Mr James Corazzo
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Job title: Senior Lecturer in Graphic Design
Email: j.corazzo@derby.ac.uk
Phone No: 01332 593148
Room: 108
Recent publications
Corazzo, J. (2010) 'A Design Agency Goes Back
to College; A New Model for Collaboration' in http://www.icograda.org/education
Corazzo, J. (2010) 'Control / Surrender:
Employability at the Centre of the Design Curriculum' in Staff Research Journal 3(1)
Stockport pp.14-22
Corazzo, J. (2009) 'A Design Agency Goes Back
to College; A New Model for Collaboration' in Networks, Autumn 2009 (8) Brighton: Arts Design & Media, Higher Education Academy pp.33-35
Corazzo, J. (2009) 'The Perforated School' in
Staff Research Journal 1(1) Stockport pp.88-93
Corazzo, J. (2006) 'Teaching Design by Doing is Not Enough' in Through the Looking Glass: Action Research in Post Compulsory Education 1 (1) Preston: University of Central Lancashire Publishing pp.36-41
Current Activities / Links with Industry
I am a design consultant specialising in design of books and publications for galleries
and international art publishers. Recent clients include; Arts Institute Bournemouth, Artsway,
Dewi Lewis Publishing, Harrogate Gallery, Impressions Gallery Publishing, Intellect Books Quad Gallery,
Faculty: Arts, Design and Technology
School: School of Art and Design
Subject Area: Graphic Design
I teach across a range of graphic design modules.
Professional interests
Design, education.
Research interests
James Corazzo is a graphic design educator (and book designer). My research interests are in design education, particularly the focus on developing a constructivist approach - where students are engaged 'in a continuous collaborative process of building and reshaping understanding as a natural consequence of their experiences and interactions within learning environments that authentically reflect the world around them' Grabinger and Dunlap (2006: 1) I have undertaken a number of projects that explore learning at the intersection of education and industry including the Thoughtful Six project that was short listed for a Times Higher Award and a BBC Innovation award in 2009.
Membership of professional bodies and advisory committees
- Higher Education Academy Fellow
- Arts, Design & Media Teaching Fellow
- D&AD North Committee Member
Recent Conferences
'Sometimes Not Teaching is the Best Teaching, HE Academy ADM 5th Annual Learning and Teaching Day Conference,
29 November 2011, Ravensbourne.
'Rethinking Surrender as an Active Verb' at RAISE Conference, Engaging Students in Challenging Times, 15—16 September 2011, Nottingham Trent University.
Keynote Lecture 'Rethinking Surrender as an Active Verb' at Annual Teaching and Learning Conference, 14 September 2011, York St. John University.
'Control and Surrender' presented ADM Higher Education Academy Teaching Fellows day,
29 September 2010, Chelsea Arts Club, London.
'Control and Surrender' presented at Real World Education Symposium, 28 September 2010, University of Surrey.
'Removing the Signs' presented at Annual Higher Education Conference, 6 July 2010, Stockport College.
'Removing the Signs' paper and workshop given at Employability CETL Conference, 10 June 2010, Sheffield Hallam University.
Undergraduate qualifications
- BA (Hons) Philosophy, Lancaster University
- HND Graphic Design, Stockport College
Postgraduate qualifications
- MA Graphic Design, UCLan
- PGCE Post Compulsory Education, UCLan
