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Project / Who Are We? Exploring Australian Identity
Role / Print Design & Data Visualisation
This was my major project for my final year in a bachelor's of visual communication at the University of Western Sydney. It's a hard cover book which poses the question, who are we as Australians? A simple question perhaps, but there's certainly not a simple answer. Ours is a nation in a state of flux, religiously, linguistically and culturally. As a direct result, the people of Australia struggle to form a comprehensive identity which truly represents us all. This stems from the fact that there still exists remnants of the previous Australian identity, one of entirely Anglo-Saxon origin, which of course is no longer relevant in its original state. There still exists a notion that to be Australian, you must be of Anglo-Saxon origin, which explicitly alienates those who are not, which comprise an increasingly larger portion of Australian society. As the memories of an Anglo dominated Australia recede into the past, and an Australia which recognises and acknowledges its culturally diversity erupts into the light of day, we see tension and issues arising. I believe we can break this process down into, firstly a lack of education, which causes ignorance, which in turn leaves room for the festering of racist and negative attitudes. With this project I aim to use the power of visual communication to present relevant facts and anecdotal evidence to create a book on the state of Australia today. Do you have to be an Australian citizen? Do you have to be born here? Or can you just be considered Australian by loving it and feeling like an Aussie? I want this book to enlighten and educate those who would like to know more about our multicultural nation and thus help them form a better picture of who we are.
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