Kirrily Hales
I am a multidisciplinary designer, based in Melbourne, with a passion for creating, forward-thinking, engaging, and considered designs. I have a particular interest in brand identity, publication design and packaging. Surveillance in Public Space is a publication created in response to the Making Things Public studio project brief, that poses the question of whether surveillance in public space is beneficial or whether it strips people of their privacy and freedom. This workshop not only encourages discussion and exploration but also allows designers to take a self-initiated approach to their work, allowing creative freedom.

Surveillance in Public Space

Surveillance in Public Space is a 60-page publication created to encourage the reader to question the use of surveillance to monitor public places and encourages one to form their own conclusion regarding this complex topic. The publication was carefully curated through vast amounts of research, image making and typographic exploration. I intended to keep the book relatively minimalistic to ensure that it is clear and direct, making an impact on the reader. The cover features various forms of surveillance devices that are included in the book, suggesting the feeling of being watched.

Surveillance in Public Space: Google Maps and Google Street View

The book features a vast array of images to provide a visualisation of the topic and to provoke conversation. A series of images, one of which is displayed above, were created to translate the way in which Google Maps and Google Street View allow unlimited and unrestricted access to locate people in public places and to capture a 360-degree view of their actions. This is an invasive tool that has sparked various debates regarding our individual right to privacy.

Surveillance in Public Space: Mapping Melbourne

Image making was used to create maps of Melbourne’s city. These maps not only display Google Street View’s capabilities, but also suggest that we are able to form an extensive visual map purely by utilising the millions of surveillance devices that are located in Melbourne today.
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Surveillance in Public Space

Melbourne Cinémathèque: Calendar

A proposed identity for the Melbourne Cinémathèque 2022, a not-for-profit organisation curated by a volunteer-run film society. The organisation screens rare and significant films across a variety of genres. The brief encouraged a creative sense of freedom, allowing students to experiment with identity design and curate the annual program of film screenings, an A1 calendar containing 24 sections that can be folded into a neat form. The overall identity was inspired by colour and the soft, whimsical, and dreamy projection of light.
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Melbourne Cinémathèque: General Promo Screen and Single Season Promo Screen

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