People

Tim Bones
BA (Hons), MA
Graphic Design

Tim is Programme Leader and lecturer at K College in Kent, responsible for delivering a range of courses, including the BA (Hons) Graphic Design for the University of Kent. He is also a freelance graphic designer; his clients include Montrose Filmworks, and Tick-Tock Media, with whom he has produced numerous children’s books. He was previously a graphic designer for Castelli (UK) where he worked for clients such as Mercedes, Air Canada, Tate Restaurants, Saudi Airlines, Continental Airlines, Eagle Star, IBM and Shell Oil. He has also worked in advertising, and was a lecturer in Design and Illustration at Hastings College of Arts & Technology. He is a member of the International Visual Literacy Association (IVLA) and the Institute for Learning (MIFL).

Joanna Kane
BA (Hons), MA, MSc
Graphic Design, Illustration, Photography

Joanna is a tutor in Digital Media and Video for Edinburgh University Art and Design Studies programme, she has worked as a Lecturer at Edinburgh College of Art and Napier University, and as Visiting Lecturer at Grays School of Art, the University of Gloucestershire, and Norwich University of the Arts. She has experience of a wide range of Visual Communication disciplines, as a lecturer, practitioner and researcher, including Graphic Design, Typography, Digital Imaging, Photography and Web Design. Joanna’s work has been featured in Creative Review and Eye Magazine.

Victoria Redman
BA (Hons),
Graphic Design, Illustration

Victoria has a wide range of experience both as a designer and a lecturer. She is currently Associate Lecturer in Design at the University of Derby and Loughborough University, teaching on their BA (Hons) Visual Communication programmes. She was previously Design Manager at Egg Banking plc and Senior Web Designer at Thomson Financial Ltd.

Sheila Kendrick
BA (Hons), MA
Graphic Design, Illustration

Sheila is a lecturer at the University of Derby, teaching on the BA (Hons) Computer Games Modelling and Animation programme. She was Programme Leader for the BA (Hons) Design and Digital Media and FdA New Media Design & Production programmes. Sheila is currently undertaking research towards her PhD at the University of York.

Robert Potts
BA (Hons), PGDE, MSc
Graphic Design, Illustration

Robert is currently employed as a freelance designer whose focus is on design, artwork and copywriting. Robert is also a visiting lecturer in Graphic Design and Visual Communications at the University of Salford and Leeds College of Art. Robert’s previous posts have included events manager within Erin Arts centre and Designer at KK Design and Print.

Andrew Moran
MA
Graphic Design, Illustration

Andrew is currently employed as a visiting lecturer in photography and graphic design and is responsible for the coordination and curation of the photo hub group for Brighton Photo Biennial Fringe Hasting Photographic Festival while continuing to work as a freelance photographer and designer. Andrew has also worked as curriculum leader and course team leader in the areas of photography and graphics, working across a wide range of educational and academic levels at Sussex Coast College Hastings.

Ella Goodwin
BA (Hons), PGC, MA
Graphic Design, Illustration

Ella is a freelance artist and designer working with illustration and animation for print and web. Her portfolio includes work for children’s narrative, exhibitions and within commercial and educational fields. Ella was previously a sessional lecturer and Digital Media Technician at Norwich University College of the Arts, lecturing across a broad spectrum of courses including BA Graphics, Publishing and Animation and MA Digital Arts and Animation.

Tracey-Ann Rees
BA (Hons), PGC, MA
Graphic Design, Illustration

Tracey currently runs her own business, which specialises in comprehensive creative design solutions for public and private sector organisations. Clients include Cardiff City Council and South Wales Police. In addition to running her own business, Tracey keeps up to date with current design practice through continuing professional training.

Peter Iain Campbell
BA (Hons),
Photography

Iain is an experienced professional photographer whose work has been published in the UK, USA, Germany, Japan, Italy and Australia. He has undertaken commissions for design and advertising agencies, charities and community-based organisations and independent arts organisations, and he has had a number of solo exhibitions across Scotland. He has been a visiting lecturer at Edinburgh College of Art and at Napier University, Edinburgh.

