Winston Thomas was another Swinburne graduate, a contemporary of both Keith McMenomy and Tony Ward. Taught by the influential and charismatic Brian Robinson Swinburne students of their day developed a love of decoration, ephemera, old type forms and Victoriana. 

Winston stayed at WRC for only a short while before he joined the studio at the ABC, the only other design studio in Melbourne at that time that allowed for artistic freedom and expected such creativity and contemporary styling.

Like so many others who worked at WRC Winston has had a long career in tertiary design education, several years lecturing at his alma mater—Swinburne.