Talking About Design & Healthcare

Some months ago I was approached by Rolake Ojo, a young doctor who realised she’s a designer at heart and had the guts to follow her passion, inviting me to chat about the many overlaps between design and healthcare on her podcast Brand New Dr. You can listen to our conversation here, discussing, amongst many interesting … Continue reading “Talking About Design & Healthcare”

About a brief

“– We want to change people’s lives through sound and music, and have sound and music really adapt to their everyday lives’– Now, that would be a great brief… and it’s short!” Yves Béhar, designer of Jambox portable speaker for Jawbone, 2010. Béhar’s example of a great brief, apart from being, well, brief, is an … Continue reading “About a brief”

Changing behaviour through design

If you’ve read some of my blog posts you’ll know I believe in the power of design; that design can solve problems, make things work better for us, bring pleasure and beauty to everyday things. But can design also change how we behave? This bench can. How? I’ve received a variety of answers from students … Continue reading “Changing behaviour through design”