Jackson Pollock 51

 

It’s Friday. What does that mean? It’s time to spend a little quality time with Jackson Pollock.

Because painting has a life of its own, I try to let it live. —Jackson Pollock

Featured Emily Carr Alumni: Dave Humphrey

Graduated: Masters, Interaction Design, 2008

Current city: Vancouver, BC

What are you up to now?
I lead UX (user experience) strategy for collaboration software, which is heavily focused on successful community design, and I help enable positive and valuable community interactions using expert reviews, stakeholder interviews, persona development, usability testing, and interaction design. For all the boring details, visit http://www.linkedin.com/in/dbhumphrey

Featured Emily Carr Alumni: David Coates, CGD, FGDC, Partner, Ion Branding + Design

Graduated: Diploma, Graphic Design, 1988

Current city: Vancouver, BC

What are you up to now?
I run a design firm, Ion Branding + Design, with fellow classmate Rod Roodenburg, that we started right after graduation. In fact, in the beginning before we had an office, we covertly worked out of a storage room at Emily Carr for six weeks. Security back then wasn’t what it is today! It’s been 23 years and we’re still having fun and learning every day. We have a staff of six and specialize in brand strategy and implementation. We work with small start-ups through to governments and large corporations locally and internationally with a focus on clients who operate ethically and sustainably. We also stay connected to the community with our work for cultural groups and our $25,000 One Good Idea Award.

Featured Emily Carr Alumni: Thomas Girard

Graduated: Bachelor of Design, Communication Design, 2005

Current city: Vancouver, BC

What are you up to now? 
Thomas Girard has previously worked as an Art Director, Ambassador, and Lecturer in Shanghai before joining the Lenovo Innovation Design Center User Centered Design Lab in Beijing as Chief Experience Designer. He holds an undergraduate degree from Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Vancouver and plans to pursue a Masters in Canada. He collaborates regularly with the TED Conferences and the Art Directors Club of China. For more information on Girard and his work, visit his website at onthomas.com.

Featured Emily Carr Alumni: Nick Lepard

Graduated: BFA, 2008

Current city: Vancouver, BC

What are you up to now?
Since graduating, I have been painting full time. I bought a truck. I use it to move my studio every few months, rotating between Vancouver, California and Haida Gwaii. I have built my studio in heritage buildings, abandoned warehouses, garages, tarped-off patios, immaculate gallery spaces and woodsheds used to butcher deer. My most recent paintings explore the portrait as form in space. They combine references of the portrait, the skull and the mask. I am interested in the personal identity of the individual and the cosmic identity of the species.