Communication Design
Communications Design includes Corporate Branding, Commercial Art, Graphic Design, Wayfinding and Exhibition Design. The category focuses on the design, development, preparation and organisation of images and information for publication with particular emphasis on clarity of the message being conveyed and the matching of information styles to audience requirements.
2025 Best in Category
2025 Finalists
Antopia: Explore a World of Secret Senses
Museums Victoria
Australian Gender Equality Council (AGEC) — Strategic Branding
Merren Spink / Anita McArthur / Cassie Brock / Elise Lampe / Letterform / Alexandrena Parker
Flow Power
Self-titled / Flow Power
Free Pads and Tampons. Period.
Department of Families / Fairness and Housing
Melbourne Recital Centre
Melbourne Recital Centre / Tim Kotsiakos / Ash Leech / Ben Beagley / Nicki Wright / Ben Beagley / Cinzia Kotsiakos
NCM — Signal to Noise
Commissioned by National Communication Museum / Creative Direction — Tim Kotsiakos / Design — Ben Beagley / Design — Nicki Wright / Creative Coding — Ben Beagley
Nike × Ultra Football Boot Finder
NIKE / Ultra Football / Liquorice
pitt&sherry – To Build Big, We Start Small
Mo Works / Mo Hamdouna / Andres Herrera / Clemence Vandame / Jason Posada / Lidya Hartanto / David Atchison / Tahlia Petyanszki / Lauren Toulet / pitt&sherry / David Atchison / Tahlia Petyanszki / Lauren Toulet
Right Care, Right Time: Making it Easier to Navigate Our Health System
Studio Binocular / VML Melbourne / Victorian Department of Health
Silence Stops His Story | End Silence. End Suicide
Designed by 2 Dam Creative / Murray PHN
Tinkertown: Imagine, Design, Create
Museums Victoria
World Cancer Day
Motherbird / Richie Meldrum / UICC
2024 Best in Category
ISO Brand Identity
Motherbird / ISO
2024 Finalists
A Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity to Reshape the Conversation on Child Sexual Abuse
The National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse / Storyfolk
Air Playground II
Museums Victoria / Aeroplane Workshop / Giant Inflatables
Dwelling on the Platform: Housing Access and Equity in the Digital Society
Jacqui Alexander with Alexander & Sheridan Architecture / Warren Taylor, Monash University / Exhibition in collaboration with "Architecture of Care" / Anthony Clarke, BLOXAS; U–P (Paul Marcus Fuog, Uriah Gray and Timon Meury)
Feeels - Motivational Design in Youth Mental Healthcare
Feeels Co / Rachel Wilson / Campbell Wilson
Flemington, Prahran & Brighton Housing Renewal Project: Artwork Integration and Wayfinding
Little Rocket / Icon Construction / Homes Victoria / Arterial Design / Kobi Sainty Art / Alex Kerr, Ash Firebrace / Uncle Shane Clarke
Future Classic: Recomposed
Jack Vanzet / Future Classic
HEALTH by DESIGN | The Future of Healthcare
Ian Wong / Dr. Indae Hwang / Evan Stainsby / Remy Wong / Monash Design Health Collab / Monash University Art Design and Architecture
Imagine Less. Experience More.
