Richard Child MA
Current roles
- Lecturer: BA (Hons) Graphic Design
- Year Leader: BA (Hons) Graphic Design (Year One)
Biography
I have worked within the field of Visual Communication since
1995.
Starting my creative training at De Montfort University,
Leicester in 1992 my work incorporated a multi-discipline approach
to fine art image making through a combination and juxtaposition of
painting, drawing, printmaking and photography.
With and increasing importance of digital media within the
creative industries my work took on a clearer design focus and in
1999 I successfully completed a Masters Degree in Visual
Communication from Birmingham Institute of Art and Design. During
this course I was able to develop and explore narrative based
graphic design through typography and moving image.
My full time teaching career commenced in 2003 at Birmingham
Metropolitan College where I was Programme Leader for HND Graphic
Design and in 2006 I became Curriculum Manager with for all further
education multi-discipline Art & Design courses. In 2010 I
joined University Centre Doncaster as part of the BA graphics team.
Previous to this I had taught graphic design at a number of
institutions within the West Midlands region; University of
Wolverhampton, Hereward College Coventry, Stafford College.
Current modules taught
BA (Hons) Graphic Design:
- Visualisation
- Design Processes
- Computer Applications
- Studio Practice
- Historical & Contextual Studies 1
- Advertising
- Brand Identity and Design
- Editorial Design
- Typographic Design
- Historical & Contextual Studies 2
- Industrial Practice
Research / scholarly activity
Book reviewer for Laurence King Publishing and AVA Academia.
Projects
Development of a photographic document to the visual language
and cultural ephemera of South East Asia.
External activity / professional links