I’m Heath. I’m a writer, editor, interviewer, and community builder. I’ve spent the past fifteen years helping design grads make the jump from study to industry. Co-founded the Adelaide branch of The Design Kids with TDK founder Frankie Ratford. Wrote and edited for the AGDA national office for four years. Worked on projects with academics I could barely keep up with. Interviewed some proper intimidating designers. I even put myself through the trauma of a research degree. Twice.
The best learning experience I’ve had was during my product design undergrad (2007-2010). Countless late nights spent with the dogged few; in the workshop, cutting foam models, drilling holes in materials I vow to never work with again, sanding MDF prototypes for what seemed like forever. Relationships forged in fire. And dust. Lots of dust.
In order to balance brain and body, I must work as a tennis coach wherever I live (in Sydney, I coached Simon Ratcliffe from Basement Jaxx). I’ve tried to make music part of my life when possible. Was in a choir called Choral Grief, which sang exclusively sad songs. Can play drums a little. Was in a band that once opened for Ride.
The most mystifying job, in terms of how I landed it, was translating for the @vogue_italia Twitter account (2012-2013). The most monumental and fun job I’ve had was editing an entire speculative design novel by Tony Fry (2021-2022).
If any of the above things seem interesting, let’s talk.
heathmichaelcampbell@gmail.com
