The Future of Publishing - Created by DK (UK)

Short and sweet presentation with a twist be sure to watch it, to the end! It was produced by Penguin for an internal conference but then released into the public realm as everyone loved it. 

Online Live Design Debate

To reg for the online webcast go to the design council website

Sustainable futures at Design Museum

Local River by Mathieu Lehanneur in collaboration with Anthony van den Bossche. Photo credit Gaëtan Robillard

Sustainability is everywhere these days and in particular at the Design Museum London from the 31 March till the 05 September

"From the world’s first carbon neutral city to a refrigerator which doubles as an aquarium, this exhibition explores a range of products, concepts and projects that address issues of sustainability in their design. Through prototypes, samples, products and film, you can find out more about your impact on the world and how to change it.

Presented around five themes: Cities, Energy and Economics, Food, Materiality and Creative Citizens, this overview shows the changing role of the designer and reveals how design can make a difference.

To explore some of the themes in the exhibition the museum is hosting a series of discussions, seminars and professional conferences on sustinable design. Please sign up to receive further information by email."

All about the show here

Finding our Fashion Footing

London College of Fashion are organising a conference in collaboration with the Centre for Fashion Studies at Stockholm University. 

A showcase of fashion themed PhD practice and research will be presented and problematised to position within the future fashion landscape.

I have RSVP'd and really look forward to meeting the other students and engaging in such discussion. I will follow this post with a write up of the event.

Places are limited so if your interested in attending this event:  contact Rachel research@fashion.arts.ac.uk to reserve a place.

Getting the best from People: how to chat cheerfully and successfully?

Getting People to Talk: An Ethnography & Interviewing Primer from Gabe & Kristy on Vimeo.

When I studied on my Mdes Course we called taking to our stakeholders cheerful chats, an informal process that captured insights for our research practice and development. But, when working towards designing something for the stakeholders who will ultimately use/ need/ want the end output - How do we capture their insights successfully? 

By this I mean - encouraging them to talk about what they really use/ need/ want. How to nurture them to feel comfortable enough to share their insights? And how to capture them without losing any valuable information in the process?

This video is a valuable tool.

I found it via Redjotter a fantastic blog by Lauren Currie on Service Design thinking, practice and innovation. A great resource for any service design enthusiasts! 

Visual Research Methods

I have been doing lots of research into design thinking, research methods and visualisation. This diagram is a great tool for sourcing visual methods and concepts... Visit the website and hover over an icon which will expand each element further.

Fashion Comes to Life

Fashion Label Cassette Playa launched a t-shirt collection with a difference designed by Carri Munden in collaboration with the Digital Fashion Studio at London College of Fashion . The T-shirts have a small symbol similar to a barcode integrated into the graphic print.

Munden stated that “Cassette Playa is all about mixing reality and fantasy.” When viewed through a webcam or mobile phone they come to life through Augmented Reality - AR. This technology allows video, text and graphics to become animated to change shape and form.


Digital media is playing a significant role within London Fashion Week. The majority of the catwalk shows have been streamed live on via the internet with twitter integrated into their web platform. This supports a fashion dialogue and opens the arena up - to everyone!

Burberry have built a Marquee in the parade ground here at Chelsea and their catwalk collection will hit the runway in 3D! Want a front row seat? Visit London Fashion Week at 16.00 (3D glasses not provided)