The Australian National University

National Institute of the Arts

School of Art

Visual Arts Graduate Program

MASTER OF VISUAL ARTS

Galen Chien-Chang Hsieh

REPORT
PRESENTED IN FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
MASTER OF VISUAL ARTS

2002
 ABSTRACT

Research into aspects of the presentation and documentation of an Australian city / culture
CODE LIGHT & MAGIC: A Virtual Canberran a body of studio work including both digital
and traditional generated still images, web design and multimedia. These postgraduate studies
take the form of two semesters of Photomedia studies and final digital works at the Canberra
School of Art Gallery from February 22 to March 1, 2002. The pieces in the exhibition are the
outcome of the studio practice project together with the report that documents the nature of
course of the study undertaken presents the outcome of my research.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Over the course of the year there have come to be many people to whom I owe a great deal
of thanks for so many reasons, especially to my supervisor, Denise Ferris. I think she is a real
superwoman that I never ever met in Australia. Another special thanks for my lovely parents
and my sister beside me in Canberra.

Deputy Director & Postgraduate Convenor: Nigel Lendon

Photomedia Workshop
Acting Head: Denise Ferris
Lecturer: Peter Fitzpatrick
Technical Officer: Jason O’Brien

IT Services
John Mills

Library Art
All of the staff

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CONTENT

Abstract 2
Acknowledgements 3
Introduction 5
Working Program 6
Process
The Challenge 7
Start of year / Semester Two 8
New Parts 9
Final Works 10
Method 14
Conclusion 18
Appendices
Footnotes 19
Study Program 20
Curriculum Vitae 22
Bibliography 26
Project Art Works 31

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 INTRODUCTION

This report discusses my studio practice with reference to my graduate project research
and what I have come to refer to as my graduate level professional practice. This refers to
several incredible opportunities offered by the Photomedia workshop during the year and my
involvement with them.

I have chosen to work with digital photography and multimedia as the best way for my
understanding of VIRTUAL. I am interested in what digital technology can do, but more in
how I can get it to work for me and express my thoughts that I have chosen to elucidate.

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 WORKING PROGRAM
The idea to view Canberra through a foreigner’s eyes has been waiting for
many years to come true.
In the past years, there were many friends who asked
me to build a website to introduce Canberra to people
in Taiwan. Even through I come from Taiwan, I call
Canberra home. I arrived in Canberra on 2 January
1994. I have been home twice since I arrived, the
last time on 25 June 1997. As a photography lover,
I always travel around Canberra to take images. In
addition, I care about this city much more than
my hometown, Taipei. I have taken 64 weeks to
study English and Australian slang only. Ever since
I arrived in Canberra, I started to do something
that I called “more than a degree”. I am not only
undertaking academic studies, I use most of my free
time for photography and understanding Canberra
and Australia history.
After the third year, I have the knowledge to educate
new students about the history of Canberra, political
activities, story of ANZAC biscuits and Australia
festival. It does not matter which institute (I had
been studying the Certificate at the Canberra Institute
of Technology and ANUTECH, Bachelor at the
University of Canberra and Graduate Diploma at The
Australian National University), I always volunteer to
be an orientation week leader.
I do not know when I started to love this city. Then,
I met William Hall, the ACT Portrait Photographer
of the year 1996-1999. We discussed a fantasy that
could make this project come true. William visited
Taiwan for many times and has many Asian clients.
His wife is Australian, Chinese, and Singaporean. The
plan was similar to this. We were trying to view each
other’s national capital city and set up an exhibition
in Australian and Taiwan. The plan was called off for
reasons of sponsorship and family purposes. However,
this fantasy stayed in my mind since that moment.
That was 1997. I enrolled the first multimedia unit
that University of Canberra could offer. The project
of New Media was to introduce any suburbs of
Canberra. Students can choose any suburbs, at first
by taking images there. The following project is using
this photographic material to develop a CD-ROM.
It was the first time I had knowledge and developed
skills of CD-ROM production and web design.
In fact, I had many opportunities to create a website
like this one. However, I never have enough time
to process this idea and further realise the project.
The second time I planned a similar project was last
July, when undertaking a Graduate Diploma at the
Australian Centre for the Arts and Technology. I had
only three months from taking images to build a
website and put it online. Therefore, I changed the
topic soon after analysing that the project was not
possible in the timeframe.
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 PROCESS

