Mark Owen

Mark Owen

Lecturer in Creative Advertising
London School of Film, Media and Design
mark.owen@uwl.ac.uk

Mark is a visual artist, graphic designer and educator working across a range of media.

With extensive experience in painting, product design, model-making, animation and illustration he is currently working as a designer and illustrator with a number of writers and illustrators in children's publishing and as a freelance web designer.

Mark has worked in education for over 20 years specialising in communication design with a particular focus on motion graphics, 3D animation, web design, video and creative code.

  • Qualifications

    Royal Academy Schools Diploma in Fine Art (Painting), BTEC HND 3D Design (Product Design) Chelsea School of Art, MA Electronic Arts, Middlesex University

Teaching

I am a Lecturer in Creative Advertising, visual artist and graphic designer. I have been an educator for over 20 years, specialising in communication design with a focus on motion graphics, 3D animation, web design, video and creative code. As a designer and illustrator, I'm working with a number of writers and illustrators in children's publishing, as well as freelancing as a web designer.

Research

  • Research and publications

    Publications

    Owen, M. (2006) JISC - HE in FE e-Learning Study. A study of the use of learning technologies in delivering art and design courses to HE students in an FE environment. Available online at ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/673/1/learning-virtually.pdf

    Williams, A. (2009) JISC - Kingston Access to Science Teaching Across New and Emerging Technologies. The project aimed to develop and evaluate models of good practice in the implementation of new and emerging technologies for personalised e-learning. My role was evangelising and promoting the use of podcasts and video across the project. Available online at http://bit.ly/kastanet

    Practice based research


    Crossroads -     exhibition of 21 paintings (May 2014). Blue Shed Gallery, Ditchling. http://crossroads.markowen.me
     

    Landscape - one man show - 30 paintings (July 2008). The Illustration Cupboard, Bury Street, London SW1
     

    Recent Paintings - solo exhibition (June 1995). Cadogan Contemporary, Draycott Avenue London SW3


    Recent Paintings - solo exhibition (June 1993). Cadogan Contemporary, Draycott Avenue London SW3 June 1993

    Design and preparation of artwork for print. (Working with children’s author/illustrator Clara Vulliamy)
     

    Vulliamy, C. & Hughes, S.

    (2013) Dixie O' Day - In The Fast Lane

    (2014) Dixie O' Day -The Great Diamond Robbery

    (2015) Dixie O' Day -Up Up and Away

    (2015) Dixie O' Day -Haunted House

    Published by Random House.

    Vulliamy, C. & Faber, P.

    (2015) Mango and Bambang

    Published by Walker Books.

    Vulliamy, C.

    (2012) Martha and the Bunny Brothers

    (2012) I Heart School

    (2013) I Heart Bedtime

    (2014) I Heart Holidays

    Published by Harper Collins.

    Vulliamy, C. & Mayhew, J.

    (2012) Bubble and Squeak

    Published by Orchard Books.

    Vulliamy, C.

    (2009) Lucky Wish Mouse - White Christmas 

    (2010) Lucky Wish Mouse - School Balloon 

    (2011) Lucky Wish Mouse - Best Friends

    (2012) Lucky Wish Mouse - Starting School 

    (2012) Lucky Wish Mouse - Sweet Dreams

    Published by Orchard Books.

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