Masters in Design (MDes) students have been working on placemaking for Winters college project this semester. They are using Design research methods to understand experiences of people affiliated with Winters college. I have developed a toolkit in collaboration with Mimamsa from YUFA grant, which the students have been using to inform each of the following […]
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Disruptive Design through Digital Fabrication Symposium
Feb 4 @ 10:00 am – 1:30 pm Disruptive Design through Digital Fabrication Symposium features established and emerging scholars and practitioners in the field to address such issues as surveillance, inclusivity, critical disability, sustainability and assistive technologies. The symposium is presented by the AMPD Makerspace, Sensorium: The Centre for Digital Arts and Technology, SaTS (Social and […]
Disruptive Design and Digital Fabrication Exhibition
Feb 3 – Feb 13 Disruptive Design through Digital Fabrication Exhibition features established and emerging scholars and practitioners in the field to address such issues as surveillance, inclusivity, critical disability, sustainability and assistive technologies. In their provocative and leading-edge research, the speakers critique the normative practices in techno-centric labs and studios, problematizing the notion of industrial design, […]
Presentation and Workshop of Designing for Death by Dr. Stacy Pitsillides
SaTS lab welcomed Dr. Stacy Pitsillides, VC Senior Research Fellow from Northumbria University in Design department at York University. Stacy presented her work on Digital Death to YSDN4004 Design Workshop students. Digital Death explores how technology and design can shift our understanding of death and bereavement. Stacy conducted a concretion session with the students using contextual probes […]