Bernard J. Canniffe & Russell Kerr
Community Engagement and Participatory Design
Public lecture: September 12 2011
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Community engagement and participatory design
The presentation showcases Bernard J. Canniffe and Russell Kerr’s work in context with their approach to community engagement and participatory design.
Bernard J. Canniffe is the Chair of the Design Department at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD). He co-founded PIECE STUDIO in 2008–a collaborative, multidisciplinary social design studio, and is an advisor to the social collaborative group Project M.
He is the recipient of the Graphis: Inspiring Designers for the New Millennium Award, 2000, the Baltimore Step 10 Most Influential Designers Award, and The Joseph Binder Award, 2010. Mr. Canniffe’s work has been published in Graphis, HOW, STEP, Metropolis, GOOD, PRINT, Concept-Indonesia, Design-South Korea and CCPH Perspectives.
Mr. Canniffe, originally from Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, has lived in the United States since 1991, and moved to Minneapolis in August 2009. He holds a BA Hons in graphic design from Newport College of Art & Design, University of Wales, and an MFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design.
Russell Kerr lives and teaches in Melbourne and is Director of “The Works – Communications Design for Social Change” program at RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology). Russell achieved a Master in Public Advocacy and Action, and a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design. His current doctorate research explores the recent developments of social design in the “design thinking” context and its significant relationship with social change.
He is currently collaborating with the School of Media and Communication at RMIT for the inclusion of Social Design principles in the school programs.
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