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Brandon Gien FDIA
Managing Director, Good Design Australia Chair, Australian International Design Awards President-Elect, International Council of Societies of Industrial Design
Brandon is the Managing Director of Good Design Australia and Chair of the Australian International Design Awards. In 2011, Brandon was elected to the position of President-Elect of the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID), the first Australian to hold this position.
ICSID is a non-profit organisation that protects and promotes the interests of the profession of Industrial Design. It has members in over 50 countries and represents the interests of some 200,000 designers worldwide. Brandon will take over leadership of the world organisation for Industrial Design in 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey.
Prior to founding Good Design Australia, Brandon was General Manager of Design Strategy and Head of Corporate Services at Standards Australia, recognised by the Government as Australia's peak Standards body.
Through his work on the ICSID Executive Board, Brandon has been instrumental in creating the World Design Impact Prize, a new prize to honour Industrial Design driven projects that make a positive impact on our social, economic, cultural and environmental quality of life.
Brandon studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Newcastle where he later graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design. He is completing a Doctorate in Environmental Design at the University of Canberra's School of Design and Architecture with a focus on design assessment methodologies used by design promotion organisations around the world.
Brandon is a Fellow of the Design Institute of Australia (DIA) and a professional member of the Industrial Design Society of America (IDSA). He sits on the Advisory Board of the Design Research Institute of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) where he chairs the Design Challenge program.
Brandon sits on the Executive Committee of the International Design Alliance (IDA), a strategic venture between the three international organisations representing design and was recently made a Design Ambassador to Japan, an international design advocacy role organised by the Japan Institute of Design Promotion (JDP).
Ged Bulmer
Associate, Good Design Australia
Ged is an Associate of Good Design Australia and represents the Automotive and Transport category within the Australian International Design Awards.
Most recently Carsguide’s Managing Editor, Ged has spent the past 20 years road testing and writing about everything from Ladas to Lamborghinis. As editor of Wheels magazine for most of the previous decade, Ged oversaw one of the country's most respected new car awards, and also worked together with the Australian International Design Awards to develop the Wheels Automotive Design Award between 2004 and 2008.
With a wealth of experience on titles as diverse as Motor, 4Wheeler and Overlander, Ged brings deep industry knowledge to the automotive design sector of the Australian International Design Awards.
As an experienced media professional, Ged has amassed more than 20 years of journalism, editing and management experience.
With excellent writing and editing skills, a keen eye for graphic design and an extensive network of photographic and journalistic contacts, Ged has a proven track record of producing quality content for targeted audience types, while delivering consistent circulation and readership growth. He has an expert understanding of the automotive industry and an unparalleled network of contacts across the industry spectrum, including personal relationships with many of the CEOs, marketing directors and public relations officers of Australia’s major car brands.
Samuel Jackson
Associate, Good Design Australia
Sam is responsible for the managing the design and implementation of Good Design Australia's high profile Good Design Showcase, a public exhibition of innovative products that feature in the annual Australian International Design Awards.
He has a career spanning over 10 years in music, marketing, media and events including National Marketing Manager for Triple J Radio, Director Jam Recordings (Good Vibrations Festival), Key Accounts and Promotions Manager – Universal Music. Partnerships, strategic alliances and clients have included Volkswagen, Big Day Out, CUB, Moonlight Cinemas, St Kilda Festival, NRL, Melbourne Food and Wine Festival and more.
Felicity de Sauty
Program Coordinator, Australian International Design Awards
Program Coordinator, Australian International Design Awards
Luisa Bustos
Media Director, Good Design Australia
Luisa is a communications, media and public affairs specialist with exceptional writing and organisational skills, honed by experience in journalism, internal communications, media relations and public affairs. She has more than ten years experience and eight years in the not-for-profit sector and handles the PR and media activities for Good Design Australia and the Australian International Design Awards.
Specialties: Writing, editing, corporate communications, magazine production, corporate publications, annual reports, fundraising material, online content generation, media management, crisis/issues management, public affairs and public relations.