Sydney office mural

Illustration and design

Project Overview

Atlassian’s office at 363 George Street in Sydney’s Central Business District serves as a key workspace for the company's designers, support staff, and engineers. I was brought in to produce a mural on the Arrival and Connection Floor which combines quiet zones, open work spaces, and a central hub for connection and well-being.

My Contributions

In collaboration with a small team, I was responsible for a large mural that served as both a meditation on gathering in a remote-first world, as well as the intended purpose of this particular floor as an arrival and decompression space for Atlassians visiting from around the world. The dominant visual theme uses illustrations by Sari Jack of native Australian flora, with flowing bits of wisdom gleaned from blog posts by Atlassians about their visits to distant offices.

Atlassian has long had a culture of openness and sharing of knowledge. I approached my portion of the brief understanding this, and combed through blog posts that Atlassians had written about ITGs (intentional togetherness gatherings). From their words I collected interesting snippets and literally wove them into the textural 'fabric' of the mural, floating around and through illustrations of native Australian flora. The intention was to welcome visitors from around the globe and encourage purposefulness to their Sydney gathering, or at the very least, provide a serene backdrop to the end of a very long travel day.

Drawing on the experience of gathering in a remote-first world

The examples below highlight the contributions of my primary collaborators, illustrator Sari Jack, and associate design director Robert Shabazz. As a nod to the distances many travel to arrive at the ITG lounge in Sydney, Robert designed post cards that visitors could take and send home, featuring illustrations of native Australian plants like billy buttons, cycads, and kangaroo paws.

Collaborating across the lounge space experience