Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
Wendy Ellerton is a lecturer in the Department of Design and part of the WonderLab PhD Research Cohort. Her research is interested in the relationship between learner mindsets and multi-modal teaching.
She has a Masters in Type and Media from the Royal Academy of Art (KABK) in The Netherlands and has worked with a number of international type foundries. Over the last 15 years she has practiced as a designer at Hofstede Design and Studio Round, and as a consultant to Future Days and Maythorpe. In 2014 she founded her own practice Polar Space to house a diverse design practice that spans identity, publication, packaging, type and furniture design.
Wendy has lectured on type design for the Australian Graphic Design Association and conducted design workshops internationally in Florence, Milan, Beijing and Riyadh. Her teaching practice encourages learners to develop a mindful and sustainable practice that emphasizes process, creativity, collaboration and design thinking.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Design - Type & Media, Masters, Imogen - A humanist san in 8 weights, Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten (KABK) Royal Academy of Art
1 Aug 2004 → 30 May 2005
Award Date: 25 Jun 2005
Design, Honours Degree of Bachelor of Visual Communication, Ferrara a classical serif typeface
1 Mar 2002 → 20 Nov 2002
Award Date: 1 Dec 2002
Design (Visual Communication), Bachelor
1 Mar 1999 → 20 Nov 2001
Award Date: 31 Dec 2001
External positions
Teaching Associate, RMIT University
30 Jun 2016 → 31 Dec 2017
Research area keywords
- Collaborative Design
- Practice as Research
- Creativity and Innovation
- Transformative learning
- Design Pedagogy
- Feedback and Assessment
- Communication Design
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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The Human and Machine, 2022-23: Open AI, ChatGPT, Quillbot, Grammarly, Google, Google Docs & humans*
Ellerton, W., 2023, In: Visible Language. 57, 1, p. 38-52 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Changing Climates
Ellerton, W., Hall, S., Finnin, E., Goldie, J. & Pudmenzky, C., 2020Research output: Non-textual form › Design / Architecture › Research
Prizes
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Vice-Chancellor’s Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning (Nomination)
Ellerton, Wendy (Recipient), Killen, Amy (Recipient) & Conrick, Anna (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
- 4 Public event
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Melbourne Design Week 2024
Wendy Ellerton (Contributor), Indae Hwang (Contributor) & Amy Killen (Contributor)
27 May 2024 → 31 May 2024Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public event
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Melbourne Design Week 2022
Wendy Ellerton (Contributor), Amy Killen (Contributor) & Desiree Hernandez Ibinarriaga (Contributor)
22 Mar 2022Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public event
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Decolonising Design Through Values
Amy Killen (Contributor), Wendy Ellerton (Contributor) & Desiree Hernandez Ibinarriaga (Contributor)
11 May 2022Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public event
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Melbourne Design Week 2019
Wendy Ellerton (Contributor), Lisa Helen Grocott (Contributor) & Kate McEntee (Contributor)
18 Mar 2019Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public event