Designing the Degree Show Exhibition – Advice for the new Fourth Years This post is dedicated to the Social Digital fourth year class of 2017. One of the key elements to your...
Self Sufficiency: Charging an iPhone A few weeks ago I managed to use the motor to charge a mini speaker. This is because speakers are...
Building a Radio For my project trying to get young people to consider the systems they take for granted, I am designing “dystopian” making...
A Week of Making and Thinking Stuck at my Desk I have recently been feeling unsure in which direction to go from here with my project....
V&A Museum London – Engaging with Products Yesterday I travelled to the V&A Museum in London with the aim to visit the 20th Century Gallery. I really...
Media Crazy: Our Anti Consumerist Bag Design This morning, one of my designs was picked up by mainstream media outlets The Sun, The Mirror and The Metro...
What can a Product Designer learn from the Fashion Revolution? Last week I went along to the Panel Discussion and screening of The True Cost movie as the Fashion Revolution Tour stopped off in Dundee....
Exploring the Contradiction of Sustainable Product Design at “Gurus’ Day” Last week we had our course Gurus’ Day. A chance for each member of our class to present their project...
Is Speculative Design for Me? The time has come for me to choose my topic for my fourth year Product Design honours project. I began...
Design Enterprise Dissertation Development My aim for my Design Enterprise Dissertation is to use enterprise to facilitate social empowerment through making. This week I...
The Social Digital Hackathon For our first week back at university we took part in the Social Digital Hackathon – a week long design...
What defines me as a designer? Critical Reflection Essay Sustainability in design is usually considered from a material science, or an economical point of view; my journey to becoming...