Theses on Australian Design

AUSTRALIAN DESIGN HISTORY THESES: 1 APRIL 2014 VERSION

 

Avery, Tracey Ann, 2012, Beneath the veneer : negotiating British and colonial Australian relationships in Queensland domestic interiors, 1880-1901, Thesis (Ph.D.), University of Melbourne.

Hepworth, Katherine, 2012, Government emblems, embodied discourse and ideology: an artefact-led history of governance in Victoria, Australia, Thesis (Ph.D.), Swinburne University.

Snell, Ted, 2011, Close focus : interpreting Western Australia’s visual culture, Thesis (Ph.D.), Curtin University.

Bastin, Nicholas, 2011, The futuristic artefact and the lost component, Thesis (Ph.D.), RMIT University.

Morse, Allan, 2010, The Australian wine label: an analysis of the impact of graphic design and visual communication strategies in the wine industry. Thesis (Ph.D.), University of Newcastle.

Muratovski, Gjoko, 2010, Design research : corporate communication strategies : from religious propaganda to strategic brand management, Thesis (PhD), University of South Australia.

Nicol, Rohan, 2010, Crafting designs on wealth : a model of financially sustainable studio craft and design practice in the Australian context, Thesis (Ph.D.), Charles Sturt University.

Pickard, John, 2010, Lines across the landscape history, impact and heritage of Australian rural fences, Thesis (Ph.D.), Macquarie University, Dept. of Environment and Geography.

Prichard, Maureen, 2009, Such endless pleasure : the illustrated private press books of Christine Margaret Macgregor, Thesis (Ph.D.), Louis Laybourne Smith School of Architecture and Design, University of South Australia.

Farrant, Lesa, 2009, Craft as Escape: Women and the Domestic, Thesis (Ph.D.), University of South Australia.

McFadzean, Moya Patricia, 2009, Glory boxes: femininity, domestic consumption and material culture in Australia, 1930-1960, Thesis (Ph.D.), University of Melbourne.

Allnutt, Lucy, 2008, The design of indoor furniture for export markets from Queensland hardwood timbers, Thesis (Ph.D.), Swinburne University of Technology.

Schmidt, Christine Margaret, 2008, Second skin : Annette Kellerman, the modern swimsuit, and an Australian contribution to global fashion, Thesis (Ph.D.), Queensland University of Technology.

Walker, M., 2008, Memories, dreams and inventions: the evolution of Tasmania’s tourism image 1803-1939, Thesis (Ph.D.), University of Tasmania.

Bell, Robert Stewart, 2007, Nordic wave : a study of the reception and influence of Scandinavian design in Australia, Thesis (Ph.D.), ANU.

Leppens, Mieke, 2007, Factors affecting the Australian Position in International Fashion Design, Thesis (Ph.D.), University of Technology, Sydney.

Morrow, Carol A., 2005, Women and modernity in interior design: a legacy of design in Sydney, Australia from the 1920s to the 1960s, Thesis (Ph.D.), University of New South Wales.

Young, Alan S. 2005, A genealogy of graphic design in Victoria, Thesis (Ph.D.), RMIT University.

Connellan, Kathleen Anne, 2005, The meaning of home and the experience of modernity in pre- apartheid South Africa., Thesis (Ph.D.), University of South Australia, 2005.

Cleveland, Paul 2004, The Effect of Technology on the Development of Magazine Visual Design Style, Thesis (Ph.D.), Griffith University.

Cahalan, Anthony, 2004, Type, trends and fashion : a study of the late twentieth century proliferation of typefaces, Thesis (Ph.D.), Curtin University of Technology.

Baker, Lesley A., 2004, The development of decorative arts in Australia : Morris & Co. and imported taste, 1862-1939, Thesis (Ph.D.), ANU.

Bohemia, Erik, 2002, Lean manufacturing and its impact on the role of industrial designers in Australia, Thesis (Ph.D.), University of New South Wales.

Neale, Anne, 2001, Illuminating nature: the art and design of E.L. Bateman (1816-1897),Thesis (Ph.D.), University of Melbourne.

Robertson, Keith, 1999, The sign in graphic design : a sociological exploration of sign production in the postmodern era, Thesis (Ph.D.), La Trobe University.

 

Jackson, Simon, 1998, The discipline without a name: a history of industrial design in Australia, with particular reference to the period 1930-1975, Thesis (Ph.D.), Monash University.

Montana, Andrew, 1998, Art for all: the commercial rise of the art movement in British and Australian design and society, 1850-1895. University of Melbourne, Dept. of Fine Arts.

Cochrane, Grace, 1998, Truth or trap : the Australian contemporary crafts movement’s pursuit of art ideals, Thesis (Ph.D.), University of Tasmania.

Montana, Andrew, 1997, Art for all : the commercial rise of the art movement in British and Australian design and society, 1850-1895, Thesis (Ph.D.),University of Melbourne, 1998.

Miley, Caroline, 1993, The arts among the handicrafts : the arts and crafts movement in Victoria 1889-1929 Thesis (Ph.D.), La Trobe University.

