About
Joseph is an independent Design Director and founder of Swim Type, based in Walyalup/Fremantle, Western Australia. With over 8 years of experience in brand design, art direction and type design, his time in the industry has been shaped by curiosity and optimism – meaning he’s most commonly found trying to do something he’s never done before with a big smile on his face and AirPods in his ears.
For freelance work, collaborations or just wanna have a chat, contact me at: josephdennis(at)icloud.com
Experience
Koto Freelance Design Director
May 2024 - Present
For The People Senior Designer - Design Director
Apr 2022 - Apr 2024
Swim Type Type Designer
Apr 2021 - Present
Block Branding Creative - Creative Lead
Mar 2019 - Mar 2022
Meerkats (now VML) Junior Designer - Designer
Nov 2016 - Mar 2019
303 MullenLowe Intern Designer & Art Director
Feb - Nov 2016
Select Clients
Apple Music, Riot, TIME dotCom Berhad, The U Group & Co, AMP Capital Karrinyup, Jiwa Group, Blue Mountains Tourism, Fremantle Design Week, Theatre Royal (Nipaluna/Hobart), Black Swan State Theatre Company, Spinning Top Music (Pond, Nicholas Allbrook, Haiku Hands), Till Death, PADC, Kommunity Brew, Edith Cowan University.
Some Recent Awards
Good Design Awards Gold - U Group @ For The People (2024)
Good Design Awards Gold - Blue Mountains @ For The People (2024)
D&AD Wooden Pencil - Time @ For The People (2023)
AGDA Merit - Theatre Royal @ For The People (2023)
AGDA Distinction - Time @ For The People (2022)
AGDA Distinction - Villanelle 2.0 @ Swim Type (2022)
The One Show Young Guns Finalist (2022)
AGDA Emerging Designer of the Year Finalist (2019)
Talks & Mentoring
UNSW The Case for a Case Study 2022
AGDA Shot Down 2022
Fremantle Design Week Designing Design Week 2022
DesignFreo Conversation 06 Play Date 2021
AGDA Starting Out and Standing Out 2020
AGDA WA Mentor
Judging
AGDA (Craft & Best in Show) 2021
PADC Student Awards 2022
Curtin University Industry Award 2020 - Present