Carol Hudson
Design CV
Qualifications
2019 Master of Fine Art UNSW Art and Design
2001 Master of Design UNSW Art and Design
1995 Award School Advertising and Art Direction
Design
April 2013 — Present Creative Director at Carol Hudson Design — Sydney
Clients: Acenda (MLC Insurance) Allianz Insurance, AIT, Australian Ethical, Australian Museum, Bell Direct, Bell Potter, Broad School of Business, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, College of Arts and Letters Michigan State University, Commonwealth Bank, First Footprints TV Series, Food&Words, French Baker, GoGet car share, Gowrie NSW, Heustler PR, Mo Fox, Open Colleges, Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania
2008 — 2013 Carol Hudson Design — Chicago and Milwaukee USA
Clients: Best Buy, Coca-Cola Company, DRT, Eduvantis, Electrodata, FQ540, Geronimo Marketing, Harrison’s Pharmacies (Australia), Highland Solutions, IA Collaborative, Kohl’s Department Store, Tukaiz, VSA Partners, Western Industries
1993 — 2008: Carol Hudson Design — Sydney
Clients: ABCTV, ABC Books, Addison Wesley Longman, American Express, Amnesty International, AMP, Architectus, Canadian Airlines, Commonwealth Bank, Film Australia, Harrison’s Pharmacies, Horniak and Canny, Macquarie Bank, Pearson Education, Qantas, Random House, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney, Prentice Hall, UNSW Art&Design, UNSW Faculty of Science, Westfield, Westpac Bank
1998 Exhibition designer State Library of NSW — Sydney
1991 — 1993 Lead Designer Saunders Design — Sydney
1990 — 1991 Designer Cato Design — Sydney
1988 — 1990 Designer/Typographer Captions Company — Sydney
Academic, Teaching and Management
2023 — 2025 Ceramics Studio Coordinator Art Est Art School — Sydney
2014 Lecturer Billy Blue College of Design (BBCD) — Sydney
2014 Lecturer CATC — Sydney
2013 B.Des. Project Manager and Writer AIT — Sydney
2011 — 2012 Adjunct Professor Typography and Infographics MIAD — WI USA
2010 — 2011 Adjunct Professor Developing online Typography courses UWM — WI USA
2007 — 2008 B.Des. Academic Manager and Program Director BBCD — Sydney
2007 — 2008 M.Des. Program Director BBCD — Sydney
2007 — 2008 B.Des. Course Writer and Development Committee BBCD — Sydney
2006 — 2007 3rd Year Program Director BBCD — Sydney
2004 — 2008 Lecturer BBCD — Sydney
2001 — 2002 Lecturer — Typography UTS — Sydney
1996 — 2005 Lecturer 1st — 4th year UNSWADA — Sydney
Skills and Achievements
Design and Creative Direction
Specialist areas are in design and strategy for brand, digital and print design. marketing and communications, annual reports, infographics, wayfinding and environment, exhibition design, publication design, website design, packaging, animation, video editing, videography, photography, illustration. presentations and social campaigns.
Software and Digital Apps
InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, Affinity Publisher, Squarespace, Weebly, Canva, Microsoft Word and Powerpoint.
Administrative and Organisational
Design leadership, project management, client service and development. Experience with managing 52 lecturing staff and course administration.
BA and Masters Course Development
Strategy and planning, course goals development, curriculum committee coordination, benchmarking, business plan development, course materials development and project management.
Mentoring
2010 — 2012 AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) Education Director and managing the Cultivate mentoring program and student portfolio review events.
2012 — 2013 Redline mentor artist in residence Redline Milwaukee USA.
Committees and Organisations
2007 — 2008 BA Development Committee
Billy Blue College of Design. Lead role planning and writing design degrees in communication design, multimedia design and branded environment.
2007 Course Advisory Committee
Billy Blue College of Design.
2007 — 2008 Quality Committee
Think Education.
2010 — 2012 AIGA Wisconsin Board
of Directors — Education Director.
2011 — 2012 AIGA Wisconsin Board
of Directors — Design for Good Director.
Awards, residencies and publications
2018 The Journal of Australian Ceramics
2014 Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize Highly commended and exhibited at SA Natural History Museum, Adelaide and National Archive, Canberra.
