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Office Number: N215
Phone Number: 902 494 8160
Email: mleblanc@nscad.ca
Iโm an Associate Professor, first appointed to ะึรรยายื 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. Iโm 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 Iโve 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, Iโve taught design in Ghana and I hold an official position as Visiting Professor at Foshan University, China.
My main focus is on UI/UX, working in web-based and 3D design. Iโm currently developing apps and products engaged with data from the Internet. With Prof. Yasushi Akiyama of Saint Maryโs University, I was awarded a $100k Mitacs Accelerate grant to investigate solutions to the problem of medication adherence in elderly patients. The grant, titled โMedication Adherence Using HomeEXCEPTโs Non-Intrusive Monitoring Platformโ will fund 8 ะึรรยายื MDES and SMU Master of Computer Science interns. Itโs scheduled to begin May 2021.
| 2016 | โNothing Uninterestingโ a biography of Official Canadian War Artist and illustrator Eric Aldwinckle () |
| 2013 | โThe Technology of Good Intentionsโ Anna Leonowens Gallery, ะึรรยายื |
| 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 |
