Don Parker

Name : Don Parker
Job Title : Senior Lecturer
Email : don.parker@newport.ac.uk
Contact Telephone Number : +44(0)1633 432634
Academic Faculty and School or Department : Faculty of Art and Business
Research Centre or Group : Design Research
Biography : Don Parker spent his career in advertising and design before becoming a full-time academic previously working in the film, television and music industries with clients such as Dreamworks, MTV, 20th Century Fox, Q8 Oil, Orange, Universal Pictures and United Artists. He joined the University of Wales, Newport in August 2004 as Programme Leader of BA (Hons) Advertising Design at its inception. A key focus for Don is researching into Consumer Behaviour and Advertising in relation to European and International development.
Academic and Professional Qualifications :
- Currently studying for PhD, PGCE HE University of Wales, Newport (2006)
- BA (HONS) Design, First Class with commendation in Design Research, Exeter College of Art and Design (1992).
Professional Bodies and Memberships :
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
- Member of the Design Research Society
- Member of the American Academy of Advertising
Research Expertise or Interest :
- My areas of interest are Advertising, Branding, Design, Communication, Consumer Behaviour and Propaganda.
Publications :

Solo Exhibitions:
1998
- Raindance Festival, Soho, London.
  ‘Short’, Film in competition and in proceedings. Parker, D. 1998
  2006 – 2007
- Newport School of Art, Media and Design,
  University of Wales, Newport.
  Just Undo It, Exhibition of 17 works as a commentary on consumerism. Parker, D. 2006
  2007
- Break 2.4 Independent Artist Festival, Ljubljana, Slovenia. “Public Research Systems”. Art installation / Documentary Film. Parker, D. 2007
  2008
- Johnson & Johnson Headquarters, Lisbon, Portugal.
  “Madison Pierce”. Art Intervention. Parker, D.
  2009
- Fflock Gallery, Newport School of Art, Media and Design, University of Wales, Newport, South Wales.
  “Commerce, Not Conspiracy”. Exhibition of works as a commentary on Consumerism with a series of presentations on propaganda techniques. Parker, D. 2009
  
  Group Exhibitions:
  2008
- Aardman Animation Studios, Bristol, UK
  1st International Exhibition.
  2010
- Fflock Gallery, Newport School of Art, Media and Design, University of Wales, Newport, South Wales.
  “Call Me, Things Change”, Installation piece as part of group exhibition. Parker, D. 2010 (projector, telephone, boards)
  
  Publications:
  2009
- Proceedings of the Newport NEXUS Conference Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Special Publication, No. 1, 2009, pp. 175-197 ISBN 978-1-899274-38-3
  “How the correlation between artist and the corporation functions in relationship to advertising practice and strategy” Parker, D. 2009
- New Clear Forms: American Poetry and Cold War Culture, international 2-day conference, University of Glasgow, 11th and 12th September 2009
  Proceedings: “In what sense is Cold War an adjective?” Parker, D & Morgan, C, 2009
  2011
- Chinese Management Studies (CMS) Journal (Emerald: ISSN: 1750-614X). Special Edition. (pending), “The Art of War in Manufacturing Consumer Consent: Strategy, Business Culture and Ethics in Marketing Management”. McIntyre-Bhatty, Y T & Parker, D. 2011
- 1st International Colloquium on Global Design and Marketing
  (pending): “A conceptual model for future research at the Marketing/Design interface.” Deacon, J., Parker, D., Harris, J.
  
  Conference:
  2008
- School of Mass Communication, Shenzhen, China.
  10th June 2008
- Presented paper entitled: “Developments in Advertising Education”
  School of Mass Communication, Shenzhen, China. 12th June 2008
- Presented paper entitled: “Developments in Advertising Education”
  Shenzhen Advertising Association, Shenzhen, China. 12th June 2008
  Presented paper entitled: “European Creative Industries”
  Han Jiaying Design & Associates, Shenzhen, China. 14th June 2008
- Presented paper entitled: “Chinese and European approaches to brand positioning and Advertising design company structures”
  Chen Design Studios, Shenzhen, China.
- 17th June 2008
  Presented paper entitled: “Chinese and European approaches to brand positioning and advertising design company structures
  2009
- Magdalena, the 10th International Festival of Creative Communication, Maribor, Slovenia at the request of the British Council. May 2009
  Presented paper entitled: “The changing approach we have to brands and the exploration of our emotive response to products and corporations within the Advertising Design industry”.
- New Clear Forms: American Poetry and Cold War Culture, international 2-day conference, University of Glasgow, 11th and 12th September 2009
- Presented paper entitled: “In what sense is Cold War an adjective?” Parker, D & Morgan, C, 2009
  2011
- 1st Global Chinese Management Studies Conference 2011, Singapore on August 10th - 11th 2011
- Presentation; “The Art of War in Manufacturing Consumer Consent: Strategy, Business Culture and Ethics in Marketing Management”. McIntyre-Bhatty, Y T & Parker, D. 2011
  1st International Colloquium on Global Design and Marketing 8th and 9th December 2011
  Presentation (pending): “A conceptual model for future research at the Marketing/Design interface.” Deacon, J., Parker, D., Harris, J.
  
  Notable:
  2008
- School of Mass Communication, Shenzhen, China. 20th June 2008
  Visiting Professor of Advertising Design

University Of Wales, Newport