Shane N.
Private tutor in Melbourne, Australia
Education
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Graphic Design, Swinburne University, 1986 T.O.P. Art & Design Certificate, Box Hill College of TAFE, 1985 Higher School Certificate, Aquinas College, Ringwood, 1984
Experience
I have been a sessional tutor at Swinburne University's Faculty of Design (Melbourne) since 2009 and worked full time for Swinburne Unilink's Diploma of Design since 2017. I have taken mainly first year Communication Design units in that time; such as Introduction to Communication Design, Typography, Drawing, Photography, Branding, and Design Studio. If you are not familiar with these units, let's just say I love teaching the basic principles of graphic design such as composition, working with image and text, typography, etc. I also love teaching drawing and am an accomplished children's book illustrator. All of the 40 or so books I have illustrated were drawn by hand using pen and ink, and either watercolour or Gauche, so I have lots of experience in traditional drawing methods. I use Adobe's InDesign, Illustrator, Lightroom Classic, and Photoshop software to make my living. I've been a self employed designer since graduating from Swinny in 1986 so I have a lot of experience in running a small business.
Availability
Mon/Wed/Fri in the afternoon, Mon/Wed/Fri in the evening
Can Meet
Up to 30 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
I love teaching because I enjoy being around young creative minds; there is nothing more inspiring than seeing someone develop confidence in their own creativity. I enjoy doing a variety of things, from drawing, designing and taking photographs to researching interesting subjects on the web. I enjoy running along the Yarra and eating well. I love learning new skills and making good use of the ones I already have.
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