Final hand-in: brief and instructions

Be sure to hand in your final research paper with a copy of your rough draft (assignment 4) to Nan O'Sullivan (2nd Fl Wigan office) before 3pm on Friady 3 June.

 

Design for the other 90%

Please watch as many of the following videos as you can in preparation for next week's lecture. 
There is no assigned reading.

 

* Esther Duflo: Social experiments to fight poverty (16:47)

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/esther_duflo_social_experiments_to_fight_poverty.html

* R.A. Mashelkar: Breakthrough designs for ultra-low-cost products (19:41)

http://www.ted.com/talks/r_a_mashelkar_breakthrough_designs_for_ultra_low_cost_products.html

* Amy Smith shares simple, lifesaving design (15:06)

http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_smith_shares_simple_lifesaving_design.html

* Sugata Mitra: The child-driven education (17:14)

http://www.ted.com/talks/sugata_mitra_the_child_driven_education.html

* William Kamkwamba: How I harnessed the wind (5:59)

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/william_kamkwamba_how_i_harnessed_the_wind.html

* Jane Chen: A warm embrace that saves lives (4:47)

http://www.ted.com/talks/jane_chen_a_warm_embrace_that_saves_lives.html

* Emily Pilloton: Teaching design for change (16:44)

http://www.ted.com/talks/emily_pilloton_teaching_design_for_change.html

* Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, two years on (16:36)

http://www.ted.com/talks/nicholas_negroponte_on_one_laptop_per_child_two_years_on.html

* Hans Rosling and the washing machine (9:16)

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/hans_rosling_and_the_magic_washing_machine.html

* Hans Rosling shows the best stats you’ve ever seen (19:53)

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/hans_rosling_shows_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen.html

Week 13: Massive Change

This week's assigned reading, "Massive Change" by Bruce Mau

Critical Mass: view lecture here

If you didn't make it to this week's lecture, "Critical Mass" given by Simon Fraser, Head of School, The School of Design, please watch the digital recording here.

Wed. guest lecture: Critical Mass

This week's lecture will be given by Simon Fraser, Head of School, School of Design. The topic is 'Critical Mass' and the changing role of design with the increasing use of digital design and manufacturing processes. Please be in attendance.

What is Audio-Visual Culture?

If you missed today's lecture by Dr. Leon Gurevitch, "Audio-Visual Culture", check it out here

Assignment 4: brief (in case you missed it)