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