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During my art education at Emily Carr College in the 80s,I took a unique opportunity to study visual literacy under the college’s Dean of Education,Tom Hudson. This research and study involved developing computer-based imagery research for Tom’s telecourse,“Mark and Image”. In practical terms,it was like having a world-class personal tutor. We . . . →Read More:On Design:Visual Literacy in Interface Design All through my post-secondary education (which was four frantic,sleep-deprived,incredible years at art college),I never knew exactly what I wanted to do in art and design. Now,21 years after graduating from the ECCAD four year program and receiving my diploma in fine arts,I look at the preponderance of digital media and information systems in the world around me,and I’m amazed at how much that culture and technology have converged,and have even seemed to become practically inseparable. . . . →Read More:Reflections on a multimedia career… The raw material of a story or any creative work probably comes from at least two kinds of sources:the Subjective,and the Objective. Somewhere between these two seemingly opposite categories sits the Artist,who must decide how and when to engage either approach,and whether to use an unbalanced or balanced approach. . . . →Read More:On Research and Digging Deep:Setting the Tone for Believability My second novel,tentatively named “The Two Sisters”,deals with some aspects of mental illness and alcoholism,through the lives of two sisters,Connie and Rose. Rose has a history of mental illness,as well as substance abuse issues,and when my main character,Jack (her nephew) encounters her for the first time,Rose is fairly heavily medicated and tied into a wheelchair so she doesn’t fall out. Rose is a long-term resident at Riverview Psychiatric Hospital,a slightly fictionalized version of the real hospital,which is located in Coquitlam,BC. . . . →Read More:Research:Photos and Feelings of Riverview Hospital  2 comments - (Comments are closed)  Learning,Life,Outsiders,Research,Writing  Culture,Life Story,Vancouver,Writing |    | ||||
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