Jacques Cooney Adlard is a dedicated graphic designer from Melbourne, drawing inspiration from both traditional and avant-garde design. He combines established wisdom with innovative techniques to create immersive brand identities that push creative boundaries. 

Jacques' equal passion for immersive entertainment, particularly theme park design and lighting design, is evident within his graphic design work, creating brand identities that captivate, immerse, and engage viewers. 

In the coming year, Jacques will serve as the president of the Graphic Design Club at the University of Melbourne. Looking ahead, he aims to be a driving force in shaping the future of brand identity design.

Throughout three years of study in the Performance Design major, the distinct disciplines of Sound, Light, the Figure and Space in Performance are examined in detail through separate core subjects.

The culmination of this program is the capstone subject Performance Design Studio, in which students combine these scenographic elements holistically in response to a play text. These capstone projects demonstrate their ability to utilise design as a dramaturgical tool, with these skills being both valuable and transferrable across the wide variety of design disciplines that students will pursue upon completion.

The graphic design major provides students with practical and conceptual skills to undertake professional graphic design work.

Graphic designers work within print and digital based mediums to present information in ways that are both memorable and accessible. They are visual communicators—assembling illustrations, typography, images and motion graphics to create a piece of design.

Bachelor of Design (Graphic Design & Performance Design)

Graphic Design

Redesigning the album cover for 'Pet Sounds' by The Beach Boys.

Concept brand identity for a not-for-profit café in a vintage railway building

Immersive Branding & Website for Future Escapes

Future Escapes is an immersive design experience that invites travellers to explore and embrace their ideal futures through a captivating blend of design, destination matching and visual storytelling.

A concept brand identity blending mid-century warmth and modernity

Brand identity & website design for a private medical practice

Revealing the essence of design through clarity and transparency

Illuminating the chaos of New York through Federico García Lorca's poetry

Concept rebranding for a classic Australian car brand

Costume Design: Erysichthon – Metamorphoses 

Design concept for Erysichthon from Mary Zimmerman’s 1996 play Metamorphoses

Book Cover Redesign: A 'Very Short Introductions' Series 

This project reimagines the 'Very Short Introductions' series book covers using layered paper-inspired visuals.