Iain Stewart
BA (Hons), MA
Photography

Iain gained his Bachelors and Masters degrees from Edinburgh College of Art, and lectured at the College until 2008. He is an experienced fine art and commercial photographer, and has exhibited widely in the UK, Europe and the USA. His work is held in many public collections, including the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; the Lannan Foundation, New Mexico; Birmingham City Museum and Museet for Fotokunst, Odense, and in private and corporate collections in the UK and overseas, including those of Sir Elton John and Goldman Sachs. He is represented by the Photographers Gallery, London; Julie Saul Gallery, New York and Gail Gibson Gallery, Seattle.

David Eaton
BA (Hons), Msc.
Interactive Media

David is Senior Lecture in Art, Design and Digital Technology at the Central College of Commerce, Glasgow. He is a member of the College’s Board of Management, and chairs the Design Team at the Scottish Qualifications Authority. He has been a visiting lecturer at the School of Architecture, Strathclyde University, and is a freelance Multimedia and Web designer. He has been involved in research projects in the UK and Europe and has collaborated on a number of Multimedia performances with visual artists and musicians in Scotland.

Andrew Welsby
BA (Hons), PGD.
Interactive Media

Andrew is employed as a lecturer in computing, digital art and creative digital media at City of Glasgow College and Central College Glasgow. He also works as a practicing artist, working freelance with a wide range of clients to deliver creative engagement projects throughout the UK. Additionally, Andrew is currently studying for his Master of Research in Creative Practices on a part time basis.

Dr Alessandra Campoli
MA, PhD
Critical and Cultural Studies

Alessandra is currently based at the University of the West of Scotland, conducting practice-based research in Media Arts. She was previously a researcher in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’, and a director of a three year research project for the Italian National council of Scientific Research (CNR). She was Visiting Lecturer in Performance Art at Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, and has been a part time Lecturer and Tutor at both the University of the West of Scotland and the University of Rome. Alessandra has also recently completed her PhD.

Dr Caroline Parre
BA (Hons), PhD
Critical and Cultural Studies, Graphic Design

Caroline is Reader in Typography and Director of The Typographic Hub, a specialist research centre for the history, theory and practice of typographic design based at Birmingham City University. Her areas of expertise include: typographic history (British and European), printing history (British and European), and typographic and typeface design practice. She has published widely and her books include Paris Underground [Mark Batty Publishers, 2005], The St Bride Notebook [Incline Press, 2003], Tart Cards: London¹s illicit advertising art [Mark Batty Publishers, 2003] and The Kynoch Press, 1876­1981 [British Library, 2000] Caroline publishes extensively in both the trade and academic press, and broadcasts and lectures internationally on all aspects of typographic and printing history.

Heidi Saarinen
BA (Hons), PGCE
Interior and Spatial Design

Heidi is Senior Lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire, and Tutor on the BA (Hons) Interior Architecture & Design programme. She previously lectured at the College of NW London and London Metropolitan University. Heidi has been involved in a number of design based and visual arts practice projects.

Denitsa Petrova
BBA (Hons)
Critical and Cultural Studies

Denitsa is currently completing her PhD Dissertation which aims to explore the relationship between art in the public realm and Web 2.0. She has previously tutored at Edinburgh College of Art within the Centre for Visual and Cultural Studies. During her career, Denitsa has worked in web development, design studio management and was a research associate in research and knowledge Transfer- web design within the faculty of engineering, computing and creative industries at Napier University, Edinburgh.

Lorna Brown
BA, PGD
Foundation

Lorna is a graduate of Edinburgh College of Art having achieved her degree and post graduate qualifications in the early 1990’s. After graduating she established a screen printing studio providing facilities for artists and designers to develop print based artwork.

Keir Sim
BA, PGD
Marketing

Across a long and varied career, Keir has previously lectured in a wide variety of business related subjects in addition to developing open learning materials in Law, Accounting and Marketing. While working at Edinburgh’s Telford College, Keir was head of the business department and senior management team before moving on to a post as associate principal.

Hazel Terry
BA Hons
Foundation

Hazel is a lecturer in Further Education delivering classes in art, craft, textiles, animation and design and is currently Curriculum Head for NC Introduction to Creative Arts and NC Fashion. Hazel combines her teaching commitments with her work as an artist and she exhibits regularly.

