Amelia Rees

Hey, I’m Amelia Rees! I'm a communication designer, photographer, and journalist. I’m passionate about blending bold visuals with compelling storytelling, drawing on both my Design (Communications) and Media and Communications (Journalism) degrees. I thrive on creating designs that not only communicate with clarity but also capture the energy and lifestyle of a brand. My passions lie in storytelling, capturing authentic moments, and exploring all things creative. Through my multidisciplinary background, I strive to craft thoughtful visuals that convey meaningful messages and stories.

huis. brunch bar

This brunch bar was designed to be located in Sorrento on the Mornington Peninsula. It was created to bridge a gap in the market for affordable and creative live music venues for young people to gather. The logo is an integral part to the brand identity of the project, communicating the values in a simple form.

PT2 huis. brunch bar

The poster design pictured here was part of the advertising roll out for the brand identity of the brunch bar depicted in project 1. Designed to be a promotional poster to strike intrigue with the public to attend the opening night.

"Go Far"

This artwork started as a passion project inspired by an old surf magazine. I experimented with mixed media to create a collage. Representing mindless scramble, and the beauty of illusion in the imagination.

The Search

This photo was taken during a surf photography shoot which sparked my passion for capturing peoples raw emotion, it stood as a strong pillar for my photography collection entitled “Connection”. Showing the inherent human need for connection, both with the earth and each other.

Noise Against the Nationalists

This is a redesign for an academic article into a publication. The academic article written by Karl Spracklen explored how far right groups are trying to infiltrate certain music scenes. The publication was printed using a risograph printer and I utilised a design style that was representative of rock and metal posters.

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.