A place for my thoughts on design and other such things.
Personal Blogs
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Investigation into the design and history of the Anglepoise lamp.
What sets it apart? A design that never needed fixing.
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This blog explores the evolution of set design and the different methods of achieving an effective and memorable experience.
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In this blog I share my thoughts on something I call the ‘Hoover Effect’.
When a product name, becomes a category name…
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This blog covers some of my thoughts on IKEA and their impact on modern design culture, as well as some similarities and connections to other famous designers.
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I wanted to look at how so much of modern design is massively focused on optimizing performance on social platforms and the feeds, rather than the real world use and user.
Design & Technology Blogs
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This blog is about the decline of handmade goods and professional craftsmanship in the UK and what impact it is having on the wider commercial space.
It was written as part of our 4th year Design & Technology course.
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This blog looks into the background of Charles & Ray Eames and the design influence they left behind.
It was written as part of our 4th year Design & Technology course.
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This blog dicusses the Dieter Rams 10 Principles of Design and what each of them signifies in both his work and his life in general.
It was written as part of our 4th year Design & Technology course.
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In this blog I share my thoughts on design sustainability and where major issues stem from. It is in reference to talks from tutors and experts at the GSA.
It was written as part of our 4th year Design & Technology course.
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This blog shares my thoughts on Ai and Virtual Reality technologies and how they are affecting human life as we know it. It is off the back of talks from Alastair Macdonald and Paul Chapman.
It was written as part of our 4th year Design & Technology course.
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In this blog I talk about my thoughts after watching 2001 Space Odyssey. I wanted to focus on some of the design aspects of the film and how they relate to modern day design and filmmaking.
It was written as part of our 4th year Design & Technology course.
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This blog is about the talk we had at the GSA from 3 previous graduates who are now deep in the industry. They came to share their advice on each of the journeys they took to get to where they are today.
It was written as part of our 4th year Design & Technology course.
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In this blog I talk about my thoughts on what great design is and what it means. I discuss some of the stuff we heard from Nicholas Oddy in a talk on great design at the gsa.
It was written as part of our 4th year Design & Technology course.
