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International graphic designer in residence

10 August 2005

Graphic designer Don Chang is the latest participant in Monash's Artist/Designer in Residence Program conducted by the Art and Design faculty at Caulfield.

Artist-in-residence, graphic design expert Professor Don Chang.

Professor Chang from Seoul, Korea, will be in residence until 31 August.

An exhibition of his corporate and brand identity works is on display this week at the Faculty of Art and Design concourse.

Professor Chang, a Master of Fine Arts graduate from the California Institute of the Arts, has extensive experience in graphic design. In 1991 he founded his own company DC&A that later merged with global branding and design company Interbrand.

Professor Chang is chair of the Department of Visual Communication Design at Hongik University in Seoul, executive creative advisor at Interbrand Asia Pacific, and is completing a two-year term as vice-president of the International Council of Graphic Design Associations.

His exhibition DonMon features 39 works completed over the past two decades for organisations such as GM Daewoo, Santa Fe coffee, M.Net television, the Korean Tourism Organisation, Korea Telecom, Shinhan Bank, the Shilla Hotel and Crown Bakery.

While at Monash Professor Chang will conduct design management workshops for students. The students will be grouped into teams to work on a design brief and will then present their solutions to a panel of top graphic design industry representatives.

"This is a semi-professional experience for students which will take them through all stages of the creative and communication process," Professor Chang said. "It is an ideal opportunity to put what they have learnt into practice."

His visit is being coordinated by Mr Russell Kennedy, coordinator of the visual communication course at Caulfield.

"It is terrific for the Art and Design faculty to have a graphic designer of Don Chang's ability, experience and qualifications in the program," Mr Kennedy said.

Mr Kennedy and Professor Chang are hopeful future collaborations and exchange programs between the faculty and the Hongik University will follow.

Monash and Hongik University are already linked through their participation in the elite PACE (Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education) network.