Ninth International Conference on The Image

Abstract

This paper anticipates the launch of an inaugural “Curated Series” within the Common Ground Research Network: Transformative Pedagogies in the Visual Domain and contains eight books with visual propositions for learning driving innovation and a substantial Community of Practice. The series statistics required a visually intelligent way to see the big data implications of this new publication comprising: 2 Series Curators, 18 Editors, 163 Authors, 21 Countries and 98 Educational Institution. The series is a salient example of internationally inclusive mentoring across countries and institutions. The Series Curators and a co-editor will present this global contribution of so many authors and editors, through data visualisation. The curators, editors and authors geographical location and associated institutions offered the opportunity to present visually the numerical and locality data generated by the authorship of this book series. Graphic designers working with the Series’ Curators, visually mapped the global reach and the critical mass of the authorship. A graphic language of colour saturation and intensity, organic and mechanical shapes, structuring and focusing lines and the relationship between these elements (influenced by Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky 1866-1944, 1923 painting, Circles in a Circle) present the visual overview and acts as a basis for the various coloured and cropped versions that are printed on the covers of the eight books. Visualisation is the premise underlying the series and so the significance of the cover design and related design identities is that it seeks to overcome barriers to connectivity and the complex nature of collaboration.