Who is Stuart Lawson?

Stuart is new-media designer and emerging digital media artist. He has worked for over 13 years in the web and interactive design industry and has created work for the likes of Dreamworld, Virginblue, Symantec, Brisbane International Film Festival, Queensland University of Technology, Australasian CRC for Interaction Design and M-web (SA) to name a few.

Born and raised on South African soil, Stuart later moved to Australia where he furthered his studies by completing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communication Design with high distinction at Queensland University of Technology (QUT). Between 2004-2005 he worked as a key contributor and 3d Character Designer/Animator for the highly acclaimed award-winning interactive installation Intimate Transactions, and in 2009 contributed to another touring interactive art installation called Knowmore.

He now consults as a Designer specialising in Web solutions and User Interface design while working on his own artistic initiatives. Stuart’s current work explores the use of current new-media arts practices and tools in combination with obsolete old media technologies and techniques.