Alyssa Colvin

I am a motivated design graduate with a focus on UX and UI. I enjoy combining the logical and creative sides of design to find new and interesting solutions to problems. I am exceptional at collaborating with others, have an outstanding ability to use a variety of software, and a fantastic attention to detail on whatever project I work on. I am looking to further develop my skills as a designer and assist in solving real-world issues.

Art studio

A 3D model created in Maya for the class “Modelling for Objects and Environments”. I had some experience with this software in the past, but this is the first time I created an environment from scratch.

Nature Walk.

An app designed for people to share their love of plants and animals with like-minded people. Made based on my own love of animals and the environment, and my desire to have a place to talk about with others.

Monothematic publication.

Monothematic publication for the article “Bad feeling at work: emotional labour, precarity, and the affective economy” written by Carolyn Veldstra.

Flinders through time.

A geolocated app designed to teach people about the history of Melbourne’s Public transport network, the app features fun interactions, quizzes, and humour, showcasing how far the network has grown since its inception.

KALO

KALO - or "Kitchen assistant, living organiser" manages the inventory of a person's kitchen, including the fridge, freezer and pantry. It keeps track of expiration dates and makes shopping lists based on what users want to cook. It was a group project with four other people for Maureen Thurston-Chartraw, the CEO of Access Partners.

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.