My occupation:
Art Director/Communication Designer

My responsibilities:
1. Creating creative concepts for advertising and marketing
2. Graphic design

What inspired me to get involved in skilled volunteering:
I believe in charity and making a positive contribution to society. Working in a commercial, blue chip made me realise that I am part of the commercialised, capitalist system and I felt I needed to do more to make more positive changes in society.

Which organisations have I fulfilled wishes for:
Centre for Policy Development
Brain Injury Australia
Access Aware
Cystic Fibrosis
Wood Dungin
Assistance Dogs Australia
White Wreath Association.

A bit about the wishes I fulfilled, what I achieved and their outcomes

Centre for Policy Development
Created a book cover for their first published booked called More Than Luck. It was launched by Maxine McKew. It can be viewed here.

Brain Injury Australia Created a campaign to bring awareness about traumatic brain injury. This was for Brain Injury Awareness Week 2010

Access Aware Created a banner and poster for Access Aware, highlighting access issues for people with disability and a range of other people.

Cystic Fibrosis Created a branding look for their two projects, Casual Friday and Coffee Mornings.

Woor Dungin
Created a new look and feel for this organisation which included a logo, business card, and brochure.

Assistance Dogs Australia
Created a series of in-house banners to promote the organisation, and car design.

What the community group gained:
Professional background of 15 years in the business.

What I got out of volunteering my time and skills:
A deeper sense of fulfilment in what I do, and that I made a bigger contribution to society.

Tips for Community Groups and volunteers working together:
Communication from the initial start of the project right till the finished product. Most Designer and Creative people like to see how their work has impacted positively on the organisation.