Rate My Professor John Martin

Dr. John Martin serves as a Lecturer in Graphic Design within the School of Design and the Built Environment in the Faculty of Humanities at Curtin University, where he has been employed since 2020. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Art, Design and Media with a focus on Graphic Design from the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), completed between 2013 and 2019. Prior to his current role, Dr. Martin was a Lecturer at UNSW Sydney's College of Fine Arts (COFA) in Paddington from January 2017 to January 2020, during which he taught courses in Design History and Graphic Design. With extensive professional experience in the graphic design industry, he brings practical expertise to his academic position, coordinating courses such as GRDE2044 Design History and Culture and GRDE1005 Typography at Curtin University. His teaching emphasizes design thinking, visual communication, creative thinking, graphics, creativity and innovation, art, design theory, photography, and visual culture.

Dr. Martin's research practice centers on Australian twentieth-century communication, graphic design, and print practices, techniques, and technologies. His scholarly contributions include the article 'The Invisible Hand of the Maker' published in 2022 in the journal Design Issues in the Digital Age (DIID), exploring concepts of authorship and production in design. Other key publications encompass 'The Code is not Coloured: Blackboxing Colour, Light, Graphic Art and Modernity' (2012), 'The Myth of Three Colours and the Idol of the Scientific' presented at the 6th International Conference on Design History and Design Studies (2008), and the book 'Use It Again: Toys, Models and Projects from Everyday Packaging' (1991, Ellsyd Press). He has participated in academic events such as the IOTA21 conference hosted by Curtin University and supervises student exhibitions including Studio X Master of Design and Project X. Dr. Martin's work bridges historical design analysis with contemporary practice, contributing to the field through teaching, research, and professional engagement.