Vacuum cleaner & World Plugs
Ninth week, theme Norms & Rules. From 31 October to 4 November 2022
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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 Norman door
Don Norman started complaining about doors over 25 years ago. Doors shouldn’t need instructions – the shape of them can guide you through just fine. So why do so many doors need instruction manuals right on the side of them?
Lecture Norms & Rules: Week 9 2023
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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?
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.
Lecture Complex Systems Thinking: Week 6
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Lecture Complex Systems Thinking: Week 6
Lecture by Pieter Jan Stappers and Ianus Keller about the theme of week 6 of Understanding Design: Complex Systems Thinking
Lecture User X: Week 8
Lecture by Ianus Keller and Bregje van Eekelen about the theme of week 8 of Understanding Design: User X
Braun ET66 calculator & minibus project
Fourth week, theme Formalisation of Design. From 26 to 30 September 2022