The Challenge
At the beginning of this project is the and urban images than any others. This
aim to introduce Canberra to Taiwan and decision to concentrate on events and people
introduce Taipei to Australia. This had been was been made sometime in April after a
discussed with the graduate panel during the postgraduate students group meeting. The
Master course interview. After a few months urban shoots without feature landmark as
processing, I found it was hard for me to Parliament House or National Museum of
do role-play and as foreigner watch
my hometown. Alternatively, to take
images and travel between Taiwan
and Australia it is easy to lose focus.
In addition, the timeframe and
budget are majority issues. Therefore,
in May I decided not to include
Taipei and Canberra’s surrounding
regions. The other big change is
to move focus from landscape and
the urban environment to people.
I accepted this challenge by my
supervisor Denise Ferris. The
original plan in Canberra region that
I would like to introduce to Taiwan is more Australia are no different as any parts of
landscape and urban aspect than people of Australia. An image that had been taken in
Canberra. The reason to choose landscape or a farm in Cooma can pretend and look like
urban it was my favourite part of photography. somewhere in Canberra.
I have been interested in photography since
I finished year six. I have this habit from
my father. The year is marked 1980. Ever
since that time, I took more landscape

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Start of Year
I attended many festivals in Canberra after
I arrived in 1994. I have to admit that I
had not concentrated on any public events
since 1996. The Centenary of Federation
in Canberra brought a great opportunity to
see how Australian celebrates the national
birthday. Additionally, because of this 100
years celebration, all events were bigger than
ever before.
I processed information and took images from
the beginning. As an active person, I always
go out with one of cameras on stand-by in my
bag. You never know what is going on when
you leave home, the ‘street photography’ genre
requires constant searching for images. The
summer and autumn in Canberra were very
busy. I attended many large public events and
performances during the time.
Semester Two
The review with postgraduate convenor Nigel
Lendon and supervisor Denise Ferris at the
first time in half year helped me to consider
my work in progress. Furthermore, as the
course I do is a Master degree in one year,
the topic should not be too wide or collect
too many sub-topics. I was always planning to
do a huge project in a short time. The result
really turned me to very negative way. I have
been recommend by postgraduate convenor
to track a kid to capture a series of images
with different angles. When the target cannot
move, I should move camera target different
images.
I then went to the Australian Institute
of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Studies (AIATSIS) building official opening
ceremony. I was using digital camera to shoot
close images and a new 75-300mm lens to
take Aboriginal cultural performances images.
I am trying to take same goal with many
different angles.
There were two family groups on both sides
when I was taking images at Aboriginal
dancing performances. I was moving my
body all the time to track kids movements
changing places perspective. It was essential
to get a different view. The photographs I
took were no longer close-up portraits. The
image zoomed and out to include certain
kids’ relating and the prouder context of the
situation.
I had my third review in early October. The
result was positive with my new series in
sets. I was beginning to develop a formal
strategy for my images, to see how I may
connect them to communicate more fully
place and time. I used these new skills to
record “Tracking Kultja”, the first inaugural
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
cultural Festival and the United Nation Day.
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New Parts
At the same time, I was trying to find
suitable interface to fit into this project. The
Director style of interactive multimedia had
been showing many times during group session
for postgraduate students. This project is more
concerned about ‘photography’ rather than
‘web graphics’. Therefore, I changed focus on
Australia Photographer online.

Obversely, nearly 99% websites are

commercial. These commercial websites are
selling images or business promotion.
There are limited websites done by students’ out from this project. There are two fonts
project or none commercial purposes. be used on website, CD-ROM and report to
keep them in series.
The right-top image is the most popular web
interfaces online; about two third websites I
visited used frame design. The other popular
icon of online photography is using ‘camera’
on the front page. It makes browser to
think direct to either ‘camera’ or ‘photography’
business.

The other interesting point of web design is

using ‘dark colour’ background. The research
found nearly all sites are using black colour,
even it is showing ‘black + white’ photograph
as the left image.

I finally decided the project interface would

have many space and white background. My
favourite web graphics in typography is moved

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 FINAL WORKS
The final artworks is creating to an interactive virtual
reality CD-ROM with QTVR movie format.

