In week 7 of our Enhanced Design Tools course, guest lecturer Dale Patterson gave a talk about data visualisation and artificial intelligence. This article is a summary of some of the concepts he discussed. Data is all around us, and there is huge potential for designers to help people make sense of this sea of …
Traditionally, design is about creating effective solutions to existing problems and human needs. Designers aim to generate creative, usable ideas for new or better designed products, services, structures, interfaces or pieces of communication. Sometimes in the process of doing this, they help make the world a better place. Speculative design is the opposite of designing …
Who or what are disruptors? The term “disruptors” is a buzz word that has been around since the mid 1990s, generally referring to innovations in technologies, products or services that radically disrupt the status quo. These disruptions can be embodied in new business models, technologies, people, organisations or cultural/social movements.
