DrRussell Kennedy

Dr Russell Kennedy (PhD) is Associate Head of School, International and Partnerships, in Deakin University’s School of Communication and Creative Arts. An award-winning scholar, communication designer, filmmaker, educator and researcher, he has more than 30 years of professional experience and over two decades of experience in design education, research and academic leadership.

 

Kennedy’s collaborative, practice-led research connects universities, industry, government, cultural institutions and communities to address complex social, cultural and technological challenges. His research spans communication design, design thinking, conversational artificial intelligence, Indigenous knowledge systems, digital storytelling, national identity and interdisciplinary innovation. His current work examines conversational AI as a performative, educational and narrative medium, with particular attention to authenticity, accuracy, truth, trust and human interaction.

 

Research Impact: Indigenous Representation in Design Practice

Kennedy completed his PhD at Swinburne University of Technology in 2015. His thesis, Designing with Indigenous Knowledge: Protocols for Respectful and Authentic Cross-cultural Representation in Communication Design Practice, contributed directly to the development of the award-winning Australian Indigenous Design Charter and International Indigenous Design Charter, co-authored with Dr Meghan Kelly, Professor Brian Martin and Dr Jefa Greenaway.

 

Conceived as a problem-solving research initiative, this work responds directly to challenges identified by designers seeking best-practice guidance when representing Indigenous cultures and knowledge. The Charters provide principles and protocols for respectful, authentic and Indigenous-led engagement in professional design practice. This high impact research has influenced government policy, procurement, higher and secondary education, and professional practice in Australia and internationally.

 

The Indigenous Design Charter research platform has received support from Indigenous Architecture and Design Australia, the Design Institute of Australia, the International Council of Design, Deakin University’s School of Communication and Creative Arts, and the National Indigenous Knowledges Education Research Innovation Institute, formerly the Institute of Koorie Education.

 

In 2016, Kennedy co-led the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade-funded program Was Is Always! On Route to an International Indigenous Design Charter. The program involved participatory research workshops in Greenland, Sweden and Denmark and informed the development of the international Charter, which was launched at the 2017 World Design Summit in Montreal, Canada.

 

The Australian and International Indigenous Design Charters have subsequently been embedded within design curricula at Deakin University, Monash University and the University of Melbourne. Their principles have also been incorporated into the revised Victorian Certificate of Education Visual Communication Design curriculum. The research platform has generated journal articles, conference papers, Non-Traditional Research Outputs and continuing national and international engagement.

 

In 2021, Deakin University, in partnership with Monash University and OCAD University in Toronto, secured an Australian Research Council Discovery Indigenous grant. Kennedy and Kelly joined fellow Charter co-authors Professor Brian Martin and Dr Jefa Greenaway to evaluate the implementation and impact of the Australian and International Indigenous Design Charters and contribute to the development of an Indigenous Design Charter appropriate to the Canadian context.

 

International Design Leadership

Kennedy served on the Board of the International Council of Design from 2003 to 2013, including as President from 2009 to 2011. He remains actively involved in the organisation and currently chairs its Committee of Former Presidents.

 

During his international leadership, Kennedy founded INDIGO, the International Indigenous Design Network, establishing a global platform to connect Indigenous designers and examine relationships between Indigenous cultures and contemporary design practice.

 

As President of ICoD, he initiated Iridescent: The International Council of Design Journal of Design Research, an international peer-reviewed journal supporting scholarship in design education, theory, research and practice. Iridescentsubsequently evolved into Communication Design: Interdisciplinary and Graphic Design Research, published by Taylor & Francis.

 

Kennedy was also project leader of the World Design Survey™, an international industry data/profile gathering research initiative developed in partnership with the Seoul Metropolitan Government. The project established a framework for examining the contribution of design to national economies and the extent to which governments employ design as a social, economic, cultural and developmental enabler. During this period as ICoD President (2009 to 2011) he also served as an international advisor to the UNESCO Creative Cities Network on UNESCO City of Design designations.