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The idea of contents page is copied from
“SmithKline Beecham International Hepatits
B and Liver Cancer promotion campaign”.
The SB campaign is using “Immigration
Australia stamp” to warn travellers’. I used
the idea of stamp to complex with ACT
Reference map and features graphics that
related with this project.

The right image is final artwork. The stamps

are scanned from my own passport on
purpose. The right-hand side dated “2 JAN
1994” was when I first arrived Australia. The
left-hand side is the third time I travelled
overseas from Sydney Airport. The top one is
the arrive date, the bottom one is departure
date. The graphics on the left-top side is
an Internet cable that illustrated this “web
project”. The bottom graphics is Australia’s
power cable with code bar that started
with “9 3”. This number is arranged by
international authority to represent Australia
products code bar.
The map guiding system is using digital
numbers plus English letters that come from
the reference map on ACT Yellow Page.
The area 145 on map is covered most CBD
suburbs, Capital Hill and surrounding area.
The letter ‘A to R’ comes from horizontal
sides; number ‘1 to 20’ comes from vertical
sides of map to guide users. For example,
the “145-BCD-11” is where National Museum
of Australia located. The “145-D-6” is meant
ANU that provide link to index/welcome
page. The reason to use this guiding system is
to imagine events in locations, giving context.
These guiding numbers are adding rollover
effectives to show users where they will
see. When mouse moved to “145-NPQ-56”,
it would taking users to Australian War
Memorial (AWM).

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Top image: there are ten movies from several
events at the Australian War Memorial
(AWM). Each movie is showing limited
part rather than whole thing to make users
to discover all the hidden parts of the
ceremony. The interface of each movie is same.
The movie (as the right-hand screen capture
images)is in the central and titled with the
event occurring there. The blue bar offers one
option - the ‘<<<’ arrow will take back to
AWM contents page.

The feedback from assessment on 5 Dec 2001

shows the most successful part of project
is QuickTime Virtual Reality. This interface
suits the project ‘A Virtual Canberra’. The
traditional photography is flat artwork, even
on fast growing Internet industry it is still 2D.
I do think that portraits and snapshots images
are better to view on the desktop. However,
landscape and panoramic images are better to
display on 3D.

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The purposes to create QuickTime Virtual
Reality at the beginning are:
§ Trying to simulate fields of events that
happened
§ To display timing movement of
particular targets
§ To simulate ‘fish-eye’ lens effectives in
digital darkroom

The feedback from the panel of assessment

and most friends are:
§ About two third of viewers interested
in QTVR more than panoramic
collage images (2D flat).
§ The moving closer, twisting, up and
down effectives that QTVR offered
are interactive they could make the
final exhibition attract particularly
with sound.
§ The QTVR allows the viewer to feel
immersed in the activity, it have a
sense of being “in” the action, inside
the sense.

To add music on QTVR movie needs to

through Director to produce. This method
had been tested successfully. There are three
ways to get royal-free music resource database.
§ To make sound effectives through
SoundEditor 16
§ To record music/audio from other
public events
§ To use royal-free music resources

