I am an independent creative. Which means that I’m a designer most of the time, copywriter some of the time and art director at other times. I design across the areas of brand, campaigns, digital, and print. I also write for brands, campaigns, events, panels, and interviews. I do nice work for nice people and always try to have a nice time.
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I’ve been an active member of the design community throughout my career, doing things like speaking at Adobe MAX, Semi Permanent and Sydney Design Festival. I’ve facilitated panel discussions for This Is Not University and co-hosted podcast interviews for Australian Design Radio. I’ve been on a couple of fun Adobe Lives and I’ve also stretched my vocal cords being a guest on podcasts Australian Design Radio, Never Not Creative and The NDA Podcast. I’ve been lucky enough to exhibit at Melbourne Design Week and sit on awards juries for AWARD and AGDA.
I enjoyed volunteering with AGDA for a number of years and have loved sharing whatever I’ve learned doing all of this and more lecturing at universities and to uni students at different events throughout the country.
Before living the Independent Women Pt. 1 Destiny’s Child life, I was a designer at Christopher Doyle & Co. where I worked on AGDA award-winning projects for clients such as Australian Design Radio, Spotify and Bell Shakespeare.
In 2018, Christopher Doyle & Co, then a team of three, were awarded AGDA Studio of the Year. The same year, I won AGDA's inaugural Emerging Designer of the Year award.
Since then, I’m still trying to work out exactly what to emerge toward. But I’m having a nice time figuring it out.
Contact
Email me at hello@josieyoung.co, I’m always open to chat about new projects, ventures, opportunities, speaking at events, on podcasts, lecturing at universities or whatever you have in mind.
Assorted Goods
Podcasts, talks, interviews, etc.
Unsolicited Advice for Unsolicited Advice
Art project with Amy Claire Mills
Melbourne Design Week 2022
Get Comfortable/Uncomfortable with Unsolicited Advice
Adobe MAX 2021
Notes on invisible illness and making work work for you
Australian Design Radio
Interviewed by Matt Leach and Sumita Maharaj
Collective Hope
Illustration and conversation with Zoe Crocker
Design Atlas
Interviewed by Jens Bringsjord and Megan Luedke
Adobe Live 2021
Branding Pt.1 The exploration before the presentation
Adobe Live 2021
Branding Pt.2 The presentation after the exploration
Sydney Design Festival 2019
International Women’s Day
Gentlemen Welcome
Adobe Symposium 2018
The Yes & No’s of Folios with Stephen Grace
Never Not Creative
Gender and opportunity in the creative industry with Tina Victoria Afshar
Never Not Creative
Internships and getting the right start with Tina Victoria Afshar
Australian Design Radio
Interview with Bráulio Amado
Australian Design Radio
Interview with Kris Sowersby
Awards
2021
AGDA Distinction
Brand Tone of Voice System
Hire Ground
2021
AGDA Judges Choice
Brand Identity
Hire Ground
2021
AGDA Finalist
Brand Identity
Queer Table Reads
2021
AGDA Finalist
Print
Meloncholy
2021
AGDA Merit
Design for Good
Queer Table Reads
2018
AGDA
Emerging Designer of the Year