Robert Miller Smith has been a major contributor to the design profession in Australia and internationally, both in the field of visual communications and design education. From the London College of Printing, to Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, to University of South Australia and then to Swinburne University, he has had an extraordinary career and shares those experiences along the way.
During our conversation, Robert discusses the Glasgow School of Art, the London College of Printing, Mary Quant, Sir Terence Conran, the Atomic Energy Authority, Desmond Jeffrey, Presslanders (Daily Mail), Tom Eckersley, Ivan Dodd, Leeds College of Art, Victor Passmore, Ellis Miles, Derek Birdsall, Crawford Advertising, Bill Slack, Christopher Wren Design School, Bob Gill, Eric Lyons, CNAA, Torrens Advanced School of Education, Adelaide College of Arts & Education, Des Bettany, Premier David Tonkin, Michael Hamlyn, Ian Wallace, Roger Simpson, PA Consultants, Richard Pratt, Ron Walker, Jeff Kennett’s Design Awards, Lenton Parr, Victorian College of the Arts, Lyndon Anderson, Roger Putnam, Chris Palmer, Val Austin, Anna Kokkinos, John Gertsakis, Helmut Lukenhausen, Sarawak University, Habitat Glasgow, Don Goodwin, James Harper, Stafford Cliff, Stephen Bennett, Geraldine Maher, Adelphi Hotel, Mario Bellini, Gary Emery, Des Freeman, Geraldine Doogue, Lyndon Whaite, Brian Smyth, David Robertson, and the Chartered Society of Designers (member # 24).
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