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METHOD
The methods used for creating the work
outlined in this report were largely digital
artworks. The equipment used included PC
and MAC computers, digital still camera,
35mm SLR cameras, negative scanner, flat
scanner and various digital printers. The
software used for creating and manipulating
images is known as image manipulation
software. It allows the user to combine a
number of photographic images into one. The
software also allows the user to create surfaces
and provide textural and lighting qualities
for them. To produce a number of artworks
I photographed people in public events, and
manipulated them using this software. The
artworks printed on different materials: photo
glossy paper, and screen displaying based
exhibition.
This project is focusing on People of Canberra
in public events. The photographs capture
events and people in observation. The
opportune time and location for many people
to get together is during the events named as
the “Celebrate the Centenary of Federation”.
To be an unseen observer recording people at
an event is difficult. I need all the skills for
portraiture like compositional awareness and
an understanding of lighting but also need
very quick reactions and excellent focusing
skills.
Photo Equipment
The advantage of the digital still camera is
that allows review screen to let the user to
check competition. Moreover, if anything is
wrong with the image, the user can simply
delete and take another image. This option
a traditional film camera cannot provide.
The most disadvantage point is this high
price product cannot satisfy professional
photographers. The digital camera that I
have is a Kodak DC4800. This model has
28-84mm zoom lens and 3.1 mega-pixels
resolution. The shape of camera is similar
to a 35mm SLR camera with changeable
lens aperture and shutter speeds. Hitherto,
I found traditional negative and positive
films are offering better lighting and colour
temperature than digital camera. Eventually,
however, I did research a strategy to use
digital camera to match Nikon F50 to capture
best images.
I put either 70-210mm or 75-300mm zoom
lenses with F50 and carry the digital camera
on my shoulder. It is offers me the focal
distance from 28mm to 300mm. Therefore, I
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 multimedia
can always get close-up images using a digital
camera and long-range images using F50.
The films used are Kodak Elite Chrome 100
and E100 VS Ektachrome colour slide that to
record maximise detail. I had been thinking
for a long time whether to buy a digital still
camera. The advantage of a digital camera
is the image review and the save time in
developing, printing and scanning.
Web Design & Multimedia
The method to create screen display as website
and CD-ROM had been tested many times
with many different software applications. The
majority concern is to build a user-friendly
environment. It is not a commercial website.
Therefore, I do not need to make a marketing
campaign to attract a generation group. I have
to put forward this artwork should suitable for
all ages and generation of Internet users.
Since cutting-edge web multimedia had been
created for all these different technologies,
users have paid the price. Every time users
stumbled across a new multimedia format,
more likely than not, they had to download
a new plug-in to see the thing. Consequently,
not only did they have to suffer through
the horrible download time, they also had to
visit another site, grab the plug-in, and often
refresh their browsers before they could do or
see anything. Therefore, the final format of
this website is using universal code, HTML.
The plug-ins is reduced to two formats,
Shockwave and QuickTime. These two are
most popular plug-ins at this stage. The
QuickTime is one standard application that
included in Mac operation system. The Mac
computer will used for exhibition. There are
very limited number of pages will need to use
Shockwave player.
There are three steps to develop photography
based multimedia website. Firstly, place final
image files to Adobe Illustrator 9 to add
graphics. To use Illustrator not Photoshop by
majority reason of bitmap image format that
Illustrator using. Bitmap images are made up
of pixels, which are tiny squares that combine
like the tiles of a mosaic to create an image.
An example of a bitmap image is a scan of
a colour photograph. In addition to vector
drawing and editing tools, Illustrator 9 offers
a wide range of tools for manipulating
bitmap images. The effectives are very
different to compare with Photoshop 6. (Insert
Screenshots samples) Secondly, to export finish
artworks to Macromedia Fireworks 4 for slice
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managing. The slice tool can divide a source
image into functional areas. When the image
be exported as a web page, each slice is
saved as an independent file that contains its
own settings, colour palette, links, rollover
effectives, and animation. It can use slices
to achieve faster download speeds. (Insert
Screenshots samples)Thirdly, the slice arranged
web pages are re-editing in Macromedia
Dreamweaver UltraDev 4 for final layout.
After that, the final HTML files will test on
both Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator
under Windows and Mac operation systems.
Panorama Collage Images
The second section of work detailed in this
report is a series of images in Panorama. The
images are intricate to make into a large size
horizontal image. These images are chosen
by reason of the same groups, same location
or similar background. The effectiveness of
these images is the presenting option of
multicultural society, family and community,
different generation, Aboriginal culture and
the move to reconciliation.
The Panorama images are produced through
the ArcSoft Panorama Maker 2000. That
QTVR
comes with the Kodak DC4800 digital still
camera package. This software application
can make perfect Panorama images by
clicking some buttons. The problems of
lighting, colour, space and unsuccessful
combinations will be fixed through
Photoshop.
QuickTime Virtual Reality
The ArcSoft Panorama Maker 2000 can
make both panorama images and QuickTime
Virtual Reality (QTVR) at the same time.
The QTVR supports 360-degree views called
panoramic movies, as well as object movies
that allow users to view an object from all
sides. Both objects and panoramas can be
fully interactive, with zooming, animation,
and hot spots linked to other multimedia
objects.
Finished QTVR movies can be viewed on
computers running Mac OS or Windows
software through the QuickTime Plug-in for
web browsers or any application that can
play standard QuickTime movies. The
QuickTime Plug-in for web browsers makes
QTVR movies exciting additions to
educational, entertainment, and commercial
web sites. QTVR Authoring Studio is also ideal
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software
for producing large, complex interactive experiences for CD-ROMs.
The following is a list of software application for the manipulative images and screen exhibit
artworks.
§ Digital Darkroom / Photography: Adobe Photoshop 6.0 with KPT 3.2 / 6.0
§ Computer Graphics: Adobe Illustrator 9.0
§ Web Design: Macromedia Fireworks 4.0 / Macromedia Dreamweaver UltraDev 4.0
§ Web Animation: Macromedia Flash 5.0
§ Interactive Multimedia: Macromedia Director 8.0
§ Panorama & QTVR: ArcSoft Panorama Maker 2000
§ Image Format Convert: ACDSee 3.0
§ Report Layout: QuarkXPress 4.0 / Adobe InDesign 1.0
§ Computer Audio: Macromedia SoundEditor 16 (Mac) / MusicMatch Jukebox (PC) /
Shuffler Music Converter (PC)

