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22 Nov 2011

Design Thinker Bill Moggridge on Socially Responsible Design, Connectivity and Globalisation

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8 Nov 2011

So what does James Dyson think that innovation is all about?

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22 Jul 2011

Fascinating Journey – Turning Sheet Steel into a BMW

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A unique on-board look at entire BMW 3-series production assembly line process at Munich plant.

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18 Jul 2011

Product Designer Wins Apprentice

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Tom Pellereau Design

Tom Pellereau became the winner of the 2011 Apprentice series last night, securing £250,000 worth of investment from Lord Alan Sugar for a new business venture. This is another high profile example of investment in new product design and the sea-change in apparent confidence in product design and innovation in helping to draw the country out of recession. One only has to observe the recent change on fortune of companies such as Jaguar / Land-rover to see how the export of British design and manufacture is having a huge effect on the British economy. As a nation, can we grow an economy that exists purely on services industries? Clearly the UK was built on design, engineering and innovation, and they are skills that must surely remain prevalent and valued for us to continue to compete in a global market! What do you think?

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5 Jul 2011

Where do good ideas come from?

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28 Jun 2011

Droog Design: Design for Download

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With the advent of computer modelling and digital design, where will the industry go next? This movie demonstrates how the times, they are changing!

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24 Mar 2011

Why Design? – John Makepeace

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Accomplished designer-maker John Makepeace, decribes his draw to the world of design and the roots of his love for creating furniture. So why do you love design and making?

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28 Feb 2011

Using Technology in New Ways

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The above movie uses 3D Scanning and 3D Printing technologies to print out people’s movements in a dynamic and sculptural way. It employs the scanning technology used in new physical gaming on the X box 360, PS3 and Wii to generate the image for the print.

The movie below uses the gestural control of an iPad in the sculptuing process to create exciting new forms for a lighting design. Both highlight a very innovative use of existing technology in a new way.

Can you think of any existing technologies that could be employed in a new way? Let us know!

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14 Feb 2011

Objectified – Our Obsession with Products

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The documentary Objectified by Gary Hustwit gives a fascinating insight into our obsession with designed products and presents the opinions of the designers that create them. The trailer here should wet your appetite for the documentary, while the movie clip below illustrates an argument of our complex relationship and desire for the ‘new’ product.

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13 Feb 2011

How will technology affect the way we live?

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This movie is a great find from Michael Hamilton in the fourth form! Although it grieves me to admit, Microsoft provide a fascinating insight into the employment of information transfer in the not too distant future. I hope that you find it as interesting as I have, and looking at how design, technology and information technology meld to provide products, systems and processes that enhance areas of professional efficiency, education and social interaction.

Texas Instruments offer another movie that presents a day-in-the-life with new technology.

Let me know what you think!
How do you think new technology will change or enhance the way in which we live our lives in the near future?
Have you found any other suggestions or products that will have an impact?

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