Mr Mark Wood
SENIOR PROFESSIONAL TUTOR IN GRAPHIC DESIGN
School of Creative and Performing Arts
0151 291 3678
woodm@hope.ac.uk
I work across a broad range of graphic design, touching on fine art, and photography. Sharing such interdisciplinary ideas help aspiring graphic designers develop the skills and intellectual rigour that operating at the highest levels of creativity demand. Throughout my career I have worked on diverse range of design and art projects, from communication design and photography, to community and public art; writing marketing scripts, designing page layouts, creating logos, making interactive books, websites, videos, and posters.
Research interests include exploring multi-touch book authoring; using the unique characteristics of tablet devices such as iPads to host interactive learning experiences. Though at heart I am a printmaker and value the tactile qualities of print on paper.
Teaching Specialisms
Page Design and Typography
Design for Print
Photography
Adobe Creative Suite (I am both an Adobe Education Leader & Partner By Design)
Colour Management
Professional Practice
School Roles
Programme Leader for BA Graphic Design
Assessment Coordinator for Fine Art, Design, and Film & Visual Culture
Technical Advocate For Online Learning
Recent Publications
Contributing writer (2017) for, Manual of Forensic Science: An International Survey, CRC Press, ISBN 9781498766302
Wood, M, (2015) Pages, Numbers, and Keynote, Peachpit Press, ISBN:978-01-339-8706-5
Wood, M, (2012) iWork - Numbers, BookBoon, ISBN: 978-87-403-0073-4
Wood, M, (2012) iWork - Pages, BookBoon, ISBN: 978-87-403-0072-7
Wood, M, (2012) iWork - Keynote, BookBoon, ISBN: 978-87-403-0071-0
Recent Works: Professional Practice
Helping companies such as Adobe, BenQ, Sigma, and X-Rite to engage with prosumer markets, by exploring best practice and creative methodologies utilising digital technologies. Outputs include generating blog posts, product reviews, and developing prosumer tuition material; primarily on photography, colour management, and print reproduction.
Selected Exhibitions:
The Fitzrovia Photography Prize: Diemar/Noble Gallery, London.
On Four Walls: Solo Show, Keele University.
Constructed Spaces: Solo Show and tour, sponsored by Arts Council England.
The British Landscape: Group Show The Mall Galleries, London.
I am an Adobe Education Leader, working with education partners to advance the role of technologies in the classroom. As an Adobe Partner By Design, I can access pre-release information on emerging technology. Other industry connections include being a BenQ Ambassador, and X-Rite Colour Management Expert.