aids

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 CONCLUSION
This project is a sample of how art to
occupy technology. I am interested in what
digital technology can do as well as how
technology can support art project. On the
other hand, this project focused on
multicultural movements and Aboriginal
culture in the Australia national capital. Every
photo I took is a reaction to an entirely
different culture and society based on my
education, society, custom, culture background
and life experiences.
During the academic period I have produced
the “Code Light & Magic: A Virtual
Canberra” project. This project has undergone
some difficult times. The artwork I have
submitted has been reduced from three parts
to one part – A series of QuickTime Virtual
Reality (QTVR) in people contents. The
outcome is changed from a website to
CD-ROM production. When I planned to
produce QTVR on my early proposal it was
a high-risk project - because of my poor
knowledge and no skills. I had no idea about
how to make it happen. Moreover, the School
of Arts and the whole university does not have
this application that I could use for free. A flat
image is a noun. In the QTVR environment
images are no longer nouns but verbs. The
panoramic movies are dealing with a simulated
field of events, which can view in 360-degree,
zooming in and out.
During the academic period I had taken
photos in public events. I had to investigate the to wait for next the celebration for the Centenary of
digital photography and interactive multimedia Federation
production methods to find a special way to perform
this project. Concerned about how much time and
amount to invest this project, the digital photography
(art) is not necessary cheaper than traditional means.
However, the exhibition work that I presented in
3D on screen cannot be done using traditional
photography.
New forms of creative arts provide new forms
of communication. Hypothetical shifts require a
rethinking of traditional definitions. This project
searched for an approach to converse on two areas.
The possible outcomes with multimedia and digital
photography and what I can make with these
technologies to present my ideas. As I mentioned, I
have had many probabilities to develop similar project
in early stage. However, time is always an important
issue that many people may not think about. If I
could develop it when I had the idea in 1997, it
would be a classical black and white photography.
The technology is update from time to time. As an
e-generation person I am always learning software
applications without the manuals in a short time and
picking up features from many different applications
to get best result. However I need time to be educated
and self-trained.
The year of 2001 is an election year in Australia, a
celebration year for the Centenary of Federation and
a new landmark launched in Canberra – the National
Museum of Australia. Those opportunities polished
this project to a new interface. The supervisors I met
brought me new ideas about Australian and art. If
I missed these opportunities, I would not have spirit
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 APPENDICES

Footnotes

1. Page 9, top image, screen capture at www.misamartin.com

2. Page 9, bottom image, screen capture at www.vrview.com
3. Page 12 - SmithKline Beecham International Advertising, RALPH, December 2000,
ACP, Australia, p168
4. Page 12 – Map 145, Big Colour Pages, Canberra version 2001
5. Page 14 – ACT Reference Map, Big Colour Pages, Canberra version 2001

