Lecture The formalization of design
Lecture by Bregje van Eekelen and Ianus Keller about the theme of week 4 of Understanding Design: The formalisation of design
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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.
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.
Lecture Complex Systems Thinking
Lecture by Pieter Jan Stappers and Ianus Keller about the theme of week 6 of Understanding Design: Complex Systems Thinking
The Politics of Design
Alison Clarke, director of the Victor J. Papanek Foundation, takes you through the exhibition ‘Victor Papanek: The Politics of Design’ at Design Museum Den Bosch.
Lecture Production: Week 2
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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
Panton Junior & Billy Flatpack
Second week, theme Production. From 12 to 16 September 2022
Design is Messy I
Nick and Christian from Google Design discuss potential trajectories for the messy futures of emerging technologies and argue for design being appropriately and systematically messy in response. Please watch the video from the first marker to the second for this week. In this part you will see some ideas about the roles of models and abstractions and get an idea of their possible uses.
Lecture Consumption 2023
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