About me
Creating visually compelling designs that elevate brands and connect with audiences.
Samantha Quilliam
Canberra-based designer
I’m a designer who loves the moment when everything finally clicks: the brand, the visuals, and the user experience all feeling cohesive, intentional, and easy to use. I’m most energised by work that makes a real positive difference, especially when it means turning complex information into accessible visuals and experiences that people can understand and trust.
My love for this mix of the mix of digital and creativity started early. I grew up playing video games, making art, and performing. My design career began as a happy accident when I chose graphic design as a high school elective. It quickly became my favourite subject and led me to study a Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication), with a breadth major in Marketing Communication, at the University of Canberra.
Some of my biggest lessons came from doing the work in the real world. I went from making silly Facebook event banners to designing professional flyers and social tiles for my sporting club, Jugger Canberra. I worked at Officeworks in the Print & Copy department, learning the fundamentals of production and print. In my second-last year of university, I interned in the Creative Design team at Services Australia, where I sharpened my Adobe skills, strengthened my process, and learned how to design with stakeholders and constraints in mind.
Now, with 5+ years’ experience and my role as a Consultant at Cordelta since 2022, I’ve worked across high-profile government initiatives, including Australia’s first Data and Digital Government Strategy and the country’s most-used government platform, myGov.
Across graphic design, visual branding, design systems and UX/UI, I bring clarity to complexity and create work that feels polished, consistent, and genuinely helpful for the audience/user.
Services
Design and Branding
Visual branding identity and refreshes
Design guidelines
Design collateral and campaign assets
Publication design
Information visualisation and diagrams
Content structure and visual storytelling
Templates and asset libraries
Ongoing brand governance
Digital
User experience discovery and design
Information architecture
Wireframes and user interface prototypes
Design systems
Interaction design
Usability testing
Motion and animation
Accessibility

