Scott Mayson

Dr. Scott Mayson

Senior Lecturer

Details

Open to

  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision

About

Scott contributes to creative practice research across various industries, from product to apparel design; his design practice sits at the nexus of designing for virtual reality development, computational design, and sustainable and inclusive design for apparel, footwear, softgoods, and additive manufacturing that informs creative practice. Scott is an Industrial Designer with experience in several academic and professional roles, including Program Manager, Deputy Chair of CHEAN (Ethics committee), Associate Dean of Research & Innovation, and Interim Dean across the University; he is a Fellow of the Design Institute of Australia. Scott's work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, and his students have won various design awards, including Red Dot, IF, Dyson, and Good Design Aus.

Supervisor projects

  • Investigations into digital fashion: exploring applications and relationships for fashion
  • 7 Feb 2023
  • Underexposed: The digital transformation of fashion supply chain transparency
  • 19 Jan 2023
  • Idle to Active Dresses: Design Explorations Through Making and Wearing
  • 3 Dec 2021
  • A Body-neutral Inclusive Practice for Dress and Clothing
  • 30 Nov 2021
  • Shimmer Aesthetic: Sensory Networked Wearables
  • 24 Sep 2020
  • Towards a Martian Mechanical Counter Pressure Spacesuit: Material Properties, Modelling and Pressure Application
  • 1 Sep 2020
  • Developing Transtibial Cycling-specific Prostheses through Additive Manufacturing
  • 15 Mar 2019
  • An exploration into aesthetics and comfort of dress shoes for working Australian women
  • 9 Aug 2013
  • Reimagining Lace: Investigating the Dynamics of Space as an Ephemeral Marking of (P)lace
  • 4 Mar 2013
  • Dynamic Cutting: How Tacit Knowledge of Material Creativity and Spatial Creativity can be Activated using Metaphor in Fashion Design Practice 
  • 19 Jul 2010

Teaching interests

I have taught creative practice design studios for more than 20 years in Industrial Design, Apparel, VR experiences, additive (3d printing) design, food design, tableware, dining experiences etc. 

Research interests

Areas of focus are Industrial Design, Additive Manufacturing Design, Footwear Design, Design with VR, MR & XR tools and Apparel softgoods.

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