Design
Guide
Playbook: designing new institutions and renewing existing ones
The world has long depended on public institutions to solve problems and meet needs. A practical guide to designing, testing and evolving institutions, the playbook is action-oriented, helping institutional designers move from ideas to implementation. It provides six guiding principles, and offers tools and insights.
Report
Skills gaps in the South Australian advertising and design sector: final report
In July 2022, researchers at UniSA received funding from the Australian Department of Industry, Innovation and Science (then known as the Department for Innovation and Skills) to investigate skills gaps for graduates entering the South Australian advertising and design sector. This report outlines the methodology for the five-month project, presents an analysis of findings and...
Conference paper
The role of urban design in accelerating urban transitions – the case of the City of Casey
This presentation seeks to describe and discuss the possible role played by the urban designer professionals at the City of Casey in championing and delivering the Excellence Design program.
Report
Virtual design rights across the world
Formal design rights protection for virtual designs is available in many international jurisdictions. To date, however, Australian legislation has not provided fully-enforceable protection for these designs. This report provides an analysis of the likely Australian demand for such protections.
Report
Repair Design: a UTS design studies project
The 'Repair Design' project opens up informed, realistic and meaningful public discourse about repair practices, capacities and limitations in an Australian context. This research reframes repair as a design practice, and in doing so openly acknowledges design’s culpability in environmental degradation and waste.