 

DesignMind and UNESCO Creative Cities

In 2018, Kennedy was appointed Co-Director of DesignMind by former Deakin University Vice-Chancellor Professor Jane den Hollander. DesignMind is Deakin University’s interdisciplinary design and innovation platform, connecting design-related research across the University and supporting engagement with industry, government and the City of Greater Geelong’s UNESCO City of Design objectives. Kennedy initiated and contributed to Geelong’s successful 2017 designation as a UNESCO City of Design. In 2018, he also consulted to the City of Greater Bendigo during the development of its successful application to become a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy.

 

Acadmic and Professioanl Experience

Before joining Deakin University in 2014, Kennedy was a Research Fellow at Swinburne University of Technology. He previously held academic and leadership positions at Monash University between 1994 and 2010.

Before commencing his academic career, Kennedy was Principal of Russell Kennedy Design Pty Ltd and co-owner of the motion-picture and documentary production company Onset Productions Pty Ltd. His design clients included Shell Australia, Honda Australia, General Motors Holden and the Australian Football League, for which he contributed to the inaugural AFL brand development in 1990.

His film credits include creator, co-producer and second-unit director of Rose Against the Odds, an internationally distributed television miniseries about Aboriginal world champion boxer Lionel Rose; Lofty Ambitions, documenting the career of Luc Longley, Australia’s first National Basketball Association player; and The Story of a Game, the official centenary history of basketball, produced for the International Basketball Federation and screened internationally through ESPN.

 

Fellowships and Recognition

Kennedy is a Life Member of the International Council of Design and a Fellow of the Design Institute of Australia, the Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce and the Deakin Motion Lab. As detailed below, his academic, research and professional contributions have been recognised through multiple competitive and peer-reviewed awards.

 

In 2008, Kennedy was appointed a Club Melbourne Ambassador by the Premier of Victoria, the Hon. John Brumby MP, in recognition of his contribution to promoting Victoria’s design capabilities internationally and positioning Melbourne as a leading global destination for design, conventions and major events.

 

Kennedy continues to draw upon his academic, professional and international design advocacy networks to advance Deakin University’s global engagement, interdisciplinary research partnerships and international collaborations.

 

AWARDS (Industry/Peer Reviewed):

• 2024-AnthenAward-Gold (USA- International) -Product Innovation (Sustainability, Environment & Climate): Perpetual Pigments- Sustainable    

       Colour/Continuous Culture  project

• 2022  Anthem Award - Silver (USA- International) -Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Awareness & Media: International Indigenous Design Charter
• 2022 SCCA Excellence Award - Partnerships Award for Industry and Community Engagement
• 2020  Victorian Architecture Awards (Victoria -Australia)  - Bates Smart Award for Architecture in Media (National Award): International I

       Indigenous Design Charter

• 2019  Deakin University Vice-Chancellor’s Award - Outstanding Contribution to Community Engagement: Australian and International Indigenous

       Design Charter

• 2018  Good Design Australia Award (Australia -International) - Indigenous Designer Award: Australian Indigenous Design Charter
• 2018  Premier’s Design Awards  (Victorian Government) – Award of the Year: International Indigenous Design Charter
• 2018  Premier’s Design Awards (Victorian Government) – Best in Category (Design Strategy): International Indigenous Design Charter

 

Experience: Academic Appointments

• 2024 – Current     Associate Head of School- SCCA (International and Partnerships), Deakin University
• 2022 – 2024         Head of Academic Group (Art and Design), Deakin University
• 2020 – 2022         Head ofAcademic Group (Screen and Design), Deakin University
• 2018 – Current      Co-Director: Designmind, International Design and Innovation Platform- Deakin University
• 2016 – 2020          Course Director: Bachelor of Design, Deakin University
• 2014 – 2016           Senior Lecturer, Deakin University
• 2010– 2014            Research Fellow, Faculty of Design, Swinburne University
• 1998– 2010            Course Coordinator Bachelor of Design and Bachelor of Visual Communication (Honours), Monash University
• 1994–1998              Lecturer, Year Coordinator (2 & 3), Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication), Monash University
• 1993–1994              Sessional Lecturer: Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication), Monash University

 

Education: Degrees

• Doctor of Philosophy Swinburne Univ. of Technology
• Master of Arts by Research Monash University

 

