I will be speaking that the Raising the Bar Auckland event on the 2nd of August 2022, 8:00-9:00pm @Dice & Fork, 210 Victoria St West, Freemans Bay. My talk is titled: data and the demise of the designer. Are you perpetually underwhelmed by the products you buy? This is most likely because they were designed for the customer of yesterday. Since the advent of data-driven design, we find ourselves faced with cars, shavers and clothing that just barely meet functional needs and often leave us feeling cold because they lack the beauty and meaning we intrinsically crave. In a world with complex problems that are rapidly escalating, we need creatives to take back the reins and envision a future that we can look forward to. Brace yourself for opinions because opinion in design is exactly what I am advocating for. Book your free tickets here: https://www.rtbevent.com/angus-campbell #design #innovation #design_uoa #data
UniNews – Angus Campbell: Harnessing Grassroots Design
Shortly after my arrival in Aotearoa to take up my new role as Director of Design in the Elam School of Fine Arts & Design at Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland, I was interviewed by Margo White to explore some of my past work, interests and ideas for the new Design Programmes that were beginning to take shape. Here you can read the full article online: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2021/08/31/angus-campbell-grassroots-design.html
Studia Generalia Lecture & Workshop – Finnish Design Academy
I am honoured to have been invited to present a Studia Generalia lecture and a workshop for the Finnish Design Academy mid-November 2020! The Finnish Design Academy is a collaborative network of Finnish university-level design schools, which aims to develop design education to better answer the changing needs of working life. It is a collaboration between nine Finnish universities and I was invited by Sami Kauppinen from the Laurea University of Applied Sciences Masters Degree Programme in Service Innovation and Design to present the lecture and workshop through my prior engagement in an Erasmus+ project linked to the University of Johannesburg. The details of the lecture are as follows: Date: 17 November 2020 Time: 15.00 – 16.00 (EEST) Title: Designing with the Underserved: An Exploration of the Complexities of Design in South Africa from the perspective of the SDGs With reference to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this Studia Generalia … Read More
Designing the New Normal
I was invited to write the Thought Leader column for the Lexus Life Magazine July/July 2020 issue where I reflected on “Designing the New Normal.” You can access the article in print on page 2 of the magazine here: https://lexuslife.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Lexus_19_final.pdf “Designing the New Normal | From cars to furniture, housing, clothing, equipment – TECHNOLOGY from here on out is going to need to be considered holistically. The rapid spread of COVID-19 has fuelled an unprecedented rate of change. Many people have taken this forced pause as a moment to reflect on what the new normal might be. This in itself is the crux of design – an opportunity to transform our existing situations into preferred ones. Most people’s homes have become a refuge – and working from home has shown that a more flexible work-life balance is possible. The extended time spent in the home environment has brought about growing … Read More
iF Design Foundation 4th Conference – The Future of Design Education
Job profiles of designers around the globe are changing with dramatic speed and educational institutions have to keep track with these changes. How should design education be structured in a way that design graduates can work effectively in the future? To what extent is the current training still applicable – or does it need to go in a completely new direction? If a new type of design college was founded tomorrow, which could fully draw on new sources of inspiration without being restricted by any consideration for old structures – what content and methods would be taught there? I am honoured to have been invited as one of 24 selected experts from Africa and India by the iF Design Foundation to a two-day conference to discuss some of these questions and future of design education. A catalogue of 80 widely diverse questions based on an international study by the iF … Read More
GloW-DESIGN ReDesignEd Educators’ Forum
I am honoured to be the opening presentation at the GloW-DESIGN ReDesignEd Educators’ Forum 2019 on Wed 20th of November from 18:00 at the University of Johannesburg, Bunting Road Campus, FADA Auditorium. If you are interested in attending the opening of this international educators’ forum focused on “What We Don’t (or Can’t) Teach — Bridging the Knowledge Gap” please come on through! GloW-DESIGN ReDesignEd Educators’ Forums are where: “Select design education and professional leadership from around the world convene for a global conversation and opportunity to collaborate in an environment that is open-minded and non-affiliated. Together the group explores and actively shapes how design education can be creatively rethought, supported and enhanced to move the field of design forward to begin to reposition the design discipline to be more relevant to the 21st century.” The 2019 theme of “What We Don’t (or Can’t) Teach — Bridging the Knowledge Gap” is a “back-to-basics approach to understanding … Read More