Maynard, Margaret, 1991, Australian dress : historical perspectives 1788-1890, Thesis (Ph.D.), School of Humanities, Griffith University.

Cameron, Milton Provan, 2010, Experiments in modern living: scientists and the national capital private house 1925-1970, Thesis (Ph.D.), University of New South Wales.

Butler-Bowdon, Caroline, 2009, Sydney apartments: the urban, cultural and design identity of the alternative dwelling 1900-2008, Thesis (Ph.D.), University of New South Wales.

Touhill, Christopher Luke, 2009. Designing for children children’s services buildings in Australia, 1895- 1972, Thesis (Ph.D.), Macquarie University.

Gates, Jillian Marie, 2009, Aesthetics for visual arts in hospitals : a comparative case study between Balmain and Wyong hospitals, NSW, Australia, Thesis (Ph.D.), University of Sydney.

Bogle, Michael, 2008, Arthur Baldwinson : regional modernism in Sydney 1937-1969, PhD Thesis, School of Architecture and Design, RMIT University.

Summers, Lise, 2007, From wasteland to parkland: a history of designed public open space in the City of Perth, Western Australia, 1829-1965, Thesis (Ph.D.), University of Melbourne.

Morrow, Carol A., 2005, Women and modernity in interior design: a legacy of design in Sydney, Australia from the 1920s to the 1960s, Thesis (Ph.D.), University of New South Wales.

Saniga, Andrew John, 2004, An uneasy profession: defining the landscape architect in Australia 1912- 1972, Thesis (Ph.D.), University of Melbourne.

Stead, Naomi, 2004, On the object of the museum and its architecture, Thesis (Ph.D.), University of Queensland.

Boden, Susan 2002, An unsettled state : the real and the imaginary in Australian cinematic and designed landscapes, Thesis (Ph.D.), University of Canberra.

Message, Kylie Rachel 2002, Exhibiting visual culture : narrative, perception and the new museum,

Thesis (Ph.D.), University of Melbourne.

Neale, Anne 2001, Illuminating nature: the art and design of E.L. Bateman (1816-1897), Thesis (Ph.D.), University of Melbourne.

Sim, J. C. R, 1999, Designed landscapes in Queensland, 1859-1939: experimentation – adaptation – innovation Queensland University of Technology.

Taylor, Robyn 1993, An investigation into the nature of modernism and modernity during the 1930s in Perth, Western Australia, through the study of specific buildings and related art and design forms, Thesis (Ph.D.), University of Western Australia.

Goad, Philip, 1992, The modern house in Melbourne, 1945-1975, 1992, Thesis (Ph.D.), University of Melbourne.

Freestone, Robert, 1985, The Australian garden city: a planning history 1910-1930, Thesis (Ph.D.), Macquarie University, Australia.

Errey, Elva L., 1972, Victorian architectural ornament, Thesis (Ph.D.), University of Melbourne, 1973.

MASTERS THESES: Design and Architectural History

 Dilanchian, Kathryn 2011, The graphic gift : a study of the map of Australia’s visual qualities , Thesis (Masters), University of Technology, Sydney.

Vernon, Peter 2010, American know-how & the Myer Emporium, Thesis (Masters), University of Melbourne.

Karabatsas, Theofani 2006, Traditional Greek women’s handicraft in Melbourne, Thesis (Masters), La Trobe University, 2006.

Park, Julia 2006, The moral dimensions of design : the re-emergence of the design manifestos and their effect, Thesis (Masters), University of Western Sydney.

Metcalfe, Priya 2006, A geography of colour : the expression of social relations in domestic architecture in Western Australia 1890-1914, Curtin University.

Elliott, Peter Vincent 2005, Intra-metropolitan agglomerations of producer services firms : the case of graphic design firms in metropolitan Melbourne, 1981-2001, Thesis (Masters), University of Melbourne, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning.

Lee, Clare 2005, Alistair Knox : an integrated approach to landscape + architecture, Thesis (M.Arch.), University of Melbourne, Faculty Of Architecture, Building and Planning.

Wedd, Gerry 2005, Pot culture : domestic ceramics as subversive texts : an investigation into the use of social commentary in historical and contemporary ceramics practice, Thesis (Masters), University of South Australia, 2005.

Jordanov, Iliana Helena, 2004, Decorator or narrator a contextualisation of Slavic and Australian pattern making and its relationship to my painting practice, Thesis (Masters), Edith Cowan University, 2004.

Gertsakis, John 2003, Facilitating EcoDesign and product stewardship in Australia : a review of EcoDesign and product stewardship interventions emanating from the Centre for Design at RMIT University (1990-1999), Thesis (Masters), RMIT University, 2003.

Spencer, Melissa 2002, Australian furniture design, 1945-1960 : modernism, gender and professionalism, Thesis (Masters), University of Melbourne, Dept. of Fine Arts.

Wight, Uta 2001, Influences of the modern movement on Melbourne interiors, 1925-1939, Thesis (Masters), RMIT University,2001.

