The  design industry professionals from the four design fields -  Environments, Interactive Experiences, Messages and Objects speak to the Unit 3 Outcome 1 Professional Design Practice  Key Knowledge and Skills.

Students will be inspired by and learn about the design process of an Interior Designer, Web Designer, Communication Designer and Industrial designer. There is a strong focus on social and environmental impact through the design processes and design briefs of the four presentations.

2023 VCV Design Industry Speaker Recording Resource

The  3 presenters, Environmental, Communication and Industrial Designers, speak to the Unit 3 Outcome 2 Design Industry Practice Key Knowledge and Skills.

The presenters for 2023 include:

Industrial Designer: Phil Howieson, Dreamfarm. Brief: Fluicer
Environmental Designer: Mary Jeavons - Jeavons Landscape Architects. Brief: Eltham North Adventure Playground
Communication Designer: Mary Callahan, Stamp Design. Brief: Australia Post Stamp Issue | Australian Animals | Monotremes

2022 VCV Design Industry Speaker recording

The  3 presenters, Environmental, Communication and Industrial Designers, speak to the Unit 3 Outcome 2 Design Industry Practice Key Knowledge and Skills.

Although from 3 different design fields, the natural environment features heavily in all presentations in the 2022 resource. There is a focus on lifestyle and living spaces, and an interesting range of skills employed by each of the 3 designers.

The presenters for 2022 include:

Industrial Designer: Justin Hutchinson, Kett Furniture. Brief: Frame Living system
Environmental Designer: Jeremy Spencer, Positive Footprints. Brief: Carbon Zero Series.
Communication Designer: Jessica Longmore, LBD Studios. Brief: Nature by Cube branding.

The  3 presenters, Environmental, Communication and Industrial Designers, speak to the Unit 3 Outcome 2 Design Industry Practice Key Knowledge and Skills.

This resource is supplied as a downloadable link that can be viewed in class, downloaded to a computer or stored on an internal server at your School. 

The presenters for 2021 include:

Industrial Designer: Andrew Simpson, Vert Design. Brief: Huskee Cup.
Environmental Designer: Anna Cordingley. Brief: Stage/Set/Costume design for Storm Boy.
Communication Designer: Su-Ann Len, Tiny Crowd. Brief: Mahalo Poké logo and branding.

VCV are pleased to provide you with the new resource - 3 Design Fields : Industry Speakers 2020.

Watch the recording online, or download it to your computer.

For online teaching, upload the film to your School learning portal or share the link with your students so that they can watch the film remotely.

VCV are pleased to provide you with access to a recording of the 2019 3 Design Fields : Industry Speaker seminar, held at Hawthorn Arts Centre in March 2019. Watch the recording online, or download it for later use on your computer.

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VCV are pleased to provide you with access to a recording of the 2018 3 Design Fields : Industry Speaker seminar, held at Hawthorn Arts Centre in March 2018. Watch the recording online, or download it for later use on your computer.

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VCV are pleased to provide you with a DVD of the 2017 3 Design Fields : Industry Speaker seminar, held at Swinburne University in March 2017.

The  3 presenters, Environmental, Communication and Industrial Designers, speak to the Unit 3 Outcome 2 Design Industry Practice Key Knowledge and Skills.

This is intended to give your students both a choice in who they respond to and variety to expand their understanding of Professional Practice in preparation for the final examination.

VCV are pleased to provide you with a recording of the 2016 3 Design Fields : Industry Speaker seminar, that was held at Swinburne University on 17 March 2016.

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Zaishu seat / table by Matthew Butler
Darren Naftal Architecture

VCV are pleased to provide you with a film of the 2015 3 Design Fields : Industry Speaker seminar, that was held at Swinburne University March 2015.

The film includes the presentations from Atelier Wagner Architects (environmental), Peader Thomas (communication) and Jon Swan (product).

Each presenter speaks about their design process, and the key criteria in Unit 3, Outcome 2 - Design Industry Practice.