Kevin Hallsworth
MA
Product Design and Furniture

Kevin is Tutor and specialist technical advisor at the University of Lincoln for the award winning BA Furniture Design programme. He is a practicing furniture designer / maker with fourteen years’ experience and is a member of a number of design groups and organisations.

Guy Begbie is a multi disciplinary book artist and designer. He has been teaching at various UK Universities as a lecturer and coordinator since 1995. Guy is currently employed as a visiting associate lecturer at the University of the West of England, delivering   MA and BA (Hons) programmes. In recent research practice, he has made collaborative, graphic and typographic works. These were commissioned by the University of Dundee for an AHRC project entitled ‘Poetry Beyond Text’ and have been exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.

Phil Holt
Interactive Media Design

Phil Holt is currently the managing director of Web Foundry Limited where he specialises in user centric web design, Joomla custom template development, Joomla consultancy, CMS consultancy, branding and online marketing consultancy. Phil has previously been employed as Chief Executive at Rundeep, Creative Director at McCullum Advertising and Art Director with Morris Nicholson Cartwright. A graduate of Bolton College of Art and Design, Phil has been involved in the design, building and ongoing development of the Interactive Design Institute’s web provision since the company started and brings a wealth of industry experience to his role as tutor on the Interactive Media Design course.

Suzanne is a Lecturer in Visual Communication at the School of Textiles and Design at Heriot Watt University, where she delivers courses across the undergraduate Fashion programme. Suzanne is also a visiting lecturer on the MA & BA Fashion programmes at Kingston University where she works with students on media based projects and their London Fashion Week showcase. Suzanne previously taught in the Architecture School at the University of Strathclyde.
 
Suzanne is actively involved in producing & directing films, photography and other marketing and promotional material. Her published design research focuses on the notion of narrative and communication within different themes including archive and legacy, and the city & space.
 
Suzanne has extensive industry design experience having worked across Europe. Her work covers a broad creative spectrum from graphic design, branding and promotional music videos, through photography and interiors, to art direction and textile design innovation. 

Dawn Correia
MA, BA (Hons), PGCE
Graphic Design, Illustration

Gareth Longstaff
MA, BA (Hons)
Graphic Design, Illustration

Gareth Longstaff lectures in Critical and Contextual Studies in Media and Visual Culture at Newcastle University and the University of Cumbria. His teaching and research interests are primarily concerned with how gender and sexuality, celebrity, nostalgia, identity/identifications, psychoanalysis and visual culture intersect. He is also professionally involved in several other dimensions of cultural, design, mediated and social life as a freelance journalist. Gareth is near completion of his doctoral thesis at Newcastle University.

Karl is a freelance multimedia artist and educator working on design and audiovisual productions. He was previously course director for BA (Hons) Media Arts at Newbold College of Higher Education and has lectured at undergraduate level in graphic design, video and audio in England (Newbold College) and Scotland (University of Abertay Dundee). Karl is currently working on his media production start-up company, along with carrying out media degree inspection for Adventist Accrediting Association.

Arlene Stewart
Director

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Fiona Crosbie
Director

Fiona is a Founder Director of IDI. She is a graduate of Edinburgh College of Art and Stirling University. Fiona worked as a designer in the fashion industry for a number of years before becoming a lecturer in Higher Education and subsequently in Further Education.

Michael Stewart
Director

Michael Stewart began his career in the theatre, working initially as a scenic artist before moving into Theatre in Education touring throughout Scotland, England and Holland as a writer and director. In 1980, he progressed into formal education and over the following 24 years held management posts in Secondary and Further Education, worked as an advisor and consultant within Primary and Tertiary education and contributed to teacher training and cognitive learning projects in Edinburgh and New South Wales, Australia.

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John Watson
Director

John is a Founder Director of IDI. He is a graduate of Edinburgh College of Art and the Open University. He has more than twenty five years’ experience in education, both as a teacher and lecturer, and was previously part of the Senior Management Team at one of Scotland’s largest further education colleges.

Rachel Riley
Senior Course Manager

Academic

Rachel has overall responsibility for the quality of the student experience and general management of the Academic team. Rachel’s remit includes responsibility for managing and developing our course tutors and programme leaders, managing student assessment procedures and liaising with the University Board of Examiners.

