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Outside the Box [HD video] (2015)
Digital Artefact
Holmes, P. (2015). Outside the Box [HD video]. [Gallery exhibition]

HD Video, Silent, Black and White. Duration: 22 minutes.

To make this video artwork, the faces of jazz guitarist and composer Haftor Medbøe's quartet were filmed in extreme close-up, as they rehearsed for a performance at the Edinburgh Jazz & B... Read More about Outside the Box [HD video].

Convergence in Industrial and Craft Processes in UK Undergraduate Product Design Courses. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lambert, I. (2015, June). Convergence in Industrial and Craft Processes in UK Undergraduate Product Design Courses. Presented at Cumulus Conference 2015 - The Virtuous Circle

This paper will discuss the convergence of craft practices and industrial processes in undergraduate Product Design programmes in the UK, and explore how the economy and new technologies have changed the priorities in the curriculum. Tom Inns, Direct... Read More about Convergence in Industrial and Craft Processes in UK Undergraduate Product Design Courses..

You play your part - joint screening of film alongside Red Skirts of Clydeside at Pearce Institute, Govan. (2015)
Exhibition / Performance
Macleod, K. You play your part - joint screening of film alongside Red Skirts of Clydeside at Pearce Institute, Govan. Exhibited at Pearce Institute, Govan, Glasgow, UK. 4 June 2015 - 4 June 2015

You Play Your Part - Joint screening of mydocumentary film alongside Red Skirts of Clydeside at Pearce Institute, Govan. Screening and public discussion of impact of the films and the events portrayed in them. In association Document Film Festival an... Read More about You play your part - joint screening of film alongside Red Skirts of Clydeside at Pearce Institute, Govan..

Peripheral visions? Alternative film in a stateless nation. (2015)
Book Chapter
MacPherson, R. (2015). Peripheral visions? Alternative film in a stateless nation. In C. Atton (Ed.), The Routledge Companion to Alternative and Community Media (268-277). Routledge

Scotland is a small, stateless nation whose mainstream media and national cinema have generally been positioned by media scholars as constituting an alternative to the UK’s metropolitan mainstream. Consequently the specificity of alternative practic... Read More about Peripheral visions? Alternative film in a stateless nation..

How can design students develop intercultural competencies using critical approaches to global consumerism? (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Macdonald, I., & MacLeod, M. (2015, April). How can design students develop intercultural competencies using critical approaches to global consumerism?. Presented at AIGA Design Educators Conference

Within the field of graphic design many contemporary designers and educators seek to challenge global corporate homogenization and the exploitation of developing countries (Rawsthorn 2013; Poynor 1999; McCoy 1994). The ‘First Things First 2000’ manif... Read More about How can design students develop intercultural competencies using critical approaches to global consumerism?.

Interdisciplinary methodologies in different cultures of learning: Apples and Pears? (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Macdonald, I., Firth, R., Foster, M., & Zhou, V. (2014, October). Interdisciplinary methodologies in different cultures of learning: Apples and Pears?. Presented at International Journal of Art & Design Education 'Collaborative Practice in Arts Education

This paper explores the reception and analysis of different methodologies in an inter-disciplinary pedagogical collaboration involving Design and Business academics and their students. The authors examined the learning experiences of students (origin... Read More about Interdisciplinary methodologies in different cultures of learning: Apples and Pears?.

Watch this space: childhood, picturebooks and comics (2014)
Journal Article
Gibson, M., Nabizadeh, G., & Sambell, K. (2014). Watch this space: childhood, picturebooks and comics. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, 5(3), 241-244. https://doi.org/10.1080/21504857.2014.943013

This is a special issue of Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics exploring the relationships of picturebooks and comics with notions of childhood. There have been productive readings in relation to the mechanics of both these media such as Maria Nikol... Read More about Watch this space: childhood, picturebooks and comics.

