Network of women in Australian graphic design

#affemation

Making heroes of women in Australian graphic design

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In early 2016, I sent an online survey out to stakeholders in the graphic design industry in Australia, asking them to list women who had made a significant contribution to graphic design in Australia since 1960. 142 names were listed and the top 25 most mentioned women were approached to take part in this project. Some declined and some asked to bring their business partners into the project

This list now includes 24 very diverse women. Those at the end of their careers and those at the start, women with differing heritages and sexualities, women from publishing and advertising, women who run their own studios and those who freelance as well as women whose practice crosses over into the arts, photography and festival management. All the women featured on afFEMation.com are passionate about their craft, are committed to the creative industries and, up until this point, have been notably absent from the history of design.

afFEMation.com was launched in May at the Women in Design conference in Launceston, Australia, to show how these women are connected through their networks and to offer a primary resource that includes, portraits, videos, interviews, galleries of work and brief biographies to researchers, practitioners, students and the interested public. This website aims to firmly place these women as heroes in Australian graphic design.

By Jane Connory, April 2017

Thank you to all the women including: Michaela Webb, Annette Harcus, Lynda Warner, Rita Siow, Lisa Grocott, Abra Remphrey, Dianna Wells, Sandy Cull, Sue Allnutt, Fiona Sweet, Gemma O'Brien, Jenny Grigg, Jessie Stanley, Kat Macleod, Simone Elder, Chloe Quigley, Kate Owen, Laura Cornhill, Rosanna Di Risio, Suzy Tuxen, Zoe Pollitt, Natasha Hasemer, Fiona Leeming and Maree Coote. Researcher & designer: Jane Connory, Photography, sound & image recording: Deborah Jane Carruthers & Carmen Holder, assistance from William Aung, Website development: Danni Liu & ClickTap Digital Media, Research supervision: Pamela Salen & Gene Bawden, Research assistants: Rachael Vaughan, Luke Robinson, Kristy Gay & Nick Fox.

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Project Number: CF16/848 - 2016000425 | Department of Art, Design and Architecture, MADA Monash University, Caulfield. Researcher: Jane Connory, Chief Investigator: Dr Pamela Salen, Supervisor: Dr Gene Bawden. Should you have any concerns or complaints about the conduct of the project, you are welcome to contact the Executive Officer directly: Monash University Human Research Ethics (MUHREC): Executive Officer, Monash University Human Research Ethics Committee (MUHREC), Room 111, Building 3e Research Office, Monash University VIC 3800. Tel: +61 3 9905 2052 | Email: muhrec@monash.edu | Fax: +61 3 9905 3831. There is a low risk that some participants may become uncomfortably emotional in recalling their experiences. In the unlikely event should this occur, the interview or survey will cease and the participants will be referred to a free counselling helpline: 1300 845 745.

Copyright of all images on this website belong to the creators and permission has been granted to reproduce them on afFEMation.com. All written content must be referenced to Jane Connory, except gallery of work explanations which were all submitted by each designer. Kate Owen’s portrait was shot by Jonathan Wherrett, Gemma O’Brien’s portrait was shot by Elle Green and Lynda Warner’s portrait was shot by Peter Whyte.