Fiona Brodie
Course Manager

Academic

Fiona has responsibility for the quality of the student experience for those studying our Graphic design and Illustration programmes. This includes responsibility for the day to day management of tutors, and contributing to tutor appraisals and development programme. Fiona manages all student assessments pertaining to Graphic Design and Illustration and contributes to the University Board of Examiners.

Stephanie McColl
Course Manager

Academic

Stephanie has responsibility for the quality of the student experience for those studying across a variety of programmes; from the City and Guilds courses, to the Level 3 Diploma in Foundation Studies (art, design and media), to the degree level courses . Her responsibilities also include the day to day management of tutors, contributing to tutor appraisals and the development programme, and managing student assessments.

Kirsty Murray
Student Support Advisor

Academic

Kirsty is here to support you. She will liaise with students, tutors and course managers to make sure that everyone has the information they need. Please feel free to contact Kirsty for an informal chat or for something more specific.  She will be happy to hear from you.

Susan Chuchla
Academic Administrator

Academic

Susan provides administrative support for our Academic team and for our students. As our main point of contact for the University of Hertfordshire, Susan supports the student administration and assessment process at the University Board of Examiners. Susan maintains our student records and communicates with our enroled students prior to the commencement of their course.

Heather Darwent
Student Support Advisor

Academic

Heather is here to ensure that each and every aspect of your study experience runs smoothly. She will liaise with students, tutors and course managers to make sure that everyone has the information they need. However, if you do experience any difficulties or need additional advice, guidance or support with any aspect of your studies with IDI, please do not hesitate to get in touch with Heather. She will be delighted to help.

Carolyn Hall
Marketing Manager

Admissions/Marketing

Carolyn has overall responsibility for the development and management of IDI’s marketing plan and the Admissions team.
Carolyn shares joint responsibility with Jill Russell, IDI’s Web Manager, for the management of IDI’s online marketing campaigns and the overall management of student finance, including fee collection, student loans, student debt and liaison with external providers.

Sophie Ferguson
Admissions Advisor

Admissions

Sophie responds to enquiries about studying with IDI. She guides applicants through the admissions process, advising on courses and entry requirements. She also informs applicants about fees, discounts, grants, loans and payment options.

Matthew Tulloch
Admissions Advisor

Admissions

Matthew responds to all enquiries about studying with IDI, guiding applicants through the admissions process and providing advice on our courses and entry requirements. He also informs applicants about course fees, the availability of discounts, student loans and payment options.
 

Cecilia K-Mueller
Admissions Advisor

Admissions

Cecilia works as part of the admissions team and her primary role is to help all applicants through the admissions process by delivering advice on our courses and entry requirements. Additionally, Cecilia  monitors and keeps track of the progress of the applicants and provides information regarding fees, available discounts, student loans and payment options.
 

Danielle Chuchla
Student Finance Advisor

Finance

Danielle has responsibility of managing student finance. This includes fee collection, student debt and the administrative aspect of student loans. Additionally, Danielle provides advice for students regarding financial support.

Jill Russell
Web Manager

Web and IT

Jill has overall responsible for all IDI website development and maintenance, both in relation to the IDI public website, and to the IDI online learning management system, IDI-Study. Jill shares joint repsonsibility with Carolyn Hall, IDI’s Marketing Manager, for the management of IDI’s online marketing campaigns, and is also responsible for liaising with external contractors delivering design and technical website services.

Alistair Montgomery
IT

Web and IT

Alistair works alongside webmaster Jill Russell and provides technical support for students who are working within the IDI study website. He also assists with the development of various aspects of the IDI public website.

 Jocelyn Stewart
Course Materials Coordinator

Course Materials

Jocelyn has overall responsibility for the editing of IDI’s new course materials. She liaises with our course developers, providing them with ongoing support during the development process. This requires Jocelyn to facilitate the restructuring of  module learning paths, the styling of course materials pages, preparing and updating module guides and calculating and managing the number of study hours allocated to each activity. She also manages and repairs links within course materials and coordinates all responses arising from student and tutor feedback.

Alex Eadie
IT

Web and IT

Alex assists in giving technical support to students in the IDI study site.  He also contributes in the day to day maintenance of IDI's public site and study site.

Lisa Strachan

Communications