Nick Raven
Associate Lecturer
Designer and educational practitioner. Creative and critical thinker. Delivering powerful communications and projects that engage audiences, enrich experiences and improve lives.
Associate Lecturer and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), designing and delivering transformative learning experiences, with a focus on inclusive pedagogy, celebrating diversity and widening participation.
Creative Director and Founding Partner at Two, a graphic design studio working with social, educational, cultural and corporate clients, creating graphics and identity, exhibitions and installations, websites and digital experiences, print and communications.
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Qualifications
Qualifications
| Year | Qualification | Awarding body |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE) | Falmouth University |
| 2005 | HND Multimedia Design | Cornwall College |
| 1999 | BA(Hons) Fine Art | Falmouth University |
Honors and awards
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), Advance HE
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Research Interests
Research interests and expertise
Nick’s research interests relate to inclusive and transformative pedagogies and the intersection of design as craft, post-craft theorisation, practice-led enquiry and cross-disciplinary strategies at the dialogic nexus of design and education.
Research topics
- Design as Craft
- Critical Design
- Critical Education
- Inclusive Pedagogies
- Transformative Pedagogies
Professional Engagement
Independent professional practice
Nick is Creative Director and Founding Partner at Two, an independent graphic design studio with extensive experience of working with social, cultural, educational and corporate clients in creating graphics and identity, exhibitions and installations, websites and digital experiences, print and communications.
Clients include: Art Centre Penryn, Arts Well UK, British Art Medal Society, British Museum, CAST, Creative Kernow, Cornwall Council, Corvi-Mora, Design Council, Eden Project, Falmouth University, Leach Pottery, Local Works Studio, Locus+, National Trust, Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange, NHS, Royal Cornwall Museum, St Petrocs and Tate St Ives.
We believe the best ideas start with a conversation between two people. Our collaborations and the ideas they generate are what we thrive on. They lead to distinctive and powerful communications that engage audiences, enrich experiences and improve lives.
https://twodesign.co.uk
Engagement with professional associations and societies
Fellow of the Higher Education Association (FHEA), Advance HE
