WEEK 12 - SELLING YOURSELF (AS A DESIGNER)

The first thing that we did was look back at a section that we were asked at the start of the semester: ‘Me, Myself and I’. We were told...

Joe Breen

May 5, 20203 min read

WEEK 11 - DESIGN IN IRELAND

During this lecture, we had two guest speakers telling us about their design careers and paths that they chose to get to where they are...

Joe Breen

May 4, 20203 min read

WEEK 10 - PoDcasT PREP

This week’s online lecture was focused on us concentrating on preparing our podcast script before we record it in a few weeks. This...

Joe Breen

May 4, 20203 min read

WEEK 9 - THE GREAT PDT DESIGN DEBATE

This week was The Great PDT Design Debate, which took place online via BigBlueButton, and it was an interesting 4 hours online lecture if...

Joe Breen

Apr 19, 20205 min read

WEEK 8 – ST. PATRICK'S DAY IN ISOLATION

There was no lecture this week. This was because this Tuesday was the 17th of March, which is well known as St. Patrick’s Day. St....

Joe Breen

Apr 19, 20203 min read

WEEK 7 – THE BERLIN DESIGN TRIP THAT WASN’T MEANT TO BE, COVID-19 & WORKING FROM HOME

This week, we were supposed to be going on a design trip to Berlin. Everything was all sorted; accommodation, bus travel, and flights....

Joe Breen

Apr 19, 20202 min read

WEEK 6 - SPECULATIVE DESIGN & DESIGN FUTURES

This week’s lecture was focused on Speculative Design & Design Futures. Speculative design is a term that describes methods that proposes...

Joe Breen

Mar 28, 20203 min read

WEEK 5 - 'THE 4 HOUR SOCIAL IMPACT START-UP SPRINT' DESIGN CHALLENGE

This week’s lecture stood out from the others because it started off differently. All we knew from our lecturer Muireann was to bring our...

Joe Breen

Mar 9, 20203 min read

WEEK 4 - STORYTELLING IN DESIGN

This week’s lecture was focused on storytelling in design. Storytelling is defined as the social and cultural activity of sharing...

Joe Breen

Mar 9, 20203 min read

WEEK 3: WHAT IS EXPERIENCE-CENTRED DESIGN?

This week’s lecture was focused on experience-centred design. Experience is defined as an event or occurrence which leaves an impression...

Joe Breen

Mar 1, 20203 min read

WEEK 2: WHAT IS CREATIVITY?

This week’s lecture was focused on creativity. The objective of this lecture was about refining our creative skills, expanding our...

Joe Breen

Feb 22, 20202 min read

WEEK 1: WHAT IS PRODUCT DESIGN?

In our first Contemporary Design Culture lecture, one of the main topics was 'What The F*&% Is Product Design?'. We had to ask ourselves...

Joe Breen

Feb 1, 20203 min read

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