Unsustainable Chopsticks
As a child I never got why the disposable chopsticks were glued at the top and wrapped in a bit of paper. I hated the texture of disposable wooden chopsticks, it was like the same feeling you would get when someone runs their nails down a blackboard. Brrr! And secondly I always found them awkward to … Continue reading
Ig Nobel Show. Bra Gas Mask
After last week’s show, I came across the brassier that converts into a face mask incase of emergencies! This certainly made me laugh at first and then made me think. It’s an innovative design and it would have been great if Dr. Elena Bodnar was there to talk in person. I’d definitely wear it! haha.
Ig Nobel Show
Instead of going out drinking on St. Patrick’s day, I went to a lecture in the Dalhousie… because I’m a geek. The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think. The prizes are intended to celebrate the unusual, honor the imaginative — and spur people’s interest in science, medicine, and … Continue reading
What does jewellery mean to wearers, sellers and makers?
Interviews… …whether you love them or loath them, we all have our own opinions on them. I personally have mixed feelings about them. Although they’re good for gaining and boosting confidence, at the same moment I feel unconfident because I’m a nervous wreck. I worry that I will say something stupid and that the interviewer … Continue reading
OBSERVING THE SCENE
Bingo. The whole room is quiet. All you can here is the caller, calling out all the numbers. You quickly scan the paper to find it. It’s there! YAY! You mark it off. Then more and more numbers are called. You mark them off, one by one, in a row. Just 3 more numbers to … Continue reading
ETHNOGRAPHY PRIMER
. Ethnography. What does it mean?… . …The specific description of the customs of individual people and cultures… The way people behave and interact… Their individual attitude towards everyday life and towards cultural differences… “Ethnography is a tool for better design. Great design always connects with people. Designers inspire, provoke, validate, entertain and provide utility … Continue reading
Service Design Tools
What and Why? Service design tools are what designers use to help them with their design process. They may use them to aid them with commissions, for research to generate ideas, to help improve their communication with their customer and to enhance both the customer and their experience. A good website that lists all the … Continue reading
Scams, Thieves, Why can’t people just be honest?
. There has been a lot of criminal activity going about Dundee University, it’s depressing. People have had their laptops stolen, copper has been stolen from the jewellery workshop, and the most recent one, a skimming device was found at the cash machine outside the union. I don’t think you can truly understand how it … Continue reading
Are You What You Wear?
We, human beings like to nosy, snoop and gossip about other peoples’ lives. We judge people on first impressions and we think we instantly know them (it’s only natural!). But what happens when you are the one being analysed and gossiped about? How do you present yourself? Can you really tell someone’s personality just by … Continue reading
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