Joane Jia Wei Loh

UX Interaction Design

I am a digital designer with a diverse background, and I am currently pursuing a degree in UX interaction design at Swinburne University of Technology. With over four years of professional experience, my most recent role was at the South Australian Tourism Commission (SATC), where I collaborated with a dynamic team to create digital assets for various tourism campaigns. My work there spanned websites, social media content, banners, and print materials, all designed to enhance the visibility of South Australia's unique offerings. I collaborated closely with copywriters, marketers, and developers to ensure the brand's identity was consistently maintained across all platforms.

At Swinburne, I’ve been honing my skills in user experience, focusing on designing interfaces that balance aesthetics with functionality. My coursework and projects have delved into user research, information architecture, prototyping, and testing, which have broadened my design approach. To further enhance my expertise, I’ve completed multiple UX and design-related certifications on Coursera.

Prior to SATC, I worked at New Aim Pty Ltd as both a 3D Designer and Graphic Designer, where I was responsible for designing print and digital materials for e-commerce and online retail clients. This experience sharpened my ability to work across different mediums, ensuring that I can deliver creative solutions for both digital and physical spaces.

I am passionate about exploring innovative design ideas and pushing boundaries in both art and technology, constantly learning and growing in this ever-evolving field.

NightScroll App

A sleep wellness app combining stories, music, and wellness tools for relaxation, fostering restful sleep through a calming user experience.

Artiss Furniture in 3D

Developed realistic 3D models for Artiss Furniture, allowing users to visualize products in their spaces via interactive AR integration.

South Australia Trip Planner

An interactive tool on SouthAustralia.com enabling users to create customised itineraries, and enhance travel planning with personalised, user-friendly experiences.

Rebranding of Tai Wah Glass

Modernised the brand identity for Tai Wah Glass, creating a clean, cohesive visual design that reflects quality and innovation in glass products.

Schnauzer Hunt App

An engaging, gamified app for Schnauzer owners, turning regular dog walks into adventures filled with clues, rewards, and exploration.

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.