Dr Tanya Marriott BDes, GDipDes, MDes, PhD

Contact details

• Location: College of Creative Arts Staff office, Block 1
  Campus: Wellington Campus

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Design - Massey University (2001)
• Graduate Diploma in Design - Massey University (2007)
• Master of Design - Massey University (2009)
• Doctor of Philosophy - Massey University (2025)

Prizes and Awards

• Core 77 Design Awards - Notable in the toys and play section - Core 77 (2024)
• Red Dot in the Concept design section of the Red Dot international Design awards in Singapore for the project "Wildbase Recovery" - Red Dot (2019)
• Bronze Award in the 2019 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best awards in the Product/Designed objects Award. - Designers Institute of New Zealand Best awards (2019)
• Finalist in the 2019 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best awards in the Toitana Award. - Designers Institute of New Zealand Best awards (2019)
• Finalist in the 2019 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best awards in the Public Good Award. - Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Awards (2019)
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• Finalist in the 2019 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best awards in the Empowering/ User Experience Award. - Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Awards (2019)
• 2016 Early Career Research medal - Massey University (2016)
• Finalist at the 2014 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Awards in the Interactive moving image section for the project Kakatrope. - Desingers Institute of New Zealand (2015)
• Red Dot in the Concept design section of the Red Dot international Design awards in Singapore for the project "TweetMe" - Red Dot (2016)
• Bronze award at the 2012 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Awards in the temporary Exhibition Spatial design section for the project Tweet Me. - Designers Institute of New Zealand (2012)
• 2006 Wild Creations residency awarded conjointly by Creative New Zealand and the Department of Conservation. The award consisted of a 6 week live in residency at Maud island. - Department of Conservation (2007)
• Gold Award at the 2010 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Awards in the Student Interactive design section for Master of Design project - Storytelling Memories. - Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Awards (2010)
• Award in Teaching Excellence at the College of Creative Arts, Massey University, for innovation in teaching through the application of Experiential Learning through Play Spaces. - College of Creative Arts, Massey University (2013)
• Grand National Art Direction Award for New Zealand 48 hour film festival submission "Sleep Shepherds" - New Zealand 48 hour film festival (2013)
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Research Interests

Character design, interactive storytelling, Play for social change, playful interaction and character-centric communication. The design of meaningful experiences and storytelling opportunities between digital and tangible activities and object.

Thematics

21st Century Citizenship, Design – for Commerce, Community and Culture

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Biological Sciences (060000):
Computer Gaming and Animation (190202): Crafts (190501):
Ecology (060200):
Film, Television and Digital Media (190200): Interactive Media (190205): Performance and Installation Art (190504):
Social Change (160805): Social Theory (160806): Sociology (160800):
Studies In Creative Arts And Writing (190000):
Studies In Human Society (160000):
Visual Arts and Crafts (190500)

Keywords

Character design, Play theory, playful experiences, Transmedia storytelling, doll design, communication design, experience design, tangible

Consultancy

• Oct 2012 - May 2019 - Wildbase Massey University
  Developed initial designs for the proposed Wildbase Rehabilitation Aviary and interpretive center.
• Dec 2012 - April 2013 - Makertorium
  Member of the development team which hosted the Makertorium - - New Zealand's first Makerfaire at Te Papa Tongarewa.
• Dec 2013 - Jan 2014 - Apollo 13 Mission Control
  Development of an interlinking app system to encourage participant immersion for the critically acclaimed Apollo 13: Mission control interactive theater.
• April 2006 - September 2006 - World Of Wearable Arts Stage Show
  Designed and developed small and large props for the 2006 World of Wearable Arts stage show

Teaching Statement

197.800 Design thesis
197.434 Awards and Competitions: Play Research Design
197.753 Design Research Development

Media

• 29 May 2016 - Radio
  Art and Industry of Imagination Radio New Zealand
  Art and Industry of Imagination Radio New Zealand Interview
• 26 Jan 2013 - Newspaper, Online
  Game will come to life in 48 hours
  Digital media expert and toy designer Tanya Marriott is moving up from the challenge of creating a film in 48 hours to creating a full video game in the same time.
• 25 Jan 2013 - Community Service, Online, Other
  Global Game Jam
  48-hours to create the world’s best computer game – Watch Massey University School of Design students camp out at The Dowse and compete in the Global Game Jam.
• 19 May 2015 - Online
  Tanya Marriott’s 3D Printed Kakatrope Pays Tribute
  This zoetrope Marriott dubbed the Kakatrope was made for the Pictoplasma All-Stars show and exhibited at Urban Spree in Berlin, and the artist says it was meant to explore animation technique not conf
• 16 Jul 2013 - Online
  Bizarre Bras for breast cancer research
  Launch of the World of wearabel Arts Bizzarre bar book, featuring my design "A Pair of Spitfires"

Other Links

• Tanya Marriott Portfolio - Personal Professional website with links to published outputs
• Marmalade Monkey Creative Collective - Affiliated multidisciplinary design collective founded by Tanya
• National Institute of American Doll Artists - An internationally acclaimed consortia dedicated to design and education of the Art doll
• Tanya Marriott on LinkedIn
• Tanya Marriott Vimeo
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• Pictoplasma Character academy - Pictoplasma Character academy Alumni 2014
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