Memberships

• International Council of Design (ICoD) - Life membership 2011-ongoing
• Design Institue of Australia (DIA)

 

Teaching Activity

Current doctoral supervisions:

• Symbols of Australia: Emerging perspectives that transcend the current stereotypes and acknowledge the diversity of Australia. 
• Learning, Prediction, and Cognitive Access in Higher Education Learning Environments

Current masters’ supervisions:

• Exploring planetary art and planetary dialectics: A practice-led research project

Completed doctoral supervisions:

• Yarning in Motion: Relationally responsive processes in filmmaking practice 2021

 

Professional Activity

Academic Consulting/Advisories:

• 2025 -2026    Expert Consultant - City of Greater Geelong- Mayoral Committee Geelong Fim Industry futures  
• 2013-2026      International Council of Design - Chair: Committee of Former Presidents 
• 2018                Expert Consultant - City of Greater Bendigo -UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy -UCCN application 
• 2017                Expert Consultant - City of Greater Geelong- UNESCO Creative City of Design -UCCN application 

Professional Practice Career:

• 1993–1994      Co Producer – The Story of a Game (internationally distributed documentary series)
• 1991–1994       Company Director – Russell Kennedy Design Pty Ltd
• 1990–1991       Co Producer/Creator – Lofty Ambitions (internationally distributed documentary).
• 1986–1990      Co Producer/Creator – Rose Against the Odds (internationally distributed TV mini-series)
• 1986–1994      Company Director/Partner– Onset Productions Pty Ltd
• 1984–1990      Company Director/Partner – Great Graphics Pty Ltd
• 1982–1984      Designer/Art Director McCann Erickson Advertising incorporating the Grunwald Design Group

 

Fellowhips

• 2021-present  Deakin Motion Lab (DML)
• 2013-present  Deign Institute of Australia (DIA), 
• 2011-present   Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA), t

 

Board memberships

• 2022- 2023   Board Member - Creative Geelong
• 2011-2013       Past President/Board Member - International Council of Design
• 2009-2011      President/Board Member - International Council of Design
• 2007-2009     President Elect/Board Member - International Design Alliance 
• 2005-2007    Vice President/Board Member - International Council of Design 
• 2003-2005    Vice President/Board Member - International Council of Design

 

Conference organising

• 2026              SSN Emerging Issues in Science and Society Conference: Elevating Aboriginal and Torres Straight Knowledge Systems
• 2020              Design City | Building an Innovation Ecosystem (DesignMind, Deakin University and the City of Greater Geelong)
• 2011                International Design Aliance Congress, Taipei

 

Grants

• 2026              Perpetual pigment- textile waste to paint for sustainable coloured products. AEAP also known as 'Australia's Economic Accelerator  

        Ignite Program (AEAIP) - IG240100018 - $116,000                            

• 2022-2025   Perpetual Pigments- Particles derived from textile wastes for sustainable coloration of products. Sustainability Victoria - C-12728 -

        $263,715.97

• 2022-2023    Passing Electrical Storms. National Gallery of Victoria - $65,000.00
• 2022-2024    Protocols for Indigenous-led creative practice
• 2022-2026    ARC Discovery Indigenous: IN220100066 - $110,468.00
• 2021               Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria - Wayfinding and Signage Strategy Project. Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria - $25,000.00
• 2018-2019     City of Bendigo UNESCO Creative Cities Network Research Project. City of Greater Bendigo - $5,000.00
• 2017               ACDGP051 - Developing the International Indigenous Design Charter: International Forum. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

        DFAT-ACDGP051 - $30,000.00

• 2016               Kardinia Park Stadium Trust - Visual Identity Research Project- $25,000.00

 

 

Publications

Dilanchian, K., Kelly, M., & Kennedy, R. (2026). The place characteristics framework: identifying the symbolic DNA of place for visual identity design. Journal of Place Management and Development. doi:10.1108/JPMD-09-2025-0118

 

Meyrick, T., & Kennedy, R. (in press). Circularity is not enough: Pluriversal design and the cultural life of textile waste. Design and Culture (Taylor & Francis).

