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<樱桃视频 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Michael Leblanc
<樱桃视频 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Associate Professor
Division of Interdisciplinary Design
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Office Number: N215
Phone Number: 902 494 8160
Email: mleblanc@nscad.ca

<樱桃视频 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Background

I鈥檓 an Associate Professor, first appointed to NSCAD in 1990. I hold an Hon. BA from the University of Guelph and an MFA from York University, where I concentrated on drawing and printmaking. I鈥檓 an interdisciplinary designer with interests in web, user interface design, physical computing and product design. From 2000 to 2016 I served the Division of Design as Chair for 15 years and Director of the Master of Design program for two years. Over the years I鈥檝e held Creative Director or positions at several Halifax-based start-ups, including ITC Learning, PhotoPoint, Knowledge House, and Origin BioMed. In addition to my teaching activities in Canada, I鈥檝e taught design in Ghana and I hold an official position as Visiting Professor at Foshan University, China.

<樱桃视频 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">CURRENT RESEARCH AND/OR CREATIVE PRACTICE

My main focus is on UI/UX, working in web-based and 3D design. I鈥檓 currently developing apps and products engaged with data from the Internet. With Prof. Yasushi Akiyama of Saint Mary鈥檚 University, I was awarded a $100k Mitacs Accelerate grant to investigate solutions to the problem of medication adherence in elderly patients. The grant, titled 鈥淢edication Adherence Using HomeEXCEPT鈥檚 Non-Intrusive Monitoring Platform鈥� will fund 8 NSCAD MDES and SMU Master of Computer Science interns. It鈥檚 scheduled to begin May 2021.

<樱桃视频 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">SIGNIFICANT PUBLICATIONS/EXHIBITIONS
2016 鈥淣othing Uninteresting鈥� a biography of Official Canadian War Artist and illustrator Eric Aldwinckle ()
2013 鈥淭he Technology of Good Intentions鈥� Anna Leonowens Gallery, NSCAD
2003-14 Creative Director, Origin BioMed, Halifax
2000 Web Development Team Leader, PhotoPoint.com, Halifax and San Francisco
1999 Director of Media Design, Knowledge House, Halifax
1997-99 Creative Director, Mentor Networks/ITC Learning, Halifax and Herndon VA
1991-97 Media Design, Windhorse Productions, Halifax
1990 Media Arts Resident, Banff Centre School of Fine Arts
1989 Graphic Design Specialist, University of Toronto Computing Services Text and Imaging Group
1986-90 Designer and Consultant, Instructional Technology Group, University of Guelph
1980, 1981, 1983 Solo Exhibitions, Gadatsy Gallery, Toronto