Vogue Australia Partnership | Billy Blue
Helena Konstandaras, Rueben Davis, Ellena Nou
Media and Communication Design students

Vogue Australia x Billy Blue

As the nation’s boldest design school, Billy Blue College of Design powered by Torrens University is proud of our partnership with Vogue Australia. Together, we’re breaking boundaries and lighting the way for the rebellious designers of the future.

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      Who is Billy Blue?

We’re the legacy of an 1800s visionary and rule-breaker, our namesake Billy Blue – a bold entrepreneur who changed the game. Today, we carry his troublemaking spirit forward with cutting-edge courses in Fashion Design and Marketing, Interior Design, Communication Design and more. We pride ourselves on our connection to industry, network of partners, passionate academics and world-class facilities.

Engaged with the best

We’ve partnered with industry experts including Vogue Australia, to offer you internships, networking opportunities and insider knowledge. 

Design the future

Our progressive teaching approach centres around innovation and discovery to help you design tomorrow.

Design backed by the best

For 30+ years we’ve been delivering courses built by industry for industry to ensure you’re always one step ahead.

DIA-recognised course

This course is recognised by the Design Institute of Australia, giving you confidence that your education is of the highest industry standard.

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Explore our Design courses

Billy Blue College of Design courses are industry-driven, delivered by designers for designers. All our courses include real-life industry experience, helping you graduate with a shining folio and critical industry contacts, ready to make trouble in the design world.

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Our partnership with Vogue Australia

Billy Blue is committed to fostering emerging talent and supporting the next wave of troublemakers in the global creative industry. That’s why we partnered with Vogue Australia, who shares our commitment to getting designers into careers. Our partnership offers you a range of invaluable opportunities, including access to Vogue leaders, scholarships, mentorships and more.

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Your teachers and academics

At Billy Blue all academic staff are leading design professionals who have industry experience, valuable contacts and stories that connect you straight to the design industry.

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Professor
Agnes Bosanquet
Interim Executive Dean, Design and Creative Technology
Agnes Bosanquet is an academic developer and higher education researcher. She has over 20 years of experience teaching in face-to-face, blended and online learning environments. Her collaborative research focusses on critical university studies and changing academic roles and identities.

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Russell Ponting | Author | Torrens University
Russell Ponting
Program Director
Specialising in fashion marketing and branding, Russell has spent more than 20 years in the fashion industry, using his skills as a designer and educator to empower individuals and organisations to achieve results. Along the way, he has worked with companies such as Globe International and Pacific Brands, managing marketing for an array of youth fashion brands including Stussy, Superdry, Mossimo and Mooks. Russell is passionate about fashion brand development and strategically aligning product and brand to meet consumer need. He is keenly interested in the impact that technology and questions of ethical production and sustainable practice will have for emerging fashion designers as they enter and transform the industry.

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Scott Skipworth
Program Director - Built Environment
Dr Skipworth researches the impact of the Internet of Things (IoT) on the embodied experience of the built environment, coining the term ‘Disseminating Embodiment'. His PhD thesis proclaimed an ‘Anthropomorphic Durée Manifesto’ for expressing digitalised human agency. As Program Director, he continuously strives for the built environment suite of courses at Torrens University Australia to pulsate with industry relevance and to generate the future of professional practice. His academic leadership is informed by his PhD from Torrens University Australia, his MArch from Illinois Institute of Technology and professional experience with influential New York City and Sydney studios.

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Michelle Douglas
Associate Professor
Michelle Douglas
Program Director
Dr Michelle Douglas is a senior design academic and consultant with 20+ years' international experience at global institutions across the UK, USA and Australia. She has lectured in both undergraduate and postgraduate subjects from Design Thinking and Product Design to Interaction and Design Business Practices. As a senior leader in design education, she has led departments and faculties in a broad range of creative industry disciplines. Her students have won accolades as UK New Designer of the Year, Audi Design Foundation Awards and numerous Royal Society of Arts Design Directions and D&AD Awards.

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Elicia Simon
Elicia Simon
Program Director
With 20 years of experience in the creative sector, Elicia has managed a variety of design organisations and design teams. Her experience spans print, digital, advertising, television and photography disciplines across design, production and leadership. Her industry perspective is informed from working with brands such as Versace, Subway and the Supercars franchise as well as agencies such as the QLD government. Elicia is an advocate for practice-based learning and loves guiding students through their journey to an exciting creative career. Her 10+ years of education experience has seen her specialise in online delivery methods and drive a best practice approach to remote learning for the Design and Creative Technology vertical.

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Choose a campus to suit your lifestyle

You decide where to study. We have campuses in central locations across Australia.

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Sydney

1- 37 Foveaux Street Surry Hills NSW 2010 (Entrance to Campus is via 17 Foveaux Street Surry Hills)
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STUDENT SERVICES HOURS

Monday to Thursday: 7.30am–6.30pm
Friday: 7.30am–6.00pm
Saturday: 8.00am–3.30pm
Public holidays: Closed

Hours during trimester breaks:
Monday to Friday: 8am–5pm
Public holidays: Closed

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Melbourne

196 Flinders Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
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STUDENT SERVICES HOURS

Mon to Thu: 7.30am–6.30pm
Friday: 7.30am–6pm
Saturday: 8am-4pm

Hours during trimester breaks:
Mon to Fri: 8am–4pm

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Brisbane

90 Bowen Terrace Fortitude Valley, QLD 4006
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STUDENT SERVICES HOURS

Monday - Thursday: 7.30am - 6.30pm
Friday: 7.30am - 6.00pm
Saturday: 8am - 4pm

Hours during trimester breaks:
Mon to Fri: 8am-5pm
Public holidays: closed

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