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Hi, I’m Thea Kable.

 

I’m a PhD candidate, designer, and illustrator working on the unceded lands of the Gadigal of the Eora Nation. I’ve designed publications including a zine about Biosphere 2, an anthology of kids’ stories, and a book about hopeful futures. My illustrations have appeared alongside pirate-y prose, childrens’ stories (1, 2, 3 & 4), and health articles. I’ve also made a variety of comics and branding.
Want to learn more?
From A Better Place
2019
print, research, workshop

merit and finalist in the AGDA 2020 student print awards

Lessons from a Better Place was the 115-page publication of research findings from my Honour’s research workshop titled Letters From a Better Place. It includes author-developed design fictions based on the participants’ workshop responses. Staged as B. Racter’s journals during her exploration of a variety of Closed Intentional Communities, the publication includes an interview between editor and author, written fiction, object fictions, and materials from the workshop. I wrote, designed, and produced the final book. A full PDF of the publication, and a full PDF of my Honour’s thesis, is available on request.

above: The front cover of the book, surrounded by objects from the workshop


above: the dust jacket, printed with white uv-printing, surrounding a spot-colour matched sprial binding 


above: an array of internal spreads showing photography, typesetting, and illustration


above: an interview layout


above: letters produced as collateral for the book’s publication


above: collateral alongside the book itself – wooden pins, business cards, and the workshop booklet
Mark