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Kathy Thornley

Instructor,
Graphic Design, Library and Work Experience

Virtual Office Hour: Wednesdays 2-3:30pm

kthornley@santarosa.edu
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Biography

    I was born and raised in London, England (still have the accent to prove it) and moved to Santa Rosa in 1982. That Fall, I took my first graphic design course at the JC and quickly discovered what a fascinating subject it was. From there, I pursued a career in graphic design and typesetting. It was at my first job that I encountered my first computer. (It didn't matter that it didn't have a floppy disk drive -- if you did it wrong, you just typed it in again!) We have come a long way since then!

    In 1988 I was asked to teach Typography in the Applied Graphics Department. Although I'd always said that I'd never be a teacher, I agreed to give it a try. Twenty years later, I'm still teaching and still loving it. During those years, I have specialized in desktop publishing, typography, online resources and web design. In 1997, I moved from Santa Rosa to Hong Kong for 2.5 years. Whilst in Hong Kong, I designed and managed an extensive International School website and also taught basic Internet skills and web design. Since my return to Santa Rosa, I have been teaching a wide variety of classes at SRJC including graphic design (page layout and advertising), web design (principles of screen design), multimedia (Macromedia Director and Flash) and information research.

Education

    University of Birmingham, UK, BA French/Spanish, 1981
    Santa Rosa Junior College, CA, Cert. Graphic Design, 1986
    UC Berkeley, CA, Community College Credential, 1989
    UC Berkeley, CA, MLIS (Information Studies), 1991

Work and Consulting Experience

    Digi-Type, Santa Rosa -- Typesetter/Manager. 1983-1987.

    SRJC, Graphic Design/Computer Studies Dept.
    Instructor: Typography, QuarkXPress, Advanced QuarkXpress, Online Resources for Graphic Designers, Principles of Screen Design, Beginning Page Layout and Advertisement Design. 1988-present.

    SRJC, Library and Information Resources Dept.
    Instructor: LIR30 --     Introduction to Information Literacy for Research Projects, LIR10 -- Introduction to Information Literacy. 2005-present.

    SRJC, Computer & Information Dept.
    Instructor: Intro. to the Internet. 1997.

    SRJC, Contract Education Dept.
    Instructor: Intro. to the Internet for Medical Professionals. 1997.

    Hong Kong International School
    Web coordinator. 1998-2000.

    Welkin Computer Training,
    Instructor -- Web Design and Internet. 1998.

    Santa Rosa Junior College
    Web design consultant for SRJC online policies pages. 2005

    Santa Rosa Junior College
    Online College Project Teaching Consultant. 2006-2008

Professional Areas of Interest

    Typography, online and multimedia design.
    Web and interface design
    Library research and information

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