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Exploring Design

Join me in exploring the world of design: looking into the features that make up good design; delving into the work of well know designers and the things I’ve taken inspiration from.

D/T Studies

Reflections on weekly lectures and my key take aways from each.

  • What is Good Design?

    What is Good Design?

    Put this question into google and you will get many different answers, from the design being useful to the aesthetics of the design. The truth is good design is hard to define with words. What a person sees as being good design is unique to them. We can try to set expectations and boundaries on…

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    2–3 minutes
  • Great Design in Nature?

    Great Design in Nature?

    Nature is something that is all around us. Something that we see everyday. Something that can inspire us and has been shown to have a positive impact on mental health. But… Can we find good design in nature? From animals making there homes to volcanic rock formations to a butterfly’s wings, nature is filled with…

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    3–4 minutes
  • Cactus Coasters

    Cactus Coasters

    What is it? The Nioslier Coasters Creative Cactus Shaped Design are a set of coasters which the consumer can build into a cactus shape. It arrives with the 6 coasters inside the plastic plant pot with a corkboard disc on the top. The corkboard disc is there to give the illusions of soil and has…

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    1–2 minutes
  • Potr Plant Pot

    Potr Plant Pot

    What is it? Potr is a company that makes origami plant pots from recycled plastic. The product comes flat packed and you fold it to put it together yourself. This result in fewer carbon emissions by up to 90% resulting from transport than traditional plant pots. The Potr pot is made from old fishing net…

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    2–3 minutes
  • Half Way

    Half Way

    Week 6, how did we get here. I’ve reached the half way point of my internship and it feels like it’s gone too quickly. This weekend I went to the theatre to see Matilda, putting myself outside of my comfort zone by doing things like that by myself. Week 7 has been a strange one…

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    1–2 minutes
  • First Few Weeks

    First Few Weeks

    It’s been a busy few weeks in London. I started my internship at SharkNinja on the 18th June and it’s been non stop ever since. I’ve been placed in a relatively new team within the company and in my first few weeks I’ve learnt a lot. Everyone I have met while working at SharkNinja has…

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    1–2 minutes

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