About

The Online Portal of Vahid Lancaster – Graphic Designer, Web Designer, Net Entrepreneur & Lecturer.

Welcome to the Graphics Web Network. This is my portfolio site and computer graphics/webdesign portal. On this site you can view my ever-growing collection of 2d-3d artwork and other design collections.

You can also get access to all of the graphics tips, articles, tutorials, books and other resources for the various programs that I use to create 2d & 3d artwork, 3d animations and other graphics and web related projects: 3DS Max, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver and more.

I first started off with computers when I was in my late teens – that was back in the days of DOS. Many people these days have absolutely no idea what DOS is – they’ve grown so accustomed to Windows – LOL. From those early days, till now, I’ve always had a keen interest in computers – and I just don’t see that changing anytime soon.

I actually used to be interested in the world of Banking – imagine that – and I worked in a Credit Union for two years as an Accounts Clerk – but even back then, I knew that the world of computers was where I needed to be.

My first teaching job was in a place called YTEPP. I spent five years there teaching Computer Literacy and Microsoft Office applications. I worked in other places also, but this was my first “teaching” job. I may have stayed in YTEPP longer, but as time went by there was more “politics” than teaching going on and I simply decided to leave to find another place to teach. I joined the School of Business and Computer Science in 2003 and that’s when my second era of teaching began.

Besides teaching Computer Literacy & Microsoft Office applications, I also began teaching Computer Graphics & Web Design programs – and I still do this today. During that time I always got questions from my graphics class students about furthuring their education in this field and I am proud to say that after two years of begging and pleading with my course administrators, the “Diploma in Graphic Design” is now availble in my school. I taught the very first class (Introduction to Computer Graphics) in January 2010 – so all of that begging and pleading was not in vain after all – LOL

I am one of the few 3D Graphics lecturers in my country – and I’m also the only lecturer that teaches 3D Graphics ( 3DS Max ) in my school – so I guess that places me in a rather unique position. 3D Graphics is not a big career topic in my country ( unlike the U.S ) but I want to do my part to help pioneer this change.

Sometimes I would build websites for people, upon request, but teaching and designing is my main career.

Well as you can see, with all the stuff that I do, it keeps me rather busy – but I always have time for questions ( I guess that’s the lecturer in me – LOL ). So if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to let me know via the “Contact” page.

Regards,

V.