Loughborough University

Graduate Student, School of the Arts

PhD Candidate

School of the Arts

Thesis Title: Enhancing creativity of Omani graphic design students

About

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY:
Salman Alhajri is an Omani lecturer at the Department of Art Education at Sultan Qaboos University and, currently, a PhD candidate in Loughborough University, UK. Salman do a research on a domain of art and graphic design. He graduated from University of Technology, Sydney in 2005 with a master degree in Design. As a researcher, Salman interested in exploring the links between the creativity and graphic design and the ways of developing creative potential of graphic design students. He is very enthusiast to engage in academic activities such as conferences, journal publishing, design competitions, and lecturing internationally about Arabic fine arts practices. Salman works hard to develop himself as researcher, designer, and artist. In art and design he interested in practicing in Arabic Calligraphy design, web design, and publications design, therefore, he have participated in many international exhibitions, workshops, and artistic activities. Presently he performs various art and design experiments using several approaches such as photography, painting, drawing, digital printmaking, and digital design. In his art/design Salman seeks to communicate with others in a variety of different mediums and techniques. The most important elements in his art are innovation, color harmony, simplicity, and attractive compositions.


RESEARCH INTERESTS:
My PhD research is about developing creativity and enhancing innovation with graphic design students. It concentrates on creativity and innovation in context of educational design. In fact, it tries to analyses current strategies of teaching design with respect to enhancing creativity in design process. Also, it aims to come up with new strategies to improve my own sense of creativity in design. Also, this research will help to come up with new strategies that need to be examined before applying them in educational context.

In addition, examining such new strategies will develop tools that will support students to produce a successful design artwork. This design production will increase students' interest in design as a discipline. In order to create new and novel design artworks many experimental studies in art and design will be conducted by researcher and observe by students. These art works will be criticized and judged by third party. If some of these art designs experimental succeed, they will be delivered for students.
In my research I want to develop my understanding of concept innovation and creativity.  I think Creativity is a talent that needs to be improved. Therefore activating innovation and imaginative experiences whilst teaching graphic design are essential for designers. This might play a significant role in developing the concept of creativity.

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