education
March 1990 – March 1991
The Advertising Academy, Milton Queensland
Graduate Diploma in Commercial/Graphic Art
Awards Best Overall Creativity
January 1992 – December 1994
Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Morningside Queensland
Associate Diploma of Arts, Commercial Art
Awards James Latham Memorial Prize
professional development
Memberships
Design Institute of Australia (DIA)
Professional Member
Australian Graphic Design Association (AGDA)
Professional Member
Queensland Council Member (1997)
(Queensland) Artworkers Alliance
Member 1996 – 2002
awards
Printing Industry Craftsmanship Awards (PICA)
1997 – Silver Medal, Innovation Category
1998 – Silver Medal, Business Cards Category
1998 – Silver Medal, Embellishment Category
Brisbane Advertising & Design (BAD) Awards
1998 – Finalist, Design Category
1999 – Silver Medal, Literature Category
2002 – Finalist, Literature Category
2002 – Finalist, Merchandise/Self Promotion Category
March 1990 – March 1991
The Advertising Academy, Milton Queensland
Graduate Diploma in Commercial/Graphic Art
Awards Best Overall Creativity
January 1992 – December 1994
Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Morningside Queensland
Associate Diploma of Arts, Commercial Art
Awards James Latham Memorial Prize
professional development
Memberships
Design Institute of Australia (DIA)
Professional Member
Australian Graphic Design Association (AGDA)
Professional Member
Queensland Council Member (1997)
(Queensland) Artworkers Alliance
Member 1996 – 2002
awards
Printing Industry Craftsmanship Awards (PICA)
1997 – Silver Medal, Innovation Category
1998 – Silver Medal, Business Cards Category
1998 – Silver Medal, Embellishment Category
Brisbane Advertising & Design (BAD) Awards
1998 – Finalist, Design Category
1999 – Silver Medal, Literature Category
2002 – Finalist, Literature Category
2002 – Finalist, Merchandise/Self Promotion Category
Maryann Long
has been active in the design industry for over 16
years and established
MA Plus Design in 1996.
Over the years Maryann has had the opportunity to work with a broad range of clients and has a strong foundation in designing literature and marketing collateral for many arts and educational organisations, corporate clients and individuals. Maryann maintains long term relationships with clients and enjoys the challenge of developing and growing with the company, producing quality designs that not ony meet the brief, but excel all expectations.
Maryann has also dabbled in extra-curricular activities during this time, including soft furniture design, fabric homewares (sink) and lampshade design (seventytwo). These activities resulted in Maryann becoming a founding member of the supermarket collective, who in 2002 and 2003 opened a one week only pre-Christmas gift store where our group of designers, writers and photographers displayed and sold the wares they produce outside of their daily profession.
In recent years Maryann has focussed her skills on exhibition graphics and has produced designs for small to large scale exhibitions with key museums and galleries in Brisbane.
In many cases the success of these exhibitions has been due to long established relationships with a core group of design professionals and suppliers who are equally committed to each project produced by MA Plus Design.
Maryann is always looking for a new challenge to develop and expand her design skills and made the decision to expand the design horizon by relocating MA Plus Design from Brisbane to Melbourne in July 2010.
MA Plus Design in 1996.
Over the years Maryann has had the opportunity to work with a broad range of clients and has a strong foundation in designing literature and marketing collateral for many arts and educational organisations, corporate clients and individuals. Maryann maintains long term relationships with clients and enjoys the challenge of developing and growing with the company, producing quality designs that not ony meet the brief, but excel all expectations.
Maryann has also dabbled in extra-curricular activities during this time, including soft furniture design, fabric homewares (sink) and lampshade design (seventytwo). These activities resulted in Maryann becoming a founding member of the supermarket collective, who in 2002 and 2003 opened a one week only pre-Christmas gift store where our group of designers, writers and photographers displayed and sold the wares they produce outside of their daily profession.
In recent years Maryann has focussed her skills on exhibition graphics and has produced designs for small to large scale exhibitions with key museums and galleries in Brisbane.
In many cases the success of these exhibitions has been due to long established relationships with a core group of design professionals and suppliers who are equally committed to each project produced by MA Plus Design.
Maryann is always looking for a new challenge to develop and expand her design skills and made the decision to expand the design horizon by relocating MA Plus Design from Brisbane to Melbourne in July 2010.