Staff Profiles

Areas of Expertise

Design Management; Design Practice; Applied Ergonomics; Sustainability; Materials and processes for Manufacture; Online Collaboration in Design Learning and Teaching; Production and Sourcing; Wayfinding.

Teaching Areas

Design Management, Design Practice, Studio. Areas of research supervision: Design Management, Design Practice, Commercialisation of Design, Sustainable Design Practice.

Current Research Activity

Selena Griffith has been a practicing Design Manager for the last 15 years. She has worked in diverse, multidisciplinary roles in - house, within agencies and as a consultant both locally and internationally. An interest in Design Education led her to begin teaching in 2000 and has resulted in the development of a number of Design Management, Professional Practice, Sustainability and Ergonimics courses at a number of institutions. A keen designer, she engages in projects which demand both design and management skills and draws on her broad experience to bring practical examples to her students.

Publications

Books

Griffiths, S. , 2005 , Engineering and Industrial Design Practice , Sydney , McGraw Hill .

(nom de plume) Parkland, T. , 2002 , The Huggle Bug Stencil Book , Melbourne , Funtastic Publishing .

(nom de plume) Parkland, T. , 2002 , Ant , Melbourne , Funtastic Publishing .

(nom de plume) Parkland, T. , 2002 , Bee , Melbourne , Funtastic Publishing .

(nom de plume) Parkland, T. , 2002 , Butterfly , Melbourne , Funtastic Publishing .

(nom de plume) Parkland, T. , 2002 , Dragonfly , Melbourne , Funtastic Publishing .

(nom de plume) Parkland, T. , 2002 , Grasshopper , Melbourne , Funtastic Publishing .

(nom de plume) Parkland, T. , 2002 , Lady Beatle , Melbourne , Funtastic Publishing .

(nom de plume) Parkland, T. , 2002 , Mozzie , Melbourne , Funtastic Publishing .

(nom de plume) Parkland, T. , 2002 , Snail , Melbourne , Funtastic Publishing .

(nom de plume) Parkland, T. , 2002 , Spider , Melbourne , Funtastic Publishing .

Edited Collections

Griffith, S. Conlon, A . ((eds.) 1993-1994). Blitz Magazine. Sydney, University of New South Wales Union.

Exhibitions

Group Exhibitions

2002 , Clear Design (collaboration with S. Griffith). Aluminium Design , Hong Kong.

2006, Reframe. Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Paddington, Sydney.

2002, UK Cycle Show Exhibition. UK Cycle Show, London, UK.

2001, Designex. Morris Artworks Stand design and installation , Darling Harbour, Sydney, NSW.

1996, Collaboration with P. Griffith. James Harvey Gallery, Balmain, Sydney, NSW.

1994, Inaugural UNSW Graduand Industrial Design Exhibition. Elizabeth House, Sydney, NSW.

Exhibitions Curated

2006, Reframe 2006. COFASpace Gallery, KUDOS Gallery, www.it3host/reframe2006.

2004, Widevision 2004. Caroma Showrooms, Surry Hills, Sydney Australia.

2003, Widevision 2003. Redfern Town Hall, Redfern Sydney Auustralia.

Conference Papers

Griffith, S. (2001). Design Management, Managing Design. Design Management Symposium, (College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, Sydney.

Grants

COFA Grant, UNSW, COFA Online Fellowship. (2006),

Professional Associations

Design Management Institute (DMI)

Design Research Organisation (DRO)