Today / Assemble
ISO Brand Identity
Motherbird / ISO
Joy Exhibition
Museums Victoria
Madjem Bambandila: The Art and Country of Kelly Koumalatsos
Museums Victoria Publishing / Julia Donkersley
My Brunswick, Our Brunswick
Designed by Georgina Nolan
RMIT University Communication Design Field Guide
Sandwich Press / RMIT University, School of Design, Communication Design / Shuai ShaoJiayu Cheng / Ruiying Zeng / Dr Nicola St John
Rural Women Online
Your Creative / Victorian Victorian Women’s Trust
Sungai Design
Swear Words
Timeless Light
Nicholas Azidis / Rose Staff / Stefan Torto / Seoul Light Gwanghwamun
Wren - the Women’s Recovery Network
Ward 6 / Alfred Health / Ramsay Health / Goulburn Valley Health
’Til The Cows Come Home Rebrand and Website
U-bahn Design / ’Til The Cows Come Home
2023 Best in Category
Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne: Wayfinding Design
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria / Studio Binocular / Aspect Studios / Greenaway Architects / Deakin University
2023 Finalists
Australian Birth Stories
Australian Birth Stories / Public Journal / Murdoch Books / Jodi Wilson / Hilary Walker
Australian Open - Infosys: Reimagining Tennis with Technology
Sandy Tsindos - Account Director (Charles Elena) / Tomas Palazzo - Creative Director (Charles Elena)
Consenting Cities
Monash University / European Cultural Centre Italy
Design Wall 2023
National Gallery of Victoria / Hassell, Melbourne
Head on: how Victorian nurses and midwives confronted COVID
Multiple Studio / Byrne Kelley / Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch)
IM-PERMANENT
Ellis Jones / RMIT Industrial Design
LIGHT COLOUR HUMANITY - The Alastair Swayn Legacy Showcase
Ian Wong / Dr Indae Hwang / Jo Pritchard
NAB Brand Evolution
Principals / NAB
Pentridge Prison Tours
Art Processors / National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
Pentridge Tours Branding
Pentridge Precinct / Art Processors / Your Creative / National Trust Victoria
Port Phillip Creative Wayfinding
Arterial Design / City of Port Phillip
Powerhouse
Side By Side Studio / Powerhouse
Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne: Wayfinding Design
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria / Studio Binocular / Aspect Studios / Greenaway Architects / Deakin University
Southside Justice
Design by Nature / Southside Justice
Submerged: A Journey Through Living Light
TKM9 Group / Sealife Melbourne / Merlin Entertainment
Tyama: A Deeper Sense of Knowing
Museums Victoria Design Studio / S1T2 / Yaraan Bundle / Yoolongteeyt Dr Vicki Couzens / Colleen Burke / Dirty Puppet
Up Down and All Around: Daniel Emma for Kids
National Gallery of Victoria / Daniel Emma
2022 Best in Category
2022 Finalists
Alto Heath- Branding a new-age General Practice
Storyfolk / Alto Health
BETA by STH BNK
Davidson Branding / Beulah
Crushed But Okay
Today / Alannah and Madeline Foundation / Banalarama
EVERYDAY Australian Design - functional objects from the Ian Wong collection
Ian Wong / Jo Pritchard / Dr Indae Hwang / Shepparton Art Museum / Monash University
Great Wrap
A Friend of Mine / Great Wrap
Keep Running
Monash University XYX Lab / Australian Centre for Contemporary Art
Metro Tunnel Creative Program
Cross Yarra Partnership / Rail Projects Victoria / The Place Agency / Global Arts Projects
Natralis Product Launch
Nexus Designs / Sally Evans / Myra Murtagh / Georgia Swinbourne
Port Melbourne Secondary College Brand Identity
Design IS / Port Melbourne Secondary College
Rural Women Online
Your Creative Agency / Victorian Women's Trust
Safe and Equal
Studio Binocular / Safe and Equal
The Pink Book
Trampoline / Henry von Doussa / Clouds of Magellan Press
Triceratops: Fate of the Dinosaurs
Museums Victoria
2021 Best in Category
Hey Tomorrow
Motherbird / Hey Tomorrow
2021 Finalists
Camille Henrot Is Today Tomorrow - Exhibition Graphics
National Gallery of Victoria
Carlton Learning Precinct
Nexus Designs / City of Melbourne / Law Architects
Digestive Tumble
HAFP Research Lab
Enabling Oho to build a safer community for all vulnerable people.
