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The Reading Room Exhibition
1st August 2014
The Reading Room is an exhibition of design artefacts hosted by Pivot Dublin. It features books belonging to prominent Irish designers. Con Kennedy has donated a copy of Eric Gill's 1931 book An Essay on Typography.
The exhibition is open to the public at Film Base, Temple Bar.
See: http://www.dublincityarchitects.ie/working-on-the-pivot-dublin-reading-room/
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Con Kennedy Appointed to Validation Panel at Dublin Institute of Design
15th July 2014
Con Kennedy was appointed to the review panel for the Dublin Institute of Design’s Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design and Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design.
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59th Annual Conference of the International Council for Small Business
11th June 2014
Con Kennedy will present at the Doctoral Symposium on “Profiting from Visual Communication: Turning Design Practitioners into Entrepreneurs” at the ICSB conference at the DoubleTree by Hilton, Burlington Road, Dublin.
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Con Kennedy Appointed to Validation Panel at Cork Institute of Technology
23rd April 2014
Con Kennedy was appointed to the review panel for the Cork Institute of Technology’s Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Graphic Design and Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Multimedia Design .
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Con Kennedy Appointed to Validation Panel at Griffith College Dublin
7th April 2014
Con Kennedy was appointed to the review panel for Griffith College Dublin’s Bachelor of Arts in (Hons) Communication Design.
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First Masters of Arts in Interaction Design Approved
6th March 2014
The validation panel has approved a new Master of Arts in Interaction Design for the design department at IT Carlow and will comment on student recruitment in September. Con Kennedy initiated and developed the programme and will act as programme chair. Con will also deliver several new modules on the programme, complementing IT Carlow's existing undergraduate design programmes. The panel approved this new MA programme without changes.
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Navigating Next Models of Design Education Workshop
1st May 2013
Con Kennedy and other leading design educators will participate in the Navigating Next Models of Design Education workshop.
This workshop is part of the Pilots series, where creative, philosophical, scientific, medical, and political web lectures will be gathered from global educational institutions. The investigation and workshops aim to see how this knowledge can be used by a group of people collaborating on work within the physical gallery space.
The workshop will take place in the Science Gallery Dublin.
Pilots: Navigating Next Models of Design Education runs from 25 April – 25 May at the Stanley Picker Gallery, Kingston University, KT1, UK.
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Work for Money, Design for Love
5th March 2013
Con Kennedy is featured in David Airey's latest book, "Work for Money, Design for Love." The book features contributions from over 70 of the world's leading professional designers and covers many topics related to professional design practice and running a design business.
See: https://www.davidairey.com/work-for-money-design-for-love
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IDI Design Education Sub-Committee Chairperson
6th February 2013
Con Kennedy was appointed chairperson of the Education Sub-committee for the Institute of Designers in Ireland in 2013.
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G6 Series wins at the Institute of Designers in Ireland Awards
9th November 2012
The G6 Series has received an award from the Institute of Designers in Ireland for Design Education. It is a programme of lectures, seminars, workshops, and discussions about design. Run as a Design Week event, the G6 Series takes place in Room G6, DIT Mountjoy Square.
Following the positive feedback from the “How I Became a Designer” talk at Design Week 2010, Con Kennedy and Barry Sheehan decided to expand on themes discussed in the questions and answers and develop these into a series of talks.
Guest speakers discuss various topics relating to the practical side of working as a professional designer. Jury’s comments: “This seems to be a great idea, bringing together the design professionals and the students to discuss common issues. The talks and themes are varied, light-hearted and serious. As a learning experience, the G6 Series has provided an innovative approach to broadening opportunities for design students to interact with design professions”.
The G6 Series is run voluntarily, and guest speakers donate their time free of charge to engage with design students and help broaden their knowledge of the various disciplines within the design sector. Without the ongoing commitment from our guests, the G6 Series would not be possible, and we extend our thanks to all who have helped The G6 Series win at the Institute of Designers in Ireland Awards.
“This seems to be a great idea, bringing together the design professionals and the students to discuss common issues. The talks and themes are varied, light-hearted and serious. As a learning experience, the G6 Series has provided an innovative approach to broadening opportunities for design students to interact with design professions” Jury’s Comments.
The G6 Series is run voluntarily, and guest speakers donate their time free of charge to engage with design students and help broaden their knowledge of the various disciplines within the design sector. Without the ongoing commitment from our guests, the G6 Series would not be possible, and we extend our thanks to all who have helped The G6 Series win at the Institute of Designers in Ireland Awards.
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