 

Greuter, S., Mulvany, G. T., Meyrick, T. A., Taylor, S., & Kennedy, R. J. (2026). Experiencing the End: User Experiences of Virtual Death in an Immersive Virtual Reality Installation. In DIS 2026 Proceedngs of the 2026 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (pp. 3577-3592). doi:10.1145/3800645.3812855

 

Kennedy, R. (2026). Flapper Said: Conversational AI, design research and the performance of memory. Deakin Library Flapper Said exhibition Catalogue, 1 (1), 8-11.

 

Meyrick, T., Kennedy, R., Kay, J., & Rajkhowa, R. (2025). PIGMENTS PERPÉTUELS : UNE ÉTUDE DE CAS VISUELLE. In E. Chatfield, J. Murray-Jones, & S. Subianto (Eds.), 13th Internationale Biennale of Design(No. Of Pieces: Large format fabricated exhibit comprising 10 textile waste samples, 2 artworks, and printed collateral from Rip Curl,). Saint Etienne, France: 13th Internationale Biennale of Design.

 

Meyrick, T., Kennedy, R., & Kay, J. (2024). The Fabric of Sustainability:HCI and the Fight Against Textile Waste. Companion of the 2024 on ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing, 202, 333-336. doi:10.1145/3675094.3681946

 

Kocaturk, T., & Kennedy, R. (2024). From Identity to Impact: The Evolution of Geelong’s Design Innovation Ecosystem. In M. Lozanovska, & U. De Jong (Eds.), Contested Architectural Pasts and Futures of a Regional City, Geelong, Australia (pp. 34-43). Newcastle Upon Tyne, Eng.: Cambridge Scholars.

 

Meyrick, T., & Kennedy, R. (2024). Site specific cultural entanglement: Re-addressing the complexity of Indigenous-colonial representation in environmental design through a dialogic empathy driven design solution in Naarm/ Melbourne.. In Proceedings of the 2024 Society for Experiential Graphic Design, Academic Summit(pp. 1-14). [Online]: Society for Experiential Graphic Design.

 

Meyrick, T., & Kennedy, R. (2024). Exploring complex storytelling through wayfinding design. Image & Text, (38), 1-24. doi:10.17159/2617-3255/2024/n38a17

 

Meyrick, T., Kennedy, R., & Kay, J. (2023). Perpetual Pigments: Sustainable Colour, Continuous Culture. (No. Of Pieces: 1 x website that comprises all the exhibition materials). Online: Geelong Design Week. Retrieved from http://www.perpetualpigments.com.au/

 

Kennedy, R. (2023). NGV DESIGN ANTHROPOLOGY LECTURE. In M. Russell-Cook (Ed.), Design Anthropology. Melbourne, Vic.: National Gallery of Victoria (NGV).

 

Kennedy, R. (2023). Naarm Now - Melbourne Now, NGV Exhibition Broadsheet.

 

Antlej, K., Cooke, S., Kelly, M., Kennedy, R., Pikó, L., & Horan, B. (2023). Understanding the Social Value of Geelong’s Design and Manufacturing Heritage for Extended Reality. Heritage, 6(3), 3043-3062. doi:10.3390/heritage6030162

 

Kennedy, R., Greenaway, J., & Wong, T. (2022). INBETWEEN 360 Degrees. In S. Greuter, & T. Meyrick (Eds.), INBETWEEN 360 Degrees. Exhibition (2022 : Geelong, Victoria) (No. Of Pieces: 360 Degree Screen Exhibition). IC Building, Level 1, Nyaal Precinct, 75 Pigdons Rd, Waurn Ponds, VIC 3216, Australia: Australian Institute of Architects.

 

Meyrick, T., & Kennedy, R. (2021). RBGV Insights : Informing a comprehensive brief. Unknown Journal, 1(1), 1-69.

 

Kocaturk, T., & Kennedy, R. (2019). 2019 Clever and Creative Lecture Series. (No. Of Pieces: Lectures in a series).

 

Meyrick, T. (2021). Designed for Action: A collective response to Covid 19. In R. Kennedy (Ed.), Geelong Design Week. Exhibition (2021 : Geelong, Victoria). Geelong, Vic.: City of Greater Geelong.

