Research

The Faculty of Design and Creative Practice is a diverse and dynamic environment for research. Our research approach draws on, and develops, Design-based and Creative Practice-led methods that address complex issues, processes and relationships.

Staff in the Faculty can provide a wide range of expertise to support innovative multidisciplinary projects.

Some current theses underway in the Faculty include:

  • A comprehensive user-trial of a new and original downhill snow ski simulator design.
  • The influence of Film Noir on Australian Film.
  • Sonification as a tool for exploring emergent forms in exchange-trading data.
  • Koori Representations in Koori Hands: A pictorial analysis or self-representation through photographs.
  • Developing and Evaluating Design Guidelines for Multi-sensory Displays.
  • Mother-daughter relationships in recent Australian young adult fiction.
  • Learning by design: online environments for design education.