Prof. Sérgio Nesteriuk

Anhembi Morumbi University

Professor Sergio Nesteriuk is Head of Research and Postgraduate studies in Art and Design at University Anhembi Morumbi, Brazil. He is one of the pioneers of games design studies in Brazil and an academic researcher, independent producer, script and project consultant with international experience, and particular interest in game design, animation, film, television series and transmedia. 

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Dr. Marcos Steagall

Auckland University of Technology

Dr. Marcos Mortensen Steagall is the Programme Leader for Communication Design, South Campus at Auckland University of Technology. He is a photographer and designer with 18 years of experience in teaching, curriculum development and course coordination in the tertiary sector.

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Dr. Tatiana Tavares

Auckland University of Technology

Dr. Tatiana Tavares is a lecturer in Communication Design at AUT University in Auckland, New Zealand. Her artistic doctoral thesis is concerned with the potentials of polyvocality and interactive digital narrative. She is a research associate for Cultural Spaces and Design (HyperWerk Institute – Switzerland) and a researcher collaborator with the Palliative Care & End of Life Research (University of Auckland).

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Dr. Robert Pouwhare

Auckland University of Technology

Dr. Robert Pouwhare is a lecturer at Te Ara Poutama, Auckland University of Technology. He is a television director/ producer and app developer with 38 years of production experience in broadcasting. 

Fiona Grieve

Auckland University of Technology

Fiona Grieve is an Academic Leader and Creative Director with 20+ years’ experience in design education, research, and consultancy. She is engaged in projects that utilise collaborative processes to comprehend and distill information into visual systems. Her practice positions publication design as a reflective and reflexive research platform to facilitate educational discourse and examine practice-based research and industry contexts.

Priscila Arantes

Anhembi Morumbi University

Priscila is a professor in the PPG Design at Anhembi Morumbi University, a coordinator and professor of the Art Course: History, Criticism and Curatorship at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP), and is a collaborating researcher at the USP Contemporary Art Museum (MAC-USP). As a researcher, critic, and curator in the field of contemporary art, she has been collaborating with institutions, associations, and magazines, developing national and international projects.

Cassandra Loh

Auckland University of Technology

Cassandra Loh is a graduate of Auckland University of Technology's Bachelor of Design programme. She is an AUT Teaching Assistant for Communication Design. Currently she is undertaking a Master of Design, where she is researching poetic expression through digital poetry and specific properties in the digital space.

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David Coventon

Auckland University of Technology

After graduating from Masters at Central Saint Martins, David co-founded start up design business two:design London and has 25 years design experience across Music, Arts and Publishing. Alongside industry work David has 15 years Communication Design lecturing experience. He is currently on the Designer's Institute New Zealand (DINZ) Board as Education representative.

David van Vliet

Auckland University of Technology

David van Vliet holds a Master's Degree in Design from the Auckland University of Technology (AUT). He is a lecturer at AUT, teaching Communication Design in its South and City Campuses. His practice is associated with post-photography and its overlap with other lens based media.

Charlotte Murphy

Auckland University of Technology

Charlotte Murphy is an emerging designer currently in her final year of study as part of Auckland University of Technology's Bachelor of Design programme, majoring in Communication Design. She has a particular interest in branding, identity, and design for social good.

Corto Champroux

Auckland University of Technology

Corto is a French-Kiwi student in his final year studying Communication Design at AUT. His work includes creating hand-drawn illustrative storytelling through the medium of comics and graphic novels. Topics of interest include fantasy settings, science fiction, history, mythology, geography, and adventure. His current research focuses on how sequential art can be used as an effective form of media for communication. 

Hazel Hewison

Auckland University of Technology

Hazel Hewison is a senior Communication Design student at Auckland University of Technology. She is preparing to begin a Master of Design, pursuing research into the opportunities of new technologies in an artistic space. Her practice lies in illustrative storytelling and web design.  

Ezra Baldwin

Auckland University of Technology

Ezra Baldwin is a non-binary designer in their final year of their Bachelor of Communication Design. They intend to continue their studies into a Master of Design, using an autoethnographic approach to explore how the design world can benefit from adopting a non-binary perspective. Their practice involves collage and topics including social design and LGBTQI+ design.