Jo Szczepanska

Jo Szczepanska Head of Research and Development / Senior Experience Designer, ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Bachelor of Industrial Design (honours) 2007

Monash gave me the confidence that I could do just about anything.

Jo Szczepanska

I think what’s most important is that you are passionate about what you’re doing. For me, that means I need to feel I’m making a difference – adding a different voice with my designs. In my role at the ABC, I get to work with teams to imagine, design and build futures five to 10 years before they happen. It’s a fantastic job.

Monash taught me grounded design practice and gave me time to explore what type of designer I wanted to be. Although I chose to specialise in Industrial Design, the practical skills I learned spanned everything from graphics to coding. Since graduation, I’ve built refugee camp simulations for Oxfam, researched electric vehicles and healthcare services for frogs, reconstructed crime scenes for Victoria Police, and designed and wire-framed interfaces for industrial grade 3D printers. Monash gave me the confidence that I could do just about anything.

ABC RD Smart mirror prototype

ABC RD Emotion detection interface

ABC RD Virtual Reality concept

Jo Szczepanska, Future Homes

A compilation of the very finest future of home videos and a few speculative projects on the Internet of Things (IoT).

Videos featured in order of appearance:
Samsung Future home, Berg Little printer, Wii Fit U, Melon Brainwave headband, Uninvited Guests by Superflux, Microsoft Hololens, Google Project Soli, Addicted Products by Simone Rebaudengo, Microsoft Vision of the Future, Berg Smart Light prototype, Philips Microbial Home, Dyson Vacuum, IKEA / TUe Concept Kitchen 2025, IKEA Robotics Animals, Augmented (hyper)Reality by Keiichi Matsuda, Berg Smart light, Uninvited Guests by Superflux, Google Project Soli, Haptic Blocks demo MIT, Oculus Medium, Makerbot Digitizer 3D Scanner, Oculus Toybox, IKEA / TUe Concept Kitchen 2025, Melon Brainwave headband, Muse EEG Headband‎, Holi Smart light, Holus Holographic Experience, Suwappu Augmented Reality toys, KineticLabs Japan, Ik ben Alice caredroid, Paro robot, The Social Web of Things, Connected Worlds project, Corning A day of Glass, Nike Force of Nature, Her holographic game with NUI's, Luna Smartbed.

Music is titled Feel Good (Instrumental) by Broke For Free CC from the Free Music Archive.