A remarkable debut novel telling the story of Angus MacKay's (1812-1859) turbulent life - from his boyhood on Raasay, to fame at Queen Victoria's court, to his ultimate battle with mental illness. MacKay is a legendary figure in the history of Scottish music, with his work still celebrated 160 years after his death.
The story explores the relationship between Pascal McCready and Iain Macdonald, highlighting the contrast between Pascal's dreams of an idyllic farm life and Iain's admiration for his sons as his true heroes. Themes of aspiration and familial bonds are central, as the characters navigate their differing ideals of heroism and fulfillment.
At the intersection of metaphysics and social theory, this book presents and examines Adorno's unusual concept of possibility and aims to answer how we are to articulate the possibility of a redeemed life without lapsing into a vague and naive utopianism.
Methods of Heritage and Digital Production in Motion Graphics
This book, written from the perspective of a designer and educator, brings to the attention of media historians, fellow practitioners and students the innovative practices of leading moving image designers. Moving image design, whether viewed as television and movie title sequences, movie visual effects, animating infographics, branding and advertising, or as an art form, is being increasingly recognised as an important dynamic part of contemporary culture. For many practitioners this has been long overdue. Central to these designers' practice is the hybridisation of digital and heritage methods. Macdonald uses interviews with world-leading motion graphic designers, moving image artists and Oscar nominated visual effects supervisors to examine the hybrid moving image, which re-invigorates both heritage practices and the handmade and analogue crafts. Now is the time to ensure that heritage skills do not atrophy, but that their qualities and provenance are understood as potent components with digital practices in new hybrids.