Naomi Akikusa-Dawber
                                       













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Naomi Akikusa-Dawber is a Creative Director 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 a Creative Director at SEQUEL.


** indicates a credit through Play On Play Studio

AWARDS
Good Design Awards  |  Winner  |   (2025) **
AGDA Awards  |  Winner  |   (2025) **
AGDA Awards  |  Finalist  |  Merit  (2023) **
The Brand Indentity  |  Winner  |  Poster Competition  (2023) **

PANELS / DISCUSSIONS
Melbourne Design Week: Breaking the Pixel Ceiling  |  Panel Host, Moderator (2024) **
Melbourne Design Week: Breaking the Pixel Ceiling  |  Panel Host, Moderator  (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 + Play On Play  |  Moderators, Guest Speaker  (2019) **
General Assembly: VICE + Play On Play  |  Moderators, Guest Speaker  (2018) **

FEATURES / PRESS
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  (2022) **
Address Magazine  |  Feature  (2022) **
RMIT  |  Alumni Feature  (2019) **
It’s Nice That  |  Feature  (2018) **
i-D  |  Ladies of Leisure Feature  (2018)  Freelance