Ellis Jones / Oho
Ewe Care Sheep Milk Skincare
Design by Bird / Ewe Care
FACES PLACES intergenerational community art activation Coburg
Moreland City Council / Steph Hughes / Playable Streets
FSC Universe
Atollon / FSC Group
Lockdown Toy Library Service - Branding and App Design
Crystal Oliver
Metro Tunnel Headquarters
We Are Best / Rail Projects Victoria
Penguin Parade Visitor Centre
Phillip Island Nature Parks / Thylacine Design / Gemma Field / Mental Media / Benjamin Cisterne / Marc Martin
Quarantine Station
Nicole Cullinan A Poetic point of view. / Mornington Peninsula Shire Council / Jane German - Mornington Peninsula Shire / Michael Stowers - Mornington Peninsula Shire / Mikayla Fulton - Popic Printing / Acknowledgement – Bunurong People
Shrine of Remembrance
Multiple Studio / Shrine of Remembrance
Telstra Creator Space
Studio Binocular / The University of Melbourne / Telstra
The Crossing
Australian Open Tennis Tournament / Nicholas Azidis / Rose Staff
Treasures of the Natural World
Museums Victoria Design Studio / Studio Peter King
V for Victori
Charlie Ryan (Five Creative) / QMS Media / Total Outdoor Media / Plakkit Media / SMLXL Fine Art Print Studio / Australian Graphic Design Association (AGDA) / Fireworks PR
Yawa Aquatic Centre
Studio Binocular / Mornington Peninsula Shire Council
You Me and Money Preventing economic abuse in young adult relationships
Today / RMIT University School of Economics / YLab / Ecstra Foundation
2020 Best in Category
2020 Finalists
Energy Affordability Training Partnership
Ellis Jones and Consumer Policy Research Centre / Community Information & Support Victoria
Energy Safe Victoria
Ellis Jones / Energy Safe Victoria / I'm Content
Know your Battery campaign
Ellis Jones / Future Energy Skills
Live Preso branding
MASS / LivePreso
Love Always Wins
Nicholas Azidis / Rose Staff
Love Moreland Buy Local
Your Creative Agency / Moreland City Council
Metro Tunnel Creative Program – Parkville precinct
Cross Yarra Partnership Project Co
Mitchell Harris Wines – Rebrand
Your Creative Agency / Mitchell Harris Wines
MPavilion: Encounters with Design and Architecture
Studio Ongarato / Thames & Hudson AU
Russell Street Coburg – Community Art Project
Moreland City Council / Steph Hughes / Coburg Primary School
Something™ Brand Identity
Motherbird / Something™
State Library Victoria — Curiosity
Liquorice / State Library Victoria
Twenty Six
Hungry Workshop / Pop & Pac / Bone Digital
Unpackaged
Michael McMahon / Unpackaged Eco
World Cancer Day 2019-2021 Brand and Campaign
Motherbird / Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)
2019 Best in Category
Sans Forgetica
Letterbox / RMIT Behavioural Business Lab / RMIT School of Design
2019 Finalists
Empowered Together Brand Identity
Louise Walker Design
Escher x Nendo: Between Two Worlds
National Gallery of Victoria / nendo
Flinders Street Station Digital Displays
Meld Studios / Public Transport Victoria (PTV)
Gut Feelings
Museums Victoria
INTER-DREAM
PluginHUMAN (Justin Dwyer and Betty Sargeant)
Metro Tunnel Creative Program and The Huxleys
Rail Projects Victoria / Cross Yarra Partnership / The Huxleys / The Place Agency / Melbourne Fashion Week
Ntaria Design
Nicola St John / Ntaria Design
Pentridge Cellars Brand Identity
Liquorice / Pentridge Cellars / Fiona Killackey Consulting / Made Visual
Pretty Little Things
Metro Tunnel Creative Program / The Cutaway / The Place Agency
Sans Forgetica
Letterbox / RMIT Behavioural Business Lab / RMIT School of Design
Setting the Pace for Spicers
Liquorice / Spicers
The Bloody Good Dinner—The Fire One
Town Square / Hart & Co.
The Inbestigators
Gristmill
2018 Best in Category
Beyond Perception Exhibition
Museums Victoria
2018 Finalists
No entries found.
2017 Best in Category
2017 Finalists
No entries found.
2016 Best in Category
The 2 Litre Towel
MC Saatchi
2016 Finalists
No entries found.
2015 Best in Category
Melbourne Art Book Fair
Fold Theory/National Gallery of Victoria
2015 Finalists
No entries found.
2014 Best in Category
2014 Finalists
No entries found.
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