Jim Nature & Fairphone
Seventh week, theme Design for the Real World. From 17 to 21 October 2022
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How Wolves Change Rivers
George Monbiot explains what a trophic cascade is and how wolves change rivers.
Lecture User X: Week 8
Lecture by Ianus Keller and Bregje van Eekelen about the theme of week 8 of Understanding Design: User X
Story of stuff
Nowadays, consumers want more and more stuff. What is the problem with this and how are the different parts of the product chain involved? This video gives a short visual overview of the story of stuff.
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.
Braun ET66 calculator & minibus project
Fourth week, theme Formalisation of Design. From 26 to 30 September 2022
IDEO Shopping Cart Project
A peak into one of design and consulting firm IDEO’s projects.
Planned obsolescence
Learn how planned obsolesce is a part of consumerism and makes bad products with the goal of making money. But can it actually also have benefits?