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Journal of Design Practice and Research Volume 2, 2012. (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 industry and the public sector. We have worked on several more SFC Innovat... Read More about Journal of Design Practice and Research Volume 2, 2012..

Why throw the negs out with the bath water? (2012)
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 revolutionised by digital capture and transmission in the last decade. This... Read More about Why throw the negs out with the bath water?.

Journal of Design Practice and Research Volume 1. 2011 (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 who can make ideas visible and tangible, using a unique set of skills and st... Read More about Journal of Design Practice and Research Volume 1. 2011.

The changing technological and commercial context of BBC graphic design. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Macdonald, I. (2011, July). The changing technological and commercial context of BBC graphic design. Paper presented at Film and Media Conference

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 a paradigm shift in business models and the service offered to programme m... Read More about The changing technological and commercial context of BBC graphic design..

Moving Image, shifting positions, varying perspectives: altering the focus of teachers. (2011)
Journal Article
Ash, A., Macdonald, I., & Bishop, L. (2011). Moving Image, shifting positions, varying perspectives: altering the focus of teachers. Media Education Research Journal, 1,

Interdisciplinary cooperation and study are frequently advocated in reports and articles, not least the 2008 National Curriculum (QCA 2008). But at ground level there are always prejudices and rivalries within the staffrooms of schools and colleges t... Read More about Moving Image, shifting positions, varying perspectives: altering the focus of teachers..

Shifting the Focus (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ash, A., & Macdonald, I. (2010, October). Shifting the Focus. Paper presented at International Journal of Art & Design Education, Liverpool

When Art and Design (A&D) teachers visit contemporary galleries with their classes they are increasingly confronted with moving image art pieces and films. However, there is a sense that many A&D teachers, while for the most part feel confident in fr... Read More about Shifting the Focus.