 

Kennedy, R. (2020). Design in Space for Life on Earth - Design Challenge. In T. Tagami, O. Bannova, N. de Leon, & A. Hoover (Eds.), Design in Space for Life on Earth - Design Challenge (No. Of Pieces: Printed report of workshop.). Montreal: World Design Organisation.

 

Kennedy, R. (2020). Designing with Indigenous knowledge: a journey to develop policy and protocols for respectful cross-cultural representation in design education and practice. In E. Lester, G. Cairns, & E. An (Eds.), Education, design and practice : Understanding skills in a complex world Vol. 17 (pp. 147-156). London, Eng.: UCL Press. Retrieved from https://architecturemps.com/proceedings/

 

Kennedy, R. (2019). INDIGO - International Indigenous Design Circle. In J. Greenaway, F. Larios, & R. Kennedy (Eds.), INDIGO - International Indigenous Design Circle (2019 : Vancouver, British Columbia). [Vancouver, B.C.]: Ico-D, the International Council of Design and INDIGO, the International Indigenous Design Network..

 

Kennedy, R. (2019). Cross Culture Approaches to Design, International Indigenous Design Charter Exhibition. In M. Kelly (Ed.), Cross Culture Approaches to Design, International Indigenous Design Charter Exhibition (No. Of Pieces: The exhibition aligned with the University of Calgary conference; Cross Culture Approaches to Design.). Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Deakin University.

 

Kennedy, R. (2019). Following the Indigenous Design Principles. In Culturally appropriate engagement processes: Following the Indigenous Design Principles. Symposium (2019 : Melbourne, Victoria) (No. Of Pieces: Presentation at 1 day Aspect Studio Symposium). Melbourne, Vic.: Aspect Studio.

 

Kennedy, R., & Kelly, M. (2019). Carjacked Culture Poster Exhibition: a visual conversation about appropriation of Indigenous culture. In Carjacked Culture. Poster Exhibition (2019 : Melbourne, Victoria) (No. Of Pieces: 10 days; various posters). Melbourne, Vic.: Deakin University.

 

Kennedy, R., & Kocaturk, T. (2019). Design With Nature. In P. Roos, & C. Buntine (Eds.), Deakin Lecture Series (2019 : Geelong, Victoria). Geelong, Vic.: City of Greater Geelong and Deakin University. Retrieved from https://blogs.deakin.edu.au/

 

Kelly, M., Kennedy, R., & Chatfield, E. (2019). How can we better incorporate and celebrate indigenous history?. In 2019 Planning Institute of Australia, Victoria State Planning Symposium. Melbourne, VIC: Planning Institute of Australia. Retrieved from https://www.planning.org.au/vic-conference-content/concurrent-sessions

 

Kennedy, R., & Kokaturk, T. (2019). Good Health by Design – Clever and Creative Public Lecture. In S. Proposch, & A. Peeters (Eds.), Clever and Creative Lecture Series (2019 : Geelong, Victoria) (No. Of Pieces: Lecture 2). Geelong, Vic.: City of Greater Geelong and Deakin University.

 

Kennedy, R. (2019). Bendigo UNESCO Creative City Designation Application.

 

Kennedy, R. (2019). The Indigenous Design Charter Project. In R. Kennedy (Ed.), Indigenous Architecture + Design. Forum (2019 : Koorie Heritage Trust, Victoria) (No. Of Pieces: 1 day Forum). Melbourne, Vic.: RMIT.

 

Kennedy, R., & Kocaturk, T. (2019). Design and the Circular Economy. In M. Barnett, & B. Wickham (Eds.), 2019 Clever and Creative Lecture Series 1) : Design and the Circular Economy (No. Of Pieces: 1 x 50 min presentation). Geelong, Vic: City of Greater Geelong and Deakin University. Retrieved from https://blogs.deakin.edu.au/

 

Kennedy, R. (2019). Designed by reconciliation: the Indigenous Design Charter Project. In E. Chatfield, & R. Kennedy (Eds.), Reconciliation Conversations Provocations, Policy & Projects. Symposium (2019 : Sydney, New South Wales) (No. Of Pieces: 1 day symposium). Potts Point, N.S.W.: Australian Institute of Architects.

