Tarryn Rennie

Tarryn Rennie - Program Committee Member for 2023 and Reviewer

Email: tarryn.rennie@mandela.ac.za

Academic Profile: Linkedin

Academic background and areas of specialisation

• AI for Designers MicroCourse (2023) (Passed with distinction)

• Red+Yellow Creative School of Business

• (MA) Media Studies (Nelson Mandela University); N Dip Graphic Design (PE Technikon, now Nelson Mandela University)

Expertise: Visual Communication, Graphic Design, Brand Communication, Advertising, Design & Layout, Copywriting for Advertising

Primary research interests and areas of expertise within digital humanities

Currently applying for Doctor of Philosophy in Visual Arts Programme, Nelson Mandela University, (2023), 

Working proposal title: The Tale of an African Storybook:  An investigation into the relevance of emotional interconnectedness through illustrative, audio-visual children’s books.

Background overview, research, and role within the hub

Tarryn Rennie has gathered sound, practical knowledge and skills across all forms of design; from conceptualization and implementation through to full multimedia presentations, all of which form an integral part of Visual Communication. Her passion is in graphic design, digital illustration, education and healthcare, but most specifically, how design and visual communication can influence, change and enrich peoples' lives in a positive way, particularly in education and the healthcare industry of South Africa.

Notable publications or research projects related to digital humanities

Journal Papers

"2023 Book Creative Output: Illustrations, design and layout Author: Sutherland, Paul 2023, Interfaith Parenting with Love and in association with Edwina Cowell, founder of Spiritual Playdate. Book  presented at United States parliament in August 2023.

2022 and 2021 Digital Book Creative Output: Online Repository co-ordinator with Prof Subeshini Moodley and student team

2021 Online Repository

2022 Online Repository

2021 Book Creative Output: Illustrations, design and layout Author: Sutherland, Paul 2021, Parenting with Love STEPi Edu Publisher on Amazon View Flipbook

2021 Creative Output: Book Bag Project Co-ordinator and co-designer, published with BA (MCC) graduate students Amy de Raedt and Lara van der Walt; Loeries Finalist - Student, General Design 2021 Book Bag Project

2021 Media and Communication Design Student + Film Festival 2021 View Online

2020 Media and Communication Design Student + Film Festival 2020 View Online

2017 Creative Output: illustrations on Whitehorsepress: Independent scholarly publisher of books and journals on environment, history and society View Online

Contributions to the digital humanities hub

Peer reviewer of abstracts and articles for upcoming DHASA Conference 2023 Programme committee member

Academic achievements, awards, or recognitions you've received in the field of digital humanities

2023 Vice-Chancellor’s Engagement Excellence Project Award and Creative and Performing Arts Award for the Online Repository as an Engagement-related Tool for Creative and ResearchOutputs in association with Prof. Subeshini Moodley.

2022 Vice-Chancellor’s Creative Output Winner, Mandela University (Parenting with Love Community Engagement and Illustration Design).

2021 Vice-Chancellor’s Creative Output Winner, Mandela University (Collaborative Book Bag Project for Community Engagement and Illustration Design).

2021 Loeries student finalist: Collaborative Book Bag Project under General Design

2019 Faculty of Humanities Teacher of the Year Award, Nelson Mandela University

2012 Bronze Winner of international Epica award (Advertising) in association with Boomtown Strategic Brand Agency, product Aggreko

2005 International recognition for VWSA HIV/AIDS Workplace programme, Multi-media presentation in association with Vooma! Advertising and Design

Membership of any professional associations or organisations related to digital humanities