About us
Austin Media & Design is an independent Sydney studio combining over 30 years of creative experience with digital strategy, website design and practical AI to help Australian businesses grow.
Structure
Our approach is simple: the people you deal with are the people who do the work. There are no account managers or projects handed off to junior staff, or outsourced - just direct access to experienced professionals from concept to completion.
For more than 30 years, we've partnered with businesses of every size across a wide range of industries, creating work driven by thoughtful strategy, creative thinking and measurable business outcomes. We also collaborate with PR experts, packaging specialists and marketing agencies, providing specialist creative and digital expertise where it's needed.
Everything we create is designed to achieve a clear business outcome. We're not creating work for our portfolio - we're creating work that delivers value, solves problems and helps our clients grow.
Clients
We're proud to have worked with businesses ranging from local start-ups to internationally recognised brands, including Wheels Magazines, Picaluna Funerals, The Lindos Group, K2 Development Group, Qantas, AVA Architects, Coles, Cathay Pacific, Porsche, Harper's Bazaar, Australian Geographic, The Australian Women's Weekly, Gourmet Traveller, Chatty Kids, Red Baron, Adams & Co., Cedar Asset Management, Cedar Law, Malo Dental, We Edit Fast, Sugarcane Restaurant, Noosa Beach House, Peter Kuruvita, Bill Morris, Later Life Advice and many more.
Experience
Our experience includes:
60+ websites
45+ social media profiles
7 mobile app platforms
4 Apple News channels
A dual-language educational platform
4 digital magazine platforms
Hundreds of digital magazine editions across multiple titles
Multiple editions of seven national print magazines
10 local and international design awards
Robin Austin
Founder &
Creative Director
Robin's first job out of school was working for Century Magazines, and he immediately knew that was his career path.
After a successful career that took him from working on large circulation men's, car and surfing print magazines for ACP and EMAP, Robin adapted his skill set and moved into digital.
His first major role in digital was as Design Director for Tablet and Mobile at ACP Magazines (later becoming Bauer Media). He worked on launching iPad magazines in Australia, developing design styles and workflows partnering with external development companies to build the apps.
From here, Robin moved to an edu-tech start-up to create a dual-language web platform.
In 2017 the transition to starting his design studio was a logical next step. Taking an extensive corporate knowledge base to help a range help businesses be found, seen, remembered and become more successful.
As the business developed, Robin was fortunate enough to be asked by Sydney University to lecture Publishing Design to Post Grad Students. This extension of his work has been a key creative driver and something he enjoys immensely.