Student Debate Tutorial resources

For an upcoming tutorial students will be organised into debating teams to discuss one of the topics.


Are copies killing design?
"Made in China" - so what??
Enough is Enough – do we have too much stuff?


So here are some links to useful resources

Are copies killing design
ABC By Design  http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bydesign/stories/2010/3087247.htm
PRD In Praise of Copying   http://www.hup.harvard.edu/features/boon/  suggested reading Ch 1 1/What Is a Copy? Louis Vuitton

http://boingboing.net/2007/09/04/excellent-knockoff-t.html
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/07/01/chinese-iphone-knock.html

Knock it off: Our most copied designs  http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/knock-it-off-our-most-copied-designs-20100906-14x8j.html

The Ikea revolution http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/the-ikea-revolution-20100914-159qm.html


"Made in China" - so what??
Dick Powell - The truth about China
But it isn’t just the involvement of CAD that is enabling design to adopt a more influential position. For design practitioners like Powell, the increasing need for more in-depth design is an inevitable result of growing competitive pressures from abroad.
‘Design on its own is not an adequate defence against Chinese imports,’ he says. ‘The whole idea that China would never be as good as us at a thousand different technical and cultural things was completely wrong and always was. So manufacturers have to be thinking about more than just skin-deep design.’
As a result, manufacturers are embracing design-led innovation to help shape the future of their businesses, to identify the opportunities that exist within their core markets for long-term growth, and to develop the product ranges and families that will secure profits for years to come.
‘Growing numbers of manufacturers have compelling stories to tell about successful innovation projects reaching the market,’ agrees Powell. ‘And when they can demonstrate how a creative project has fundamentally improved the performance of the business, it’s hard for other manufacturers to ignore.’

http://www.designcouncil.org.uk/Case-studies/Aqualisa/Dick-Powell-on-design-led-innovation-in-manufacturing/

Enough is Enough – do we have too much stuff.
PDF - Clive Hamilton, Why Consumer Capitalism Loves Waste http://www.clivehamilton.net.au/cms/media/documents/articles/Consumer_Capitalism_Loves_Waste.pdf

The story of Stuff - http://storyofstuff.org/sos.php

Victor Papanek – Ch 1 Design for the Real world  http://www.library.unsw.edu.au/

The future of manufacturing?

http://vimeo.com/12768578 
We viewed this Spanish animation on rapid prototyping in class yesterday. Could this be the future of manufacturing? Where certain products are made (desktops and not factories), when they are needed and customised to individual needs and preferences? If you are interested in such 'desktop' technologies have a look at http://www.makerbot.com/ or the open source http://www.fabathome.org/





Miles

Peer Blogs

We have some great student blogs up for viewing.....if one of them isn't yours -  please get your blog address to Rina asap. Her email is r.bernabei@unsw.edu.au, and then it will be added to this blog's list. If you do check out your classmates blogs - why not leave a comment.

The lost tools of Henry Hoke at Cockatoo Island

An intriguing and amusing exhibition - that doesn’t take itself at all seriously.
From the Institute of Backyard Studies - The extraordinary life and amazing products of Australia’s greatest unknown inventor!

Well worth a ferry trip to Cockatoo island to see the show as well as walk around 200 years of industrial heritage.
The exhibition runs until to 27 March http://www.cockatooisland.gov.au/

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/artworks/stories/2010/2909697.htm

 
 

Welcome to Past Present and Futures Blog

This blog will form a part of an ongoing assessment throughout the semester. You will be required to set up your own blog and contribute to this and other design blogs. 

To get the ball rolling - can anyone guess what this prototype is and what famous product it became?

Miles