Carter, Nanette 2000, Modernist furniture and interior design in Melbourne 1930-1939: a critical evaluation, Thesis (Masters), University of Melbourne, Dept. of Fine Arts, 2001.

Lovitt, Carolyn 2000, Aboriginal art as decor: the politics of assimilation in white Australian homes 1930-1970, Thesis (Masters), University of Melbourne, Dept. of Fine Arts, 2001.

Broad, EC 2000, White2: The development of modernism in Australia (1850-1930) and the significant contribution made by women through domestic decoration and design, Thesis (Masters), University of Tasmania.

Lovitt, Carolyn 2000, Aboriginal art as decor : the politics of assimilation in white Australian homes 1930-1970, Thesis (M.A.), University of Melbourne.

Courtney, Kris 1999, Piece pipes : clay tobacco pipes from the site of “Little Lon”, Melbourne, Australia, Thesis (M.A.), University of Melbourne.

Smith, Andrew 1999, Influences on the Australian industrial design industry between 1958 and 1990, (Masters), Queensland University of Technology.

Marwood, Sally 1999, The impact, influence and contributions of Swedish design to the shaping of modern Australia, Thesis (Masters), University of Technology, Sydney, 1999.

Hastie, Suzanne E 1999, Nailing jelly to a tree : virtual artefact design using the industrial design metaphor, Thesis (Masters), RMIT University, 2002.

Sureda, Louise 1998, Icons and urban design : the role of popular architecture in promoting good design, based on case studies in central Sydne y, Thesis (Masters), University of Technology, Sydney.

McLeod, David Keith 1998, South looking east, Thesis (Masters), Monash University, 1998.

Baguley, Margaret Mary 1998, The deconstruction of domestic space, Thesis (Masters), Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 1998.

Walliss, J 1996, Creating Home in Urban Australia: The role of site, space and form, University of Tasmania.

Sukendro, Gregorius Hamdani 1996, Children’s television programs in Australia : the role of the graphic designer, Thesis (Masters), University of Technology, Sydney, 1996.

Herde, Helen 1995, An investigation of emerging paradigms in education and design discourse and their impact on design education, Thesis (Masters), University of South Australia.

Cahalan, Anthony 1994, Creativity versus legibility, Thesis (Masters), University of Technology, Sydney.

McNeil, Peter 1993, Designing women : gender, modernism and interior decoration in Sydney, c1920- 1940, Thesis (Masters), Australian National University.

Holcombe, Suzanne 1993, Strategic decisions : design in the 21st century, Thesis (Masters), University of Technology, Sydney.

Lee, Ruth Lorna 1993, “Our fingers were never idle” : women and domestic craft in the Geelong region, 1900-1960, Thesis (Masters), Deakin University, Victoria, 1993.

Richards, Michaela 1993, Making the modern interior : Marion Hall Best and Australian interior design 1945 – 196 , Thesis (Masters), Australian National University, 1993.

Fowler, Jennifer Anne 1992, Gold rush to ‘Black Wednesday’ the Melbourne Treasury and John James Clark’s Public Works Departmnet career from 1852 to 1878, Thesis (M.A.), Monash University.

Fraser, Pam 1992, Design education at the Powerhouse Museum : meeting the challenge of the 1990s, Thesis (Masters), University of Technology, Sydney.

Liney, Richard Rees 1992, Designs for arctecture ucien-lienr6) in the Pictorial Collection of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences at Sydney : a descriptive study, Thesis (Masters), University of Technology, Sydney.

Seddon, Brian James 1992, A study of Australian corporate identity design with particular reference to the analysis of visual identification devices, Thesis (Masters), Monash University, 1992.

Nielsen, Carl 1990, Industrial design in Australia, Thesis (Masters), Sydney College of the Arts.

Curedale, Robert 1990, The development of industrial design consulting in Australia Thesis (Masters), University of Technology, Sydney.

Zeplin, Pamela J. 1989, Drama and design the artist and the theatre, Melbourne, 1900-1950, Thesis (M.A.), Monash University.

McEwan, A. E. (Ann Elizabeth) 1988, From cottages to ‘skyscrapers’ : the architecture of A.E. & E.S. Luttrell in Tasmania and New Zealand, Thesis (M.A.), University of Canterbury, New Zealand.

Young, M. B. M 1985, A history of art and design education in South Australia, 1836 – 1887, Flinders University of South Australia.

Moore, G. Marie 1984, Antipodean gothic, Thesis (Masters), University of Melbourne.

Willingham, Allan 1983, Two Scots in Victoria : the architecture of Davidson and Henderson, Thesis (M.Arch.), University of Melbourne.

McPherson, Albert B 1980, That uncomfortable genius : a study of the building of St. Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne and the role of its architect William Butterfield 1878-1884, Thesis (Masters), University of Melbourne.

Preston, Harley H 1970, James Blackburn: civil engineer, surveyor and architect: his life and work in Van Diemen’s Land (1833-1849), Thesis (Masters), University of Melbourne.