Lecture Creativity
Lecture by Bregje van Eekelen and Ianus Keller about the theme of week 5 of Understanding Design: Creativity
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History of ideas: Consumerism
Learn about the origin of consumerism, its drivers and its consequences.
Palm V & Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard
Eighth week, theme User X. From 24 to 28 October 2022
Lecture Norms & Rules: Week 9
Lecture by Ianus Keller and Bregje van Eekelen closing off Understanding Design and reflecting on the theme of week 9 of Understanding Design: Norms & Rules
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.
How Wolves Change Rivers
George Monbiot explains what a trophic cascade is and how wolves change rivers.
Lecture Design for the real world: Week 7 2021
Lecture by Laurens Kolks and Bregje van Eekelen about the theme of week 7 of Understanding Design: Design for the real world
How Toyota changed the way we make things
Learn about how the company introduced an ethos that is now known as “lean manufacturing”.
Steve Jobs’ Secret to Life
Steve Jobs views life and the world. Recorded in 1995 when Steve Jobs had been ousted from Apple and was living in exile working on a fledgling computer company NeXT Computer.
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.