School of Art, Design and Media (ADM)
Mr Mike Harkins
Senior Lecturer
School of Art, Design and Media
Eldon Building,
Winston Churchill Avenue,
Portsmouth
PO1 2DJ
Profile
| BA (Hons) (Plymouth) | MA (Central St. Martin's) | PGCLTHE (Portsmouth) |
I joined the university in 2005, having had a successful career in industry as the director of a design company. I am a passionate advocate of the development of typographic study with graphic design. My current research focuses on the processes of type design. This incorporates practice-based elements, such as my typeface design Pedant, which has been used for the past two years in publicity for the CAAD COLLECT event.
Current Research
Ph.D. Thesis [Back to top]
Harkins, M. (In preparation). Contemporary processes of text typeface design. Unpub. Ph.D. London: Central St Martins.
I also hope to contribute to a new book series on design process, currently in discussion with Pearson.
Conference Papers [Back to top]
Harkins, M. (In preparation). Know and tell vs show and tell in the type design process: an epistemological enquiry. At Design principles and practices: 5th international conference. Rome: University of Rome La Sapienza, 2–4 February 2011.
Publications
Posters [Back to top]
Harkins, M. (2008). Graphic Conversation #1. At New Views 2: conversations and dialogues in graphic design: an international symposium defining graphic design for the future. London: College of Communication /Melbourne, Australia: Melbourne Museum. Online at http://newviews.co.uk/gallery/posters
Harkins, M. (2008). Graphic Conversation #2. At New Views 2: conversations and dialogues in graphic design: an international symposium defining graphic design for the future. London: College of Communication /Melbourne, Australia: Melbourne Museum. Online at http://newviews.co.uk/gallery/posters
Harkins, M. (2008). Graphic Conversation #3. At New Views 2: conversations and dialogues in graphic design: an international symposium defining graphic design for the future. London: College of Communication /Melbourne, Australia: Melbourne Museum. Online at http://newviews.co.uk/gallery/posters
Conference Papers [Back to top]
Harkins, M. (2010). Know and tell vs show and tell in the type design process: an epistemological enquiry. At The Word (AtypI conference 2010). Dublin: Dublin Castle. Abstract.
Professional Memberships [Back to top]
Fellow, Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Member, Chartered Society of Designers (MCSD)
Member, Association Typographique Internationale (ATypl)