imaginative and expressive imagery and typesetting to explore the feelings that are evoked by catastrophe. The overwhelming feeling of catastrophe after catastrophe that we are currently experiencing in modern-day society is communicated throughout the text, as each page becomes more and more engulfed in bold red shapes and expressive language.

Food Bank

A re-brand of Food Bank Australia occurred to create a universal brandmark that communicates the organisation's goals of ending hunger and reducing food waste within the Australian community. Using a dynamic circle, forming a fork and spoon, communicates the organisation's sole purpose; fighting hunger. The continuous motion created within the logo reflects the brand's commitment to sustainability.

Running Rhythm

Publication design for a music festival that showcases RnB musicians. Running Rhythm required a publication that could be handed out to festival attendees and provided information about the festival including lineup, map and events. The use of colour, imagery and text, was used to communicate the smooth sounds and strong bass lines that RnB music produces. The bright pink, blue and yellow were selected to promote fun, excitement and vibrancy which the festival will embody.

Figment

Figment is a high-quality paint product that required packaging for three small sets of paint. The use of brush strokes embodies the vibrant hues that lie within each paint set, allowing the user’s imagination to come to life. The minimalist yet punching and fun aesthetic created across the packaging aims to communicate the high standard of paint whilst also remaining true to the fun, playful side that painting can bring about.

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.