2018 Tim Olsen Drawing Prize shortlist.
2012 Artbook Milwaukee
1996 Australian Publishers Association Winner and shortlisted for book design.
2019 Master of Fine Art UNSW Art and Design
2001 Master of Design UNSW Art and Design
1995 Award School Advertising and Art Direction
Design
April 2013 — Present Creative Director at Carol Hudson Design — Sydney
Clients: Acenda (MLC Insurance) Allianz Insurance, AIT, Australian Ethical, Australian Museum, Bell Direct, Bell Potter, Broad School of Business, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, College of Arts and Letters Michigan State University, Commonwealth Bank, First Footprints TV Series, Food&Words, French Baker, GoGet car share, Gowrie NSW, Heustler PR, Mo Fox, Open Colleges, Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania
2008 — 2013 Carol Hudson Design — Chicago and Milwaukee USA
Clients: Best Buy, Coca-Cola Company, DRT, Eduvantis, Electrodata, FQ540, Geronimo Marketing, Harrison’s Pharmacies (Australia), Highland Solutions, IA Collaborative, Kohl’s Department Store, Tukaiz, VSA Partners, Western Industries
1993 — 2008: Carol Hudson Design — Sydney
Clients: ABCTV, ABC Books, Addison Wesley Longman, American Express, Amnesty International, AMP, Architectus, Canadian Airlines, Commonwealth Bank, Film Australia, Harrison’s Pharmacies, Horniak and Canny, Macquarie Bank, Pearson Education, Qantas, Random House, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney, Prentice Hall, UNSW Art&Design, UNSW Faculty of Science, Westfield, Westpac Bank
1998 Exhibition designer State Library of NSW — Sydney
1991 — 1993 Lead Designer Saunders Design — Sydney
1990 — 1991 Designer Cato Design — Sydney
1988 — 1990 Designer/Typographer Captions Company — Sydney
Academic, Teaching and Management
2023 — 2025 Ceramics Studio Coordinator Art Est Art School — Sydney
2014 Lecturer Billy Blue College of Design (BBCD) — Sydney
2014 Lecturer CATC — Sydney
2013 B.Des. Project Manager and Writer AIT — Sydney
2011 — 2012 Adjunct Professor Typography and Infographics MIAD — WI USA
2010 — 2011 Adjunct Professor Developing online Typography courses UWM — WI USA
2007 — 2008 B.Des. Academic Manager and Program Director BBCD — Sydney
2007 — 2008 M.Des. Program Director BBCD — Sydney
2007 — 2008 B.Des. Course Writer and Development Committee BBCD — Sydney
2006 — 2007 3rd Year Program Director BBCD — Sydney
2004 — 2008 Lecturer BBCD — Sydney
2001 — 2002 Lecturer — Typography UTS — Sydney
1996 — 2005 Lecturer 1st — 4th year UNSWADA — Sydney
Skills and Achievements
Design and Creative Direction
Specialist areas are in design and strategy for brand, digital and print design. marketing and communications, annual reports, infographics, wayfinding and environment, exhibition design, publication design, website design, packaging, animation, video editing, videography, photography, illustration. presentations and social campaigns.
Software and Digital Apps
InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, Affinity Publisher, Squarespace, Weebly, Canva, Microsoft Word and Powerpoint.
Administrative and Organisational
Design leadership, project management, client service and development. Experience with managing 52 lecturing staff and course administration.
BA and Masters Course Development
Strategy and planning, course goals development, curriculum committee coordination, benchmarking, business plan development, course materials development and project management.
Mentoring
2010 — 2012 AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) Education Director and managing the Cultivate mentoring program and student portfolio review events.
2012 — 2013 Redline mentor artist in residence Redline Milwaukee USA.
Committees and Organisations
2007 — 2008 BA Development Committee
Billy Blue College of Design. Lead role planning and writing design degrees in communication design, multimedia design and branded environment.
2007 Course Advisory Committee
Billy Blue College of Design.
2007 — 2008 Quality Committee
Think Education.
2010 — 2012 AIGA Wisconsin Board
of Directors — Education Director.
2011 — 2012 AIGA Wisconsin Board
of Directors — Design for Good Director.
Awards, residencies and publications
2018 The Journal of Australian Ceramics
2014 Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize Highly commended and exhibited at SA Natural History Museum, Adelaide and National Archive, Canberra.
2018 Tim Olsen Drawing Prize shortlist.
2012 Artbook Milwaukee
1996 Australian Publishers Association Winner and shortlisted for book design.