Examining the Professional Codes of Design Organisations
Conference Proceeding
Buwert, P. (2018)
Examining the Professional Codes of Design Organisations. In C. Storni, K. Leahy, M. McMahon, P. Lloyd, & E. Bohemia (Eds.), Proceedings of the Design Research Society 2018: Catalyst, 172-186
Many of the professional organisations within the various fields of design activity publish professional codes of ethics in one form or another. This paper opens up a discussi...
The Acquisition of Design Skills: A Hybrid Practice in the Digital Age
Conference Proceeding
Allan, D. (2017)
The Acquisition of Design Skills: A Hybrid Practice in the Digital Age. In G. Pritchard, & N. Lambert (Eds.), Learn X Design London 2017 : the allure of the digital and beyond, (60-66
This paper will briefly discuss the debate between technological determinism and cultural materialism by reviewing relevant literature. Auto-ethnography will be used to explor...
Lighting for Cities Inhabited by People, Not Cars: Community Co-Design and Creative Lighting
Conference Proceeding
Innes, M., & Winton, E. (2017)
Lighting for Cities Inhabited by People, Not Cars: Community Co-Design and Creative Lighting. In PLDC 6th Global Lighting Design Conference
Electric street lighting has developed wholly in the age of the motor car. Therefore, normal models of urban lighting are based firmly on designing for vehicle traffic. Standa...
True Colours: explorations in art, design and research
Conference Proceeding
Innes, M. (2017)
True Colours: explorations in art, design and research. In Color and Imaging Conference (309-312
Do you see colour the same way that I see colour? As my initial training was as an artist, it is possible that I look at colour very differently from someone with a scientific...
The edges of lighting design: Research and practice on the fringes
Conference Proceeding
Innes, M. (2017)
The edges of lighting design: Research and practice on the fringes. In New Perspectives on the Future of Healthy Light and Lighting in Daily Life. , (16-21
If architectural lighting design is contained within a defined circle, then the edges are, at the very least, quite blurred. All kinds of other lighting practice has straddled...
SKiN: Designing pseudo-physiology into personal technology devices to create enhanced interactions through visceral signifiers and behaviours
Conference Proceeding
O 'Dowd, A. (2017)
SKiN: Designing pseudo-physiology into personal technology devices to create enhanced interactions through visceral signifiers and behaviours
The majority of technology is now personal. Humans, in turn, are expected to and have personal relationships with their devices. The issue is that humans are biological beings...
Digital Symbiosis: The Aesthetics and Creation of Stimulus-Reactive Jewellery with Smart Materials and Microelectronics
Conference Proceeding
Vones, K. (2015)
Digital Symbiosis: The Aesthetics and Creation of Stimulus-Reactive Jewellery with Smart Materials and Microelectronics. In Proceedings of the Third Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics and X
This article explores how smart materials, and in particular thermochromic silicone, can be integrated into a wearable object in combination with microelectronics to create ae...
Convergence in Industrial and Craft Processes in UK Undergraduate Product Design Courses.
Conference Proceeding
Lambert, I. (2015)
Convergence in Industrial and Craft Processes in UK Undergraduate Product Design Courses. ISBN 978-88-386-7485-3
This paper will discuss the convergence of craft practices and industrial processes in undergraduate Product Design programmes in the UK, and explore how the economy and new t...
Technological Microcosms – Considering Materiality and Collaborative Practice in the Creation of Wearable Futures
Conference Proceeding
Vones, K. (2013)
Technological Microcosms – Considering Materiality and Collaborative Practice in the Creation of Wearable Futures. In Praxis and Poetics - Research Through Design 2013, 59-62. ISBN 978-0-9549587-9-4
With the increased prevalence of digital technologies in our everyday lives, the questions posed to the contemporary craft practitioner regarding creation of an emotionally re...
Projects for Multi-Disciplinary Teams: Engaging Students across Design Disciplines in a Shared Undergraduate First Year Curriculum.
Conference Proceeding
Lambert, I. & Firth, R. (2010)
Projects for Multi-Disciplinary Teams: Engaging Students across Design Disciplines in a Shared Undergraduate First Year Curriculum
On undergraduate design courses at Edinburgh Napier University, two thirds of the first year curriculum is shared. Working in open studios, students are able to gain awareness...