Design Education without Borders: How Students Can Engage with a Socially Conscious Pedagogy as Global Citizens
Journal Article
Macdonald, I., & MacLeod, M. (2018)
Design Education without Borders: How Students Can Engage with a Socially Conscious Pedagogy as Global Citizens. International Journal of Art and Design Education, 37(2), 312-324. doi:10.1111/jade.12117
This study examines the student experience of a third sector graphic design project in an international context. Inspired by a humanist and socially conscious perspective that...
CURRICULUM FOR EXCELLENCE: a study of art & design and the impact on Higher Education.
Journal Article
Macdonald, I. (2014)
CURRICULUM FOR EXCELLENCE: a study of art & design and the impact on Higher Education. AD, 24-25
This small study was undertaken in two secondary schools in Edinburgh where art and design teachers were willing to be interviewed on video following a semi-structured questio...
Interdisciplinary methodologies in different cultures of learning: Apples and Pears?
Conference Proceeding
Macdonald, I., Firth, R., Foster, M., & Zhou, V. (2014)
Interdisciplinary methodologies in different cultures of learning: Apples and Pears?
This paper explores the reception and analysis of different methodologies in an inter-disciplinary pedagogical collaboration involving Design and Business academics and their ...
Journal of Design Practice and Research Volume 1. 2011
Journal Article
Lambert, I., MacLeod, M., Firth, R., Winton, E., Dean, M., Innes, M., …Titley, W. (2011)
Journal of Design Practice and Research Volume 1. 2011. Journal of Design Practice and Research, 1, 1-40
What is design and what are designers? Good design can change lives and improve services within the public, private and third sectors. Designers are creative problem solvers w...
Journal of Design Practice and Research Volume 2, 2012.
Book
Lambert, I., Firth, R., Forster, S., Innes, M., Macdonald, I., MacLeod, M., …Winton, E. (2012)
Journal of Design Practice and Research Volume 2, 2012. Edinburgh Napier University
Since the publication of the first issue of our journal twelve months ago our team of creative practitioners and academics has expanded (see pages 32-39), as has our work with...
The changing technological and commercial context of BBC graphic design.
Presentation / Conference
Macdonald, I. (2011, July)
The changing technological and commercial context of BBC graphic design. Paper presented at Film and Media Conference, London
Over the last twenty years television graphic design has seen an unprecedented upheaval and transformation. Not only have there been a series of technological changes but also...
Learning from the locals: how can co-design support malaria education in a post-colonial environment?
Journal Article
MacLeod, M., & Macdonald, I. (2018)
Learning from the locals: how can co-design support malaria education in a post-colonial environment?. Design for Health, 2(1), 163-185. doi:10.1080/24735132.2018.1451676
Designing for social good framed within an ethical practice has a long tradition informed by the democratic philosophy of John Dewey, but more recently it has been acknowledge...
Why throw the negs out with the bath water?
Journal Article
Macdonald, I. (2012)
Why throw the negs out with the bath water?. International Journal of Art and Design Education, 31, 191-214. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1476-8070.2012.01735.x
Today’s digital age holds so much promise it is easy to dismiss the previous technologies and processes that provided yesterday’s creative opportunities. Photography has been ...
How can design education develop intercultural competencies for professional practice and global citizenship?
Presentation / Conference
MacLeod, M., & Macdonald, I. (2015, June)
How can design education develop intercultural competencies for professional practice and global citizenship?. Paper presented at Virtuous Circle: Summer Cumulus Conference 2015
Within the field of graphic design many contemporary designers and educators seek to challenge global corporate homogenization and the exploitation of developing countries (Ra...
Hybrid Practices in Moving Image Design
Book
Macdonald, I. (2016)
Hybrid Practices in Moving Image Design. (1). Palgrave Macmillan. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-41375-4
This book, written from the perspective of a designer and educator, brings to the attention of media historians, fellow practitioners and students the innovative practices of ...