QUOTE:
"Starting my own business with my partner Angus was
a natural progression for us. We want to develop a business
that aligns to our personal philosophies on design, as well
as requirement for flexible work hours and creative control.
We want to foster projects that are innovative and embedded
in contemporary design practices, regardless of the project
budget or timeline".
By Yasmine, Director
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Director,
Yasmine ARAD BA BA (hons )
Completed a PhD in Education through the University
of Tasmania, on an APA
scholarship in July 2008, her dissertation focusing on
aesthetic and pedagocal Instructional Design for elearning
courseware.
A very little bit about her work history...
Prior to starting Narcissus Design, she was involved in over
30 eLearning and eBusiness projects from 1998 to 2006, with
the University
of Tasmania, DeakinPrime,
Online Learning Australia and as a Sole Trader.
Her role has been varied: Project Manager,
Senior Instructional Designer, Assistance Instructional Designer,
Web Designer, Web Developer, Graphic Designer and Content
Writer. The projects have involved designing higher education
courseware and assessment, VET courseware and assessment,
software tutorials and induction modules.
Projects include:
ColesMyer,
Melbourne
Airport, Sydney
Airport, AMES,
EAN Australia,
Westaff,
FoodWorks, Deakin
University, University
of Tasmania, Computer
Associates, Quality
Consultants, and Australian
Wool Innovations.
In
Australia, she is a member of the NGV's
ArtBeat, Design
Business Council and a e-member of the Australian
Institute of Management (AIM). Internationally,
she is a member of the Association for the Advancement of
Computers in Education (AARE).
A very little bit about Yasmine personally...
Instructional Design is a portal/enabler for her real passions
... Poetry, Photography, and Dance. She believes good design
can and should inspire change. A Post Romatic, she abhores
Rationalism, and believes that the 'imagination' is the only
way one can truly live.
Outside of work she enjoys spending time with
her beautiful family - Angus and Siddhartha (a shih-tzu cross),
meditating at the beach, shopping for one-off pieces in obscure
city laneways, visiting art galleries, and enjoying the little
pleasures that this Neoliberal society is denying - 'doing
nothing, but being'.
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