These readings were discussed in further detail in person with peers and lecturers during the course, below is a light summary. Block One Making: Knowing From The Inside by Tim Ingold What is the author’s main argument? Ingold discusses the core method of participant-observation, of needing to be immersed in the world to learn about …
The Napier Design Show is scheduled for the 26th of May 2022 where this project will be shown. Please check back later for more. This post relates to a project page, view the project page to see other related posts and outcomes. Click Here to return to Journal Posts on Project Pageor click Next Post …
The completed kits were sent to the participants homes and they were asked to complete the work within 2 weeks. Later extra time was given as it was over the Easter weekend. Out of the 3 agreed participants, I received 2 partially completed responses. Participant 1 Participant 1 did not complete the back of the …
I am joined by guests Kelsey Smart and Kate Litcharska for a conversation on virtual reality, emerging technology and the future of our relationship with a technologically enhanced reality. The primary readings read in preparation for this episode are; Alone Together by Sherry Turkle, The Theory of Affordances by James J. Gibson (Chapter 9), and The …
There were many things to consider with the kit creation, including contents, size, cost, and encouraging engagement. Probe Kit Contents There were a number of things to consider when deciding on the contents of the probe kit from what would be engaging to children, to cost and size. Probe Kit Research Concept Partially inspired by …
The 2e/DME community in the UK is particularly small. Numbers which are available for England show that out of 8.9 million pupils, only 60,000 are currently identified as 2e/DME. As such, connecting with this community was difficult. When I was identified as a child, I was the only 2e/DME child in my home town. I …
Dear Diary (or Design Journal as you are formally known), What have I got into? I’m in a class where I’m required to reflect on the term. Mostly, I want to say, ‘I survived!’, but they’ require 2500 words, not just two, so I suspect that won’t be enough. They also want to better understand …
Experimentation, making, and hands-on modelling Now the course is over, I can look back and say ‘Making as Thinking’ is a fitting name for this module. Before the industrial revolution, craftspeople made things through long-established traditions learned through extensive apprenticeships (Cross, 2021). In this traditional craft or ‘making’ society, design was integrated into the creation of …
Developing a hierarchical materials library.
