AMBER
DUNCAN-STICHBURY
Hi, I'm Amber Duncan-Stichbury.
A product and 3D designer + marketing expert.
I endeavour to transform the design and marketing industry. My goals include creating innovative and meaningful products that are able to brighten the lives of some or better the lives of many. Amber is not restricted by her colonial design up-bringing, and is constantly diversifying her concepts to act on the inventions of cultures beyond her own.
Commitment, ideas, hard-work, critical thinking, problem-solving and acceptance of all ideas are few of the great skills Amber brings to any team.I am motivated by forward thinking industries. Everyday I think of a new idea to add to the list!
Skills
My Favourite Project
IDAI
Idai is an immersive lighting experience. The feature includes meter wide clouds upon entry to the venue (shopping centre or hall), with warm lighting inside. When you reach the centre of the venue and look up, viewers will find a vibrant, glowing, cyclone storm above – changing the soft mood to a powerful force.
Inspired by the category three tropical cyclone Idai. The piece aims to highlight the power that Mother Nature will force upon us if we do not change our ways. Pollution and carelessness have sparked a climate emergency. The long-lived storm caused catastrophic damage in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi, killing more than 1,300 people with a magnitude of people still missing. As this event occurred in a developing nation, it had little coverage and lacked support by the rest of the world. As humans we need to support each other and the environment to create change.
The purpose of Idai is to increase awareness of climate change and its adverse effects on the entire world. Just last month, Australia refused to enforce lower emissions targets, to counteract the effects of climate change. In fact, a 2017 report by the Department of the Environment and Energy, found that a quarter of Australians still are not concerned about climate change. Studies also found that people only 38% of people over the age of fifty, considered global warming to be a ‘very serious problem’. This is of great concern as Australia is expected to feel harsh effects of climate change in terms of flooding , drought, fires, storms and other harsh weather conditions due to its natural biome. We must do something about it.
Immersive environments have been found to enhance learning. They promote motivation (to act) as well as explore further in-depth thinking. Further research has uncovered the value of immersive environments for older people, with positive learning outcomes for this generation. This immersive experience allows for multiple perspectives, situated learning and transfer of knowledge – helping people to understand our climate situation as an experience .