Rate My Professor Lynda Kay

Ms Lynda Kay is a Lecturer in the School of Art and Design within the College of Creative Arts, Design and Humanities at Adelaide University. She is a Communication Designer and Visual Art and Design Educator based in Adelaide, South Australia, with broad design and creative industry experience spanning over 20 years. Kay teaches several undergraduate courses at the Adelaide City Campus West, including Illustration Animation Studio 4 (GRAP 3025), where she instructs alongside James Calvert, Ari Chand, Daz Burgess, and Mitch Hearn; Graphic Communication Design Studio 4 (GRAP 2002); and Drawing for Art and Design (GRAP 1001), collaborating with instructors such as James Calvert, Chris Thornton, Joanna Majchrowska, and Dan. These courses focus on developing skills in illustration, animation, graphic communication, and foundational drawing for art and design students.

Beyond teaching, Lynda Kay actively contributes to design projects and academic supervision. She served as an academic facilitator for the Peer 2 Peer project on driver distraction and driver fatigue conducted in 2019 at UniSA. In 2021, she co-curated and developed the Message on a Bottle exhibition, which celebrated South Australia's wine labels, working with Marchelle Matthew, Dr Doreen Donovan, and David Blaiklock. As a design educator, she supported student cohorts in the Visualizing Mental Health co-design initiative for innovative health communication, in collaboration with partners including the Australian Graphic Design Association, The Hawke Centre, and SA Health. Additionally, she is involved in the Cannonball Bath Bomb project, credited in the AADC Awards, and supervises students in the Bachelor of Creative Arts (Honours) program. Her profile indicates availability for media comment, reflecting her engagement with broader design discourse.