Antonia Toni Jolic
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About
Antonia Toni Jolic is an Australian designer based in Melbourne. She is both a design practitioner and academic. Her work experience covers a wide range of skills, in the educational, design and marketing fields.
Trained as a graphic designer, Toni holds a BA in Graphic Design degree, as well as a MA in Marketing and a PhD in Design, all from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. She has more than 20 years of experience working in multidisciplinary design and for ten years successfully managed a multidisciplinary design studio, Design Consortium, in Melbourne, Australia. -
Education
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PhD in DesignMonash University, MADA2017 - 2025Thesis – Visual narratives of Post-Conflict Identity: Shaping Cultural Memory in Croatia through Participatory Design. This investigation explores how participatory design can aid in bridging and preservation of cultural memory through the development of a participatory design framework — Memory Culture Participatory Design Framework — which can be used as a central reference point to facilitate participatory projects between cultural institutions and community, thus creating a more empowering approach to post-memory.
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Master of MarketingMonash University, Monash Business School2005 - 2009The Master of Marketing is a contemporary postgraduate degree that focuses on developing practical and strategic skills in Marketing. The degree blends cutting-edge academic research with state-of-the-art industry knowledge. The extensive range of elective units allows the opportunity to tailor the degree to suit own interests and career goals.
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Bachelor of Art Graphic DesignMonash University, MADA1996 - 1999The Monash University MADA (Art, Design and Architecture) offers a Bachelor of Art (Graphic Design) degree that teaches students to use visual tools for problem-solving in areas like graphic design, branding, typography and. advertising. The degree emphasises a studio-based, hands-on approach, with real-world projects and electives in subjects such as advertising, illustration, and 3D design. Upon completion, graduates are prepared for careers in visual communication.
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Experience
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Senior LecturerMishref, KuwaitSep 2012 - Jan 2024 (11 years 4 months)My role as Senior Lecturer with the Mass Communication & Media Department at Gulf University for Science & Technology, Kuwait involved teaching within the Visual Communication stream – courses such as Typography, Graphic Design, Promotion Design, Integrated Marketing Communication, Introduction to Visual Communication and Photojournalism.
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Head of DepartmentAbu Halifa, KuwaitSep 2010 - Aug 2012 (1 year 11 months)My primary role of being the HOD, Applied Arts & Design was to lead and manage the academic and operational functions of the department, ensuring high-quality teaching, curriculum development, student engagement and successful graduate outcomes in the discipline of applied arts and design (e.g., graphic design, interior design & decoration, web development).
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Major Studies Coordinator for Advertising and Graphic Design ProgramsAustralian Academy of DesignMelbourne, AustraliaMar 2009 - Sep 2010 (1 year 6 months)In my role as Major Studies Coordinator I was responsible for the delivery and ongoing development of course content, producing teaching materials on a broad range of advertising and graphic design related subjects. I also taught in all areas of advertising and graphic design, teaching students within the framework of conceptual development from basic design through to areas of specialisation within a given field, including but not limited to, typography, package design, information graphics, web design, and interactive design.
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Principal DesignerDesign ConsortiumMelbourne, AustraliaJul 2001 - Jun 2010 (8 years 11 months)The my role as Principal Designer and Managing Director, I managed and designed for a multi-disciplinary design studio, specialising in integrated design. Duties included:
• Project managing large design projects.
• Managing and supervising staff.
• Delivery of high-impact presentations for tender responses and proposals.
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TutorMelbourne, AustraliaJul 2001 - Jul 2002 (1 year)In my role as Tutor with the Department of Multimedia, I taught and monitored the practical use and application of graphic design related software programs, assisting students in pacing themselves through the briefs set by the education curriculum. I also supervised and evaluated student progression – marking assignments and exams and, in general, mentoring students.
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Awards
Awarded Kodak Scholarship in 1992
2009 Publication Award, Australasian Regional Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria Winner, Best Publication category – Bugs Alive: A Guide to Keeping Australian Invertebrates
2011 Tasmeem Conference competition winner - project leader for Track Me! -
Affiliations
Monash Alumni,
MEDEA (Middle Eastern Design Educators Association),
AGDA (Australian Graphic Design Association),
IAA (International Advertising Association),
DMI (Design Management Institute) -
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@tonijolic, member since 2011