Mr. Mark Lycette
Details
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College: School of Design
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Department: School of Design
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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mark.lycette@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID: 0000-0001-8993-9222
Open to
- Media enquiries
- Industry Projects
- Collaborative projects
- Teaching provision
About
Mark Lycette is a Senior Lecturer at RMIT University, Bachelor of Design (Animation), School of Design. Digital Media designer, leader and educator and expert in intersecting creative education with Sustainable Development Goals.
Mark has a significant record of achievement spanning both his academic and industry based careers. He was part of the founding of digital education in Australia and has led its development ever since, while maintaining an internationally recognised professional presence as a digital designer, artist and animator.
Mark Lycette is a designer in digital media. He was an Art Director at Nofrontiere GmbH (Austria) and founder and director of Lycette Bros. since 1997. Clients have included: Nickelodeon, KesselsKramer, Diesel, Sanrio, SBS Digital, XING, Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia Council for the Arts, University of Melbourne and ACMI.
He works in all aspects of digital media, specifically, animation, graphic design, games/apps, visualisation and fine arts.
Lycette Bros. portfolios:
lycettebros.com
youtube.com/lycettebros
Awards:
Interactive Self-Promotional Award, Communication Arts Magazine, USA
Special Award, ATOM Awards, Australia
Noteworthy Award, New Voices. New Visions, USA
New Talent Pavilion, MILIA, France
Jury Prize, I Castelli Animati Web, Italy
Best Minimisations Project, Ciberart Bilbao, Spain
3rd Prize, Web Animation, AnimaMundiWeb, Brazil
Multimedia Prize, Avanca03 Festival, Portugal
Best Use of Multimedia, FIFI (Internet Film Festival), France
Finalist, Annecy, France
Finalist, SENEF Internet Film Awards. Korea
Finalist, IdN Design Awards, Hong Kong
Finalist, ATOM Awards, Australia
Finalist, National Digital Art Awards, Australia
Media
Research fields
- 360502 Computer gaming and animation
- 330316 Visual communication design (incl. graphic design)
- 390407 Inclusive education
UN sustainable development goals
- 4 Quality Education
- 10 Reduced Inequalities
- 5 Gender Equality
- 1 No Poverty
- 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
Academic positions
- Senior Lecturer
- Aalborg University
- School of Design
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Jan 2022 – Present
- Acting Associate Dean
- RMIT University
- School of Design
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Jan 2019 – 31 Dec 2020
- Program Manager
- RMIT University
- School of Design
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Jan 2000 – 31 Dec 2018
Non-academic positions
- Director
- Lycette Bros.
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Jan 1997 – Present
- Art Director
- Nofrontiere GmbH
- Vienna, Austria
- 1 Jan 1995 – 31 Dec 1996
Teaching interests
In 2003 he co-wrote and for 15 years has led the Animation degree at RMIT University - it is ranked the number 1 animation degree in Australia and number 7 in the world (AnimationCareersReview 2023). He oversaw 30 staff and a student cohort of 500 students.
From 2019-20 he was Acting Associate Dean of the Digital Discipline (School of Design, RMIT University), encompassing four degrees, approximately 100 staff and 1500 students.
Marks cumulative experience of over 20 years of management includes: pedagogical oversite, student selection, staff employment and performance, international agreements (pathways and exchange), budget management (operating/capital expenditure, procurement, government/private research budgets). Documentation and representation at a Program Manager and Associate Dean level including multiple Annual Program reports, program rewrites and a Comprehensive Program Review (10-year external Government re-accreditation).
Research interests
Film, Television and Digital Media, Visual Arts and Crafts, Design Practice and Management, Sustainability Development Goals in Education
