Mr. Darren Herbert

Assistant Professor - College of Design
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  • Mr. Darren Herbert is an artist, illustrator, and designer who has taught in higher education for more than 20 years starting at Pembrokeshire College in Wales and here at the American University in the Emirates. His teaching practice provides students with a strong emphasis on foundation studies, professional development, and the establishment of authentic modes of personal expression through authorial practice.
    He holds MA and BA (Hons) degrees in Illustration, both from Falmouth University, as well as a Post-Graduate Degree in further and higher education, from the University of Wales, Newport.
  • Mr. Darren Herbert thrives on variety in his design practice, having worked for multi-national advertising group Friday-Ad, rebranding SME clients across the UK, developing Illustrated promotions for Dubai's RTA, publishing children's books including 'Detective Zucchini and the Case of the Bad Apple', and 'A Short History of Wheat'. He has also worked with private clients on art and design commissions over 25 years and exhibited in solo, group and invitation exhibitions in the UK, the UAE, Cyprus, Korea, Indonesia, and Poland.
    Mr. Darren Herbert current area of research is focused on illustrating and visually documenting the complex social structures that surround the production, processing and consumption of food, and food cultures in historical and contemporary contexts.

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Mr. Darren Herbert

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