Final year undergraduate student Danny Nasr is raising funds for his project “Migrants of Circumstance”, which seeks to aid Syrian refugees currently based in Lebanon. Refugees face many problems, including discrimination and lack of adequate healthcare and education. It is the latter that Danny’s idea aims to address, by developing an informal, community-based educational framework. You can donate to the project until May 31st.
Today’s random blog link is The Algorithm, a development diary for a project by Leon Eckert, third year BA Design student. Leon is creating a dance performance based on genetic algorithms- read his blog to find out how he’ll get there.
Student: Taegyun Lee
Project Title: Environmental Transformation Design DE-DESERTIFICATION
Taegyun Lee developed an innovation project from his own interests in eco-materials and product development. He used bio-mimicry of ancient desert plants to attempt reintroducing self watering seed propagators to allow plants to be introduced back into areas that have become deserts. Taegyun undertook extensive research into bio-materials, in particular bio-resins that convert into plant food. Partnering with a Botanist he developed a staged planting process to enable the transformation of the desert. The image shows how the heat from the sun and moisture transforming the object and protecting the young plant.
Student Background: Product Designer.
Won a Venture competition to develop his product work. Continue reading “MA in Design and Innovation student work showcase (II)”
What do the MA in Design and Innovation students really do on their course? Well, programme leader Mike Waller has allowed us to have a peek at some of the student work:
Student: Jingbo Zhang
Project Title: Experience Design -Encouraging Healthy Diets in Children
Jingbo’s project researched the problems parents have in encouraging the healthy eating of their children. Through lots of experiments and making Jingbo designed a range of plates that parents could use to create more interactive eating. The outcomes were tested with a group of families. The parents really enjoyed the process of constructing the food with the children on each plate, and the children were more interested in the process of eating.
Student Background: Product Design; Currently an Academic in China teaching Experience Design/ Product Design. Continue reading “MA in Design and Innovation student work showcase”
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