The Loop. In Digital Play: Wendy McMurdo Collected Works 1995-2012 (2014)
Exhibition / Performance
Holmes, P., & McMurdo, W. The Loop. In Digital Play: Wendy McMurdo Collected Works 1995-2012. Exhibited at Street Level Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland. 28 June 2014 - 17 August 2014

Wendy McMurdo's retrospective included video work "The Loop" by Wendy McMurdo and Paul Holmes.

Curated by Malcolm Dickson as part of "Generation", the National Galleries of Scotland-coordinated celebration of 25 years of contemporary art in Scotla... Read More about The Loop. In Digital Play: Wendy McMurdo Collected Works 1995-2012.

Journal of Design Practice and Research, Volume 3, 2014 (2014)
Book
Lambert, I., Firth, R., MacLeod, M., Forster, S., Innes, M., Winton, E., Cochrane, R., Macdonald, I., Andrews, C., Malcolm, C., Kerlaff, P., O'Dowd, A., Jamieson, K., & Titley, W. (2014). Journal of Design Practice and Research, Volume 3, 2014. Edinburgh Napier University

Editorial -Welcome to the third issue of the Journal for Design Practice & Research.
The last 18 months has been an extremely busy time for us. We have continued to grow as a team, with new members joining, and our work grows ever more diverse. We h... Read More about Journal of Design Practice and Research, Volume 3, 2014.

Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: Gill Tyson (2014)
Digital Artefact
Bilgrami, S. (2014). Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: Gill Tyson. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grASEu3VpD4&feature=youtu.be]

An insight into the work and practices of award-winning printmaker Gill Tyson, as she sketches outdoors and prepares to create a print at Edinburgh Printmakers Studio.

Link to video on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grASEu3VpD4&feature=... Read More about Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: Gill Tyson.

The Persistence of Vision. In Ayrshire Open Studios (2014)
Exhibition / Performance
Holmes, P. The Persistence of Vision. In Ayrshire Open Studios. Exhibited at Ayr, Scotland. 26 April 2014 - 27 April 2014

This annual weekend showcase of artists throughout Ayrshire included video work "The Persistence of Vision".

This section of the Open Studios was curated by the artist.

“We had never heard of feminism”: older working class women on screen and in production. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Macleod, K. (2014, January). “We had never heard of feminism”: older working class women on screen and in production. Paper presented at MeCCSA (Media, Communication & Cultural Studies) Annual Conference, University of Bournemouth (2014)

“We had never heard of feminism”: older working class women on screen and in production.

How can media production techniques enhance the participation and representation of marginalized groups and communities? In this paper I will draw on my resea... Read More about “We had never heard of feminism”: older working class women on screen and in production..

Time Machine [HD video] (2013)
Digital Artefact
Holmes, P. (2013). Time Machine [HD video]. [Gallery exhibitions]

HD Video, shelf and polyurethane mesh. Black and white, silent.

In this piece, the artist performs facial work-out exercises in big close-up and extreme slow-motion. The high-contrast monochrome cinematography is abstracted from the human body a... Read More about Time Machine [HD video].

The Loop. In Nightcontact Festival (2013)
Exhibition / Performance
Holmes, P., & McMurdo, W. The Loop. In Nightcontact Festival. Exhibited at Gillett Square, London, UK. 27 September 2013 - 29 September 2013

This film festival featured video work "The Loop", by Wendy McMurdo and Paul Holmes.

Curated by Anna Stevens, Emily Graham, Tim Bowditch and Ollie Harrop.

Leaving Planet Earth (Follow-on Voucher Project). (2013)
Digital Artefact
Lambert, I., Innes, M., O'Dowd, A., Winton, E., & Blake, J. (2013). Leaving Planet Earth (Follow-on Voucher Project)

SFC FOLLOW-ON VOUCHER
The project was undertaken as a SFC Follow-on Voucher (£40K) alongside a student project with BDes (Hons) Design & Digital Arts (D&DA).James Blake (Centre for Media & Culture) brought together students and staff to develop digi... Read More about Leaving Planet Earth (Follow-on Voucher Project)..