Shivani is an academic at the School of Design, Swinburne University of Technology. She is a lecturer in Communication design and design research, and the director of the Bureau Design Studio, a student-led design agency. Shivani has had extensive experience mentoring students across a wide variety of design outcomes including publication design, information design, illustration and typography. Prior to her academic career, Shivani was a practicing designer. She holds a PhD in Experimental Aesthetics, and her research focuses on people’s responses to designed artefacts.