 

Kennedy, R., & Kelly, M. (2019). The Design Charter at Melbourne Knowledge Week. In Indigenous Design Thinking Conversations Symposium. Melbourne Knowledge Week (2019 : Melbourne, Victoria) (No. Of Pieces: 3 days). Melbourne, Vic.: Melbourne Knowledge Week.

 

Kelly, M., & Kennedy, R. (2019). Melbourne Knowledge Week Exhibition. In International Indigenous Design Charter Exhibition. Federation Square, Atrium, Melbourne: Melbourne Knowledge Week.

 

Kelly, M., & Kennedy, R. (2019). Melbourne Knowledge Week Federation Square Digital Presentation. In International Indigenous Design Charter Digital Display. Federation Square.

 

Kennedy, R. (2019). Indigenous Design Means Business. ico-D News, (January 19). Retrieved from https://www.theicod.org/resources/news-archive/indigenous-design-means-business

 

Kelly, M. (2018). International Indigenous Design Charter: Hong Kong Business Design Week 2018. In M. Lee (Ed.), Design and Identity: International Indigenous Design Charter (No. Of Pieces: Interactive digital display and publication). Geelong, Vic.: Deakin University. Retrieved from https://creative.vic.gov.au/

 

Kennedy, R., Kelly, M., Martin, B., & Greenaway, J. (2018). International Indigenous Design Charter : Protocols for sharing Indigenous knowledge in professional design practice. Unknown Journal, 1-37. Retrieved from https://www.ico-d.org/

 

Kennedy, R., & Kelly, M. (2018). Victorian Premier's Design Awards (No. Of Pieces: Victorian Premier's Design Award winner (Design Strategies) and Victorian Premier's Design Award winner (Award of the Year 2018)) [Exhibition]. [Melbourne, Vic.]: Creative Victoria and Good Design Australia.

 

Kennedy, R., & Kelly, M. (2018). Decolonise, Indigenise And Recognise: Creating the International Indigenous Design Charter. In J. Greenaway (Ed.), Proceedings of Blak Design Matters: National Survey of Contemporary Indigenous Design 2018. Melbourne, Vic.: Koorie Heritage Trust.

 

Kennedy, R. (2018). Ten classics of Indigenous design. The Conversation. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/ten-classics-of-indigenous-design-99672

 

Kelly, M., & Kennedy, R. (2018). Good Design Australia Award (No. Of Pieces: Australian Indigenous Design Charter has been created to address the issues of appropriation and respectful representation of Indigenous (Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander) culture in design practice and education. This document offers a best practice protocols for designers (Indigenous and non-Indigenous) working with Indigenous knowledge through respectful, Indigenous led, collaborative processes.) [Exhibition]. [Melbourne, Vic.]: Good Design Australia. Retrieved from https://good-design.org/projects/australian-indigenous-design-charter/

 

Greenaway, J. (2018). Best Practice Guide: the International Indigenous Design Charter launched in Australia. ico-D News, May 18. Retrieved from https://www.ico-d.org/

 

Kennedy, R., & Kelly, M. (2018). House of Representatives Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs: growing presence of inauthentic Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 'style' art and craft products and merchandise for sale across Australia. J. Greenaway (Ed.), (No. Of Pieces: Report and presentation provided to the working party from the Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs, House of Representatives, Commonwealth of Australia). Canberra, A.C.T.: Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved from http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/

 

Chatfield, E., Kennedy, R., & Kelly, M. (2018). Past – International Indigenous Design Charter. In Go back to where you came from : The Indigenous Design Symposium. Melbourne, Vic.: Melbourne University. Retrieved from https://msd.unimelb.edu.au/indigenous-design-symposium/program/day-2

 

Kennedy, R., & Kelly, M. (2017). Was.Is.Always: South to North. On Route to an International Indigenous Design Charter: Sweden Workshop. (No. Of Pieces: International Indigenous Design Charter document). Montreal, Canada: INDIGO, International Indigenous Design Network (ico-D).

