Naomi Akikusa-Dawber
                                       













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Naomi Akikusa-Dawber is a Creative Director, Designer and Producer based in Naarm/Melbourne. At the heart of her practice is an interest in tone and emotional clarity—the invisible work behind how things feel. For the past decade, Naomi’s built a body of work across branding, design and cultural storytelling. In 2017 she co-founded Play On Play Studio, a design practice known for its playful, purposeful approach. Naomi has also been a core part of the Ladies of Leisure collective (2016–2020), an independent platform for women and non-binary creatives. Today, Naomi is the Creative Director and Producer at SEQUEL (est. 2025), a Naarm/Melbourne Based multi-displinary studio where film production meets design. 


Represented by Haven’t You Done Well ** indicates via Play On Play Studio 
* indicates via SEQUEL

AWARDS
Good Design Awards | Green Winner | Project: Weave (2025) **
AGDA Awards | Finalist | Project: Weave (2025) **
 AGDA Awards | Merit | Project: Piccolina (2023) **
The Brand Indentity | Poster Competition | Winner | Out of Time Poster  (2023) **

PANELS / DISCUSSIONS
The Design Kids : TDK Tuesdays | Panelist | 2026 *
Melbourne Design Week: Breaking the Pixel Ceiling ED2 | Panel Host (2024) **
Melbourne Design Week: Breaking the Pixel Ceiling ED1 | Panel Host  (2023) **
The Design Kids: TDK Tuesdays | Guest Speaker  (2022) **
RMIT: Graduate Festival of Design | Alumni | Guest Speaker (2020) **
AGDA: First Five Out | Guest Speaker  (2019) **
General Assembly: VICE Presents: How to Respond to a Design Brief | Guest Moderator (2019) **
General Assembly: VICE Presents: Hot to Respond to a Design Brief | Guest Speaker (2018) **

FEATURES / PRESS
Offcuts | Print Feature “Patch Work: Logo Archive” (2026) *
Offcuts | Print Feature  “Poster Archive 200”  (2025) **
The Brand Identity | Feature, Interview  (2024) **
Broadsheet | Article | Piccolina Campaign  (2023) **
Counterprint Books | Print Feature  “Colour Clash”  (2023) **
The Design Kids | Feature (2023) **
Projekt Mono | Feature  (2023) **
Blaze Type | Feature (2023) **
Design by Women | Feature (2023) **
The Brand Identity | Feature (2022) **
AGDA | Social Media Takeover (2018) **
Address Magazine | Feature  (2018) **
RMIT | Alumni Feature  (2019) **
It’s Nice That | Feature  (2018) **
i-D | Ladies of Leisure Feature (2018) 
KAHE
2025
Event Poster Design
Client: KAHE
Client Lead: Kacy Heywood
Designer: Naomi Akikusa-Dawber