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 The Project 292
Code Light & Magic: A Virtual
Studying Program
Canberra
This interactive multimedia web
project is a view of Canberra
through a foreigner’s eyes. The
title of project “Code Light &
Magic” is a combination three
features to create this website. The
CODE means the foundation of
the website as Hyper Text Media
Language (HTML). The LIGHT
refers to cameras that using optical
technology to develop images. The
MAGIC is a fantasy that created
by software applications. The code
name of project 292 is comes from
the number of the division, in
which I did service for two years.
I was a radioman in the 292nd
Division, Army, National Military Services,
Taiwan, 1991-1993.
Aim
The goal of this project is aimed to focus
on the People of Canberra and certain events
in I planned to take images at all public
events including multicultural, Aboriginal
culture and the celebration of the Centenary
of Federation. Additionally, some sub-topics
are targeting people contents in generation,
regions and occupations.
It is interesting to show the relationship
between kids with parents, grandparents
and other mature relatives. To stand as
an outsider, there are some topics as to
how parents treat children at public events.
This appears at odds with Taiwanese social
behaviours, customs, education, religions,
races and life methods. Those points are at
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the heart of this project and make the ultimate
power of images have a cultural meaning.
Process of the Project
This project will include two parts:
§ Virtual Performance
§ Exhibition installation
Virtual Performance
This part will through a data projector to
present finished artworks with web project
on the wall. The artworks will include still
photography in multimedia format, panoramic
collage images and QuickTime Virtual Reality
(QTVR) movies. The first two parts are 2D
flat images and 3D movies in QuickTime
format.
Exhibition Installation
There is several Panoramic Collage images will
through colour laser printer to make large size
images to install for graduating exhibition.
Some images will selected to make a B5 size
(or less) photography book.
The Source of Software
There is several powerful software applications
will be used to create this unique project.
Applications are including Photoshop,
Illustrator, Director, Dreamweaver and
Fireworks. It may use SoundEditor 16, Flash
and 3D modelling developing software
packages.
In Conclusion
This project will illustrate my viewing of People
of Canberra in public events to perform the
different between a foreigner and local region.
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 Curriculum Vitae

Galen C. Hsieh
Born in Roster year & Scorpion month
17 November 1969 at Taipei / Taiwan
Arrived Canberra on 2 January 1994

Education
2001 Certificate IV in Assessment & Workplace Training (BSZ40198)
Vocational Education & Training Dept., ANUTECH (Registered Training Organisation No.
88020 with Australian National Training Authority)

2001-2001 Candidate for Master of visual Arts

School of Arts, National Institute of The Arts, The Australian National University

2000 Graduate Diploma in Electronic Arts (Interactive Multimedia)

Australian Centre for the Arts and Technology, National Institute of The Arts,
The Australian National University

1996-1999 Bachelor of Graphic Design

University of Canberra

1986-1991 Diploma in Mechanical Engineering

Szi-Hai College of Technology, Taiwan

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Curriculum Vitae

Award
FIRST 1999 Cover Image (black + white photography)
New writing by the students of the University of Canberra
Compaq International Advertising Award Competition 1999
Supporting Team in Web design & IT Assistant
Faculty of Communication, University of Canberra

Group Exhibition
§ 2000 CSIRO Discovery Centre, ACAT Performance Night, Multimedia
§ 1999 Checkout, University of Canberra Graphic Design Graduating Exhibition
§ 1998 Art Show, University of Canberra, Black & White Photography

Professional Conference & Seminar

§ 2001 IdN Fresh Conference, Sydney
§ 2000 New Media World, Sydney & AGIdeas (Australia Graphic International design
conference), Melbourne
§ 1999 AGIdeas, Melbourne
§ 1997 New Media World, Sydney
§ 1996 AGIdeas, Melbourne

Work Experience
Freelance Graphic Designer since 1996
Freelance Web Designer since 1998
Freelance CD-ROM developer since 2000

August – November 1997

Chief Editor, Mercury Journal (3rd edition)
University of Canberra Overseas Students' Organisation, University of Canberra

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 Curriculum Vitae

23 November 1998 - 12 February 1999 Web Designer

Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canberra, Australia

February - November 1998 Graphic Editor Curio Journal

University of Canberra Students' Association (UCSA), University of Canberra

1991 – 1993 Signal Officer (Corporal)

Army, National Military Services, Taiwan

1991 Assistant Editor Newsletter at Szi-Hai College of Technology

1990 Chief Editor (10th edition) Mechanical Engineering Students’ Association Journal Szi-
Hai College of Technology

1988 – 1993 Graphic Designer Test Arts Studio, Taiwan

Voluntary Experience
2001 Committee Member of the I-Ball
§ Designing all promotion kits
§ Organising events

