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