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Con Kennedy

Lecturer

Dr Con Kennedy is a Lecturer in Graphic Design and Communication Designer from Dublin, Ireland Before forming his graphic design enterprise in 2006, he worked at a senior level in several of Ireland's leading creative agencies.

Dr Kennedy delivers several graphic design, design theory and design entrepreneurship modules, supervises undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations and is actively recruiting PhD Students.

Dr Kennedy's had deliveed research papers at several international design conferences and been published in peer-reviewed journals; he was a co-researcher for the Irish Government's Policy Framework for Design In Enterprise in Ireland and was a consultant for the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs' Winning by Design report.

Dr Kennedy's professional affiliations reflect his deep involvement in the design enterprise sector. He is a former council member of the Institute of Designers in Ireland, and in 2015, he was made a Fellow of the Institute. Dr Kennedy is Co-Founder and Design Editor of Iterations - Design Research and Practice Review journal; he holds a Doctorate of Philosophy from TU Dublin's School of Marketing and Entrepreneurship for his research on entrepreneurship processes for design enterprises and is currently a member of the university's Academic Council and TU Dublin Student Enrollments and Growth Committee.

Dr Kennedy is also a member of the advisory board for the Liberties Festival.

Research Interests: Visual Communication Design, Graphic Design, Design Process, Design Entrepreneurship, Creative Enterprises, Design Economics, Business Models, Government Policy.

Research profile: https://researchprofiles.tudublin.ie/en/persons/dr-con-kennedy

Website: https://www.conkennedy.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/conkennedy/

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