{"id":1146,"date":"2019-02-19T12:49:51","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T20:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/desis.ecuad.ca\/?p=1146"},"modified":"2025-06-03T01:27:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T01:27:30","slug":"2019-desis-scholar-joshua-singler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/palette.ecuad.ca\/desis\/2019\/02\/19\/2019-desis-scholar-joshua-singler\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 DESIS SCHOLAR: Joshua Singler"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/palette.ecuad.ca\/desis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2025\/05\/Josh-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/palette.ecuad.ca\/desis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2025\/05\/Josh-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/palette.ecuad.ca\/desis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2025\/05\/Josh-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/palette.ecuad.ca\/desis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2025\/05\/Josh-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/palette.ecuad.ca\/desis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2025\/05\/Josh-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/palette.ecuad.ca\/desis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2025\/05\/Josh-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/palette.ecuad.ca\/desis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2025\/05\/Josh.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joshua Singler is a designer and researcher whose practice focuses on unearthing rhythms, patterns, and layers embedded within the complex nature of our daily interactions with the public realm. Joshua&#8217;s research practice aims to tap into the power of communication design with the objective to intervene, disrupt, and inspire a redirection to the habitual routines of everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While obtaining his Bachelor of Design (BDes) at York University\u2013Sheridan College&#8217;s Joint Program in Toronto, Ontario, Joshua&#8217;s final thesis project&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.joshuasingler.com\/story\/telling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Story\/telling&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;received an Honourable Mention for the Mosaic Award for Storytelling from the Registered Graphic Designer&#8217;s Association of Ontario (RGD). Joshua&#8217;s undergraduate project&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.joshuasingler.com\/atitle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;A Title. Magazine&#8217;<\/a>, was a single-issue print publication successfully launched through&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/atitlemagazine\/a-title-magazine-collaborative-inclusive-lgbt-comp\/posts\/1515918\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kickstarter<\/a>&nbsp;and was created with the intention of establishing a platform to share stories from the underserved LGBTQ+ community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through social and cultural analysis, photographic typologies, manipulation of analogue technologies, a variety of printing techniques, and deep reflection on human interaction and co-habitation, Joshua aims to engage the community around him to think more consciously about their daily lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can follow Joshua&#8217;s research process as it unfolds by visiting his blog:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/joshuasingler.com\/blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.joshuasingler.com\/blog<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Past DESIS Scholars<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/palette.ecuad.ca\/desis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2025\/05\/reyhan.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/palette.ecuad.ca\/desis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2025\/05\/reyhan.png 233w, https:\/\/palette.ecuad.ca\/desis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2025\/05\/reyhan-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"http:\/\/desis.ecuad.ca\/?p=1038\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reyhaneh Yazdani\u2013 DESIS Scholar 2017\/18<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/desis.ecuad.ca\/?p=921\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/desis.ecuad.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Natalia-photo-e1520301302669.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-922\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"http:\/\/desis.ecuad.ca\/?p=921\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Natalia Gomez Franca &#8211; DESIS Scholar 2016\/17<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted has-public-sans-font-family\">The DESIS Scholarship is awarded to a graduate student who develops research in line with the theories and objectives of the DESIS Lab at Emily Carr University, and plays a supportive role in DESIS lab events throughout the academic year. 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