 

Kennedy, R. (2017). Madrid Gráfica 17: Mandela poster project exhibition (No. Of Pieces: Poster design titled 'Process Black') [Exhibition]. Johannesburg, South Africa: Mandela Poster Project.

 

Kennedy, R., Kelly, M., Greenaway, J., & Chatfield, E. (2017). International Indigenous Design Charter: Communication Design. In Proceedings of the 2017 World Design Summit Congress (pp. 1). Montreal, Quebec: World Design Summit Organisation.

 

Kennedy, R., Kelly, M., Greenaway, J., & Chatfield, E. (2017). International Indigenous Design Charter—Communication Design. In World Design Summit Congress: Proceedings. Montreal, Canada: World Design Summit Organisation. Retrieved from http://www.ico-d.org/platforms/montreal-2017#about-the-platforms

 

Kennedy, R., & Kelly, M. (2017). Was.Is.Always: South to North. On Route to an International Indigenous Design Charter: Greenland Workshop. In Was.Is.Always: South to North. On Route to an International Indigenous Design Charter: Greenland Workshop (pp. 1-17). Nuuk, Greenaland: INDIGO, International Indigenous Design Network (ico-D).

 

Kennedy, R., & Kelly, M. (2017). Was.Is.Always: South to North. On Route to an International Indigenous Design Charter: Copenhagen Workshop (Greenland House). In -. Montreal, Canada: INDIGO, International Indigenous Design Network (ico-D).

 

Kelly, M., & Kennedy, R. (2017). The Australian Indigenous Design Charter: A ten-step best practice protocol document essential for design educators and practitioners. In ACUADS 2017 : Proceedings of Australia Council of University Art and Design Schools 2017 Conference (pp. 1-10). Canberra, A.C.T.: ACUADS. Retrieved from https://acuads.com.au/

 

Kennedy, R. (2017). INDIGO project: international indigenous design charter ico-D interviews the three main authors. ico-D Blog. Retrieved from https://indigenousdesigncharter.com.au/

 

Kennedy, R., & Kelly, M. (2017). Building a case for an International Design Centre in Geelong. In P. Collins, & I. Gibson (Eds.), DesTech 2016 : Proceedings of the 2016 The International Conference on Design and Technology (pp. 66-72). [Geelong, Vic.]: DesTech. doi:10.18502/keg.v2i2.597

 

Kennedy, R., & Kelly, M. (2017). The Australian indigenous design charter: communication design. The development of a guide for respectful professional practice. Communication design: interdisciplinary and graphic design research, 5(1-2), 224-239. doi:10.1080/20557132.2017.1385253

 

Kennedy, R. (2017). City of Greater Geelong UNESCO Creative City Network (Design Designation) application 2017. (No. Of Pieces: Under the portfolio of Design Advocacy, Dr Kennedy worked with the City of Greater Geelong to produce an application for Geelong to join UNESCO's Creative Cities Network (UCCN) as a designated City of Design. The associated report produced by the UCCN Application Committee profiled the past and current status of design in the CoGG and presented a scoped out plan for future development and design activity.).

 

Kennedy, R. (2017). INDIGO International Indigenous Design Network. In ico-D 2017 : 27GA report 2015-2017(pp. 72-74). Montreal, Que.: Ico-D, International Council of Design. Retrieved from http://dash.ico-d.org/files/GA/reports/ico-D_27GA_report_WEB.pdf

 

Kennedy, R. (2016). Deakin University to Host INDIGO. ico-D News, November 16. Retrieved from https://www.ico-d.org/

 

Kennedy, R. (2016). Styling Australia’s new visual design identity. NTRO - Non Traditional Research Outcomes, 4(4), 1. Retrieved from https://nitro.edu.au/

 

Kennedy, R. (2016). NELSON MANDELA POSTER EXHIBITION: BROOKLYN. (No. Of Pieces: Poster design titled,'Process Black'). Johannesburg, South Africa: Nelson Mandela Poster Project Collective.