Big Brother/Sister – Welcome to new overseas students’ program with the International
Education Office (IEO), The Australian National University

1997 – 1999 O-Week Leader

Orientation Week Leader at University of Canberra (UC)

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 Curriculum Vitae

1995 – 1996 Overseas Students Representative for Taiwan

& Photographer
Canberra Council for International Students (CCIS)

1990-1991 Education & Students Services Officer

Mechanical Engineering Students’ Association
Szi-Hai College of Technology

1987 Assistant of Visual Communication

Students’ Association
Szi-Hai College of Technology

Industrial Membership
Australian Graphic Design Association (AGDA)

Professional Skills
§ Qualified trainer recognised within the Australian Qualification Framework in National
Course Code: BSZ40198

§ Digital Photography, Graphic Design, Interactive Multimedia, CD-ROM production,

Marketing Communication

Software Applications Skills

Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXPress, InDesign, PageMaker, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Director
& Lingo, Poser, Language C and basic knowledge of UNIX code.

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22. Mitchell, Tony. Fetish, Carlton Books Ltd, Italy, 1999.

23. Rosenzweig, Gary, Advanced Lingo for games (Director), Hayden Books, USA, 2000.

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2001, p50-51.

3. Brabet, Joseph. Photoshop actions, Desktop issue 130, Niche Media Group, Australia,
November 1998, p51-53.

4. Brown, Russell. Layer-upon-layer, Desktop issue 125, Niche Media Group, Australia,
November 1998, p46-47.

5. Commercial Photography, Yaffa Publishing Groups Pty, Ltd, Australia, May/June 1998.

6. Dymond, John. Shooting for the web.com, Australian Creative, Yaffa Publishing Group
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8. Editor. Fuji ACMP Australian Photographers Collection IV, Australian Creative, Yaffa

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9. Editor. Interface Design with Logic, Australian Creative, Yaffa Publishing Group Pty,
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10. Editor. Nikon-Kodak Press Photo Awards, Maxwell Optical Industries Pty Ltd, Australia,
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11. Editor. Photoshop skills: Paths, IT Graphics, DWR Publishing Pty Ltd, Australia, issue
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12. Editor. The Australian INfront: the people, the story, the site, Desktop issue 160, Niche
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13. Editor. Whatever Turns You On, Australian Creative, Yaffa Publishing Groups Pty, Ltd,
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ANZAC Day Ceremony
Australian War Memorial
25 April 2001
3076mm X 1288mm
ANZAC Day Ceremony
Australian War Memorial
25 April 2001
2822mm X 1341mm
Royal Canberra Show
Exhibition Park in Canberra (EPIC)
25 February 2001
4008mm X 2088mm
Tango Festival Outdoor Promotion
Canberra City
13 August 2001
5366mm X 2448mm
Canberra Day Ceremony
Lakeside
12 March 2001
2685mm X 1291mm
United Nation Day
Lakeside
28 October 2001
5345mm X 2335mm
Tracking Kultja Festival
National Museum of Australia
13-14 October 2001
4244mm X 1950mm
National Museum of Australia
Opening Ceremony
11 March 2001
3062mm X 1341mm
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)
Building Official Opening Ceremony
17 September 2001
2826mm X 1245mm
Tracking Kultja Festival
National Museum of Australian
13-14 October 2001
2096mm X 1210mm
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)
Building Official Opening Ceremony
17 September 2001
5179mm X 2171mm
Tracking Kultja Festival
National Museum of Australian
13-14 October 2001
3898mm X 1824mm
Tracking Kultja Festival
National Museum of Australian
13-14 October 2001
4258mm X 1926mm
Tracking Kultja Festival
National Museum of Australian
13-14 October 2001
6054mm X 1887mm
Sea of Hands
Tracking Kultja Festival
National Museum of Australian
13-14 October 2001
5898mm X 1944mm
Sea of Hands
Tracking Kultja Festival
National Museum of Australian
13-14 October 2001
5468mm X 1887mm
Tracking Kultja Festival
National Museum of Australian
13-14 October 2001
5659mm X 1866mm
Tracking Kultja Festival
National Museum of Australian
13-14 October 2001
4230mm X 1947mm