Roller Radio & Videosphere
Third week, theme Consumption. From 19 to 23 September 2022
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Lecture Consumption 2023
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Design is Messy II
For this week, from the second marker after 26 minutes is mandatory material for systems thinking
IDEO Shopping Cart Project
A peak into one of design and consulting firm IDEO’s projects.
Bauhaus in a Nutshell
A short introduction to Bauhaus, one of the most definitive design movements of the modern age.
This is part of The Open University series Design in a Nutshell. The questions at the end of each movie could inspire you for your seminar questions.
James Dyson Answers Design Questions
James Dyson answers the internet’s burning questions about design and inventions. Dyson’s products are clear examples of the Industrial and Engineering part of Design. Especially his answer to the question What’s the most important element of design in your opinion? is an interesting relevant take for this week.
How Wolves Change Rivers
George Monbiot explains what a trophic cascade is and how wolves change rivers.
The Filter Bubble
Eli Pariser warns about the dangerous consequence that comes with the increasing personalization of our digital services.
History of ideas: Consumerism
Learn about the origin of consumerism, its drivers and its consequences.
Powers of Ten
This short documentary film by Ray and Charles Eames investigates the relative size of things and the significance of adding a zero to any number. It illustrates the universe as an arena of both continuity and change, of everyday picnics and cosmic mystery.