 

Kelly, M., & Kennedy, R. (2016). Recognizing appropriate representation of Indigenous knowledge in professional design practice. Visible language, 50(1), 153-173. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/

 

Murphy, T., Kennedy, R., & Kelly, M. (2016). Kardinia Park Stadium Trust- Brandmark. Retrieved from https://www.kardiniapark.vic.gov.au/

 

Kennedy, R. (2015). Special International Exhibition on National Government Identity:Gwangju. In International Design Congress: Eeum· Design Connects - Special International Exhibition on National Government Identity (2015 : Gwangju, Korea) (No. Of Pieces: Exhibition catalogue). Gwangju, Korea: South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

 

Kennedy, R. (2015). Looking back to move forward: the Dymaxion revisited. In G. Littlefair,, I. Gibson, C. Usma, P. Collins, & T. Hilditch (Eds.), DESTECH 2015 : Proceedings of The 1st International Design Technology Conference Vol. 20 (pp. 46-53). Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier. doi:10.1016/j.protcy.2015.07.009

 

Kennedy, R. (2015). '상상'. In Special International Exhibition on National Government Identity: Seoul (No. Of Pieces: 2 posters). Seoul, Korea: South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

 

Kennedy, R., & Kelly, M. (2015). Australian Indigenous Design Charter: Communication Design. Protocols for sharing Indigenous knowledge in communication design practice: https://www.design.org.au/services/practice-notes. [Melbourne, Vic.]: Indigenous Architecture and Design Victoria (IADV). Retrieved from https://www.design.org.au/documents/item/216

 

Kennedy, R. (2014). The Crux of the issue with a new Australian flag. The Conversation, 1. Retrieved from http://theconversation.com/

 

Kennedy, R. (2013). Mandela Poster Project Exhibition (No. Of Pieces: Poster designed by Russell Kennedy (Melbourne, Australia) for the Mandela95 Poster Project, celebrating Nelson Mandela’s 95th birthday on 18 July 2013) [Exhibition]. Johannesburg, South Africa: Mandela Poster Project. Retrieved from https://www.facebook.com/MandelaPosterProject

 

Kennedy, R. (2014). Where would the Union Jack’s demise leave the Aussie flag?. The Conversation, 1. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/

 

Kennedy, R. (2014). Process black (No. Of Pieces: Poster - Digital screen display (original size 29.7cmx 42.0cm)). Melbourne, Vic.: Mandela Poster Collective. Retrieved from http://www.deakin.edu.au/

 

Kennedy, R. (2014). Tangram (No. Of Pieces: 1 poster; digitally printed) [Exhibition]. [Seoul, Korea]: Design Society.

 

Kennedy, R. (2013). Flagging authenticity. Identity journal, (1), 62-69.

 

Kennedy, R. (2012). Appropriate or appropriate? Strategic considerations when representing indigenous culture in communication design and branding. In K. Cato, K. McCourtie, K. Sorensen, G. Muratovski, & D. Simmonds (Eds.), AGideas research : design for business (pp. 178-197). Melbourne, Vic.: agIdeas Press.

 

Bawden, G., Haylock, B., Jones, S., & Kennedy, R. (2011). Fourpoint (No. Of Pieces: 20 days) [Exhibition]. Melbourne, Vic.: Monash University & Design Institute of Australia. Retrieved from http://www.design.org.au/index.cfm?id=324

 

Ibrahim, N., Butler, J., & Kennedy, R. (2011). A way to communicate: A new signage system for the Mah Meri Indigenous community. Design principles and practices : an international journal, 5(5), 579-598. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.deakin.edu.au/

 

Kennedy, R. (2010). Trained to think- trained to design. ICOGRADA International council of communication design website. Retrieved from http://www.icograda.org/education/education/articles1880.htm

 

Grefe, R., Guellerin, C., Van Kerm, T., Petren, F., & Kennedy, R. (2010). Sharing questions and initiatives, the professional organizations' point of view. In C. Guellerin, N. Minvielle, & M. de Jacquelot (Eds.), Designer: careers and professionalization (1st ed.). Brussels, Belgium: de Boeck. Retrieved from http://www.cumulusassociation.org/

 

Kennedy, R. (2008). A state of mind or a mind of state? Interdisciplinary: a broader design context unites government with the profession. In Notes from New views 2 : Conversations and dialogues in graphic design. London, Eng.: [The Conference].