User:Maree Diagram

This Wikipedia user has been created to increase the online visibility of women in Australian graphic design. The 'Invisible: Women in Australian Graphic Design' survey was conducted in 2016 which showed that stakeholders in this industry could each only identify 1.62 names of women, post 1960, who have made a significant contribution to the industry. Further research into the visibility of graphic design graduates showed women are the majority of students graduating from the pipeline. With a lack of other data to measure the visibility of women in Australian graphic design professional positions, the data set of women who were jurors and winners of the AGDA Awards (Australian Graphic Design Association) was collated and showed that women were only represented as 25% of these places.

As a PhD student, I am creating the research (as cited in the above instances) to not only measure the visibility of women in Australian graphic design but to undertake project based research that adds to this visibility where ever possible. The 20+ most visible women listed in the ' 'Invisible: Women in Australian Graphic Design' survey were interviewed, photographed and galleries of their work collected in order to diseminate their biographies online. Other academic papers have been written and published, conference presentations, blogs and exhibitions have been engaged with to also increase this visibility.

Publishing these profiles on Wikipedia can work towards addressing the criticisms Wikipedia has faced regarding the gender biases in both the contributors and subject matter on the platform. It will generate resources for the students studying the visual culture in Australia to explore their history and build on its contributions.