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Mentoring adventure
In response to this little red robin, I spent this afternoon with two lovely people who have encouraged and motivated me since my first day at university…Christine Kingsley and Louise …
The Tipping Point
I read this excellent book whilst researching for my dissertation “An Exploration into the Evolving field of Service Design.” Jonathan Baldwin is giving my Masters Class a lecture on the …
Product & Service Innovation
This morning was spent with Professor Tom Inns, the Director of Designing for the 21st Century initiative. Tom runs our module entitled “Design Led Product & Service Innovation”, which we …
6 Billion Others
Design is all about empathy and understanding people as real people. This project 6 Billion Others created by Yann Arthus-Bertrand tries to “draw a portrait of contemporary mankind by asking …
Research and Methodology
Today we were given a talk on research by Professor Mike Press. He is very inspirational speaker who never fails to capture my imagination! He talked about the difference between …
Congratulations ThinkPublic
Deborah Szebeko, the founder and Director of thinkpublic, walked away with the prestigious British Council’s UK Young Design Entrepreneur Award on Friday evening. The award was presented by Sebastian Conran …
Becoming a Master of Design
Now that is a title I like :) Today was my first day of my Masters Course. Last week I attended the end of year show to learn about the …
Summertime
Sunshine, sand and lollipops for a week :) be back soon…
Beyond the Schlock of the New
Plan’s Kevin McCullagh outlines eight strategies for design and foresight in this article. Predicting the future played a strong role in my final year project Douceurs… I had to rely …
Travel Tales
Having been doing lots of traveling lately and thinking about narrowcasting this article was really interesting…definately proves this sector needs design help. “Dublin’s bus information system, overhauled last week by …
What would you address?
An interesting article in Design Week today, asking the question “Are there any causes you would like to see addressed by design?” I interviewed John Thackara as part of my …
Design Trust for Public Space
A long term plan for the design of the New York Taxi Cab Service “The Design Trust for Public Space is a not-for-profit organization committed to improving the design, utility, …
31Volts
I was lucky enough to spend some time with the Marc and Marcel from 31 Volts – a service design agency based in Utrecht. I like to talk about Service …
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