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
95bFM Ready Steady Learn
On Tuesday, the 3rd of August 2021 I was interviewed on the Ready Steady Learn slot on 95bfm’s Breakfast with Rachel. During the 8 minute interview, I had a conversation about my design passions, my move to Aotearoa New Zealand and the new UoA design programme. You can listen to it here: https://95bfm.com/bcast/ready-steady-learn-w-dr-angus-campbell-august-3-2021
Design Monat Graz – Better Future
I am honoured to have been invited to sit on the Designing for People panel for the Redesign the Future Symposium as part of Design Monat [Month] Graz 2021 in Austria from 16:00 on the 11th of May 2021. I will be presenting an 8-minute lecture and then participate in a panel discussion on the topic with Emanuel Barbosa, Mariana Goncálex de la Rosa and Sigrid Bürstmayr. Emanuel is a designer, design educator and curator at ESAD—Arte Matosinhos Porto, Porto Design Biennale; Mariana is Coordinator of the Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Design, Universidad Iberoamericana Puebla; and Sigrid, who invited me to join the panel, is a Lecturer at FH|JOANNEUM idk_ Institut Design & Kommunikation. “Design Monat [Month] Graz bundles and condenses the energy of the local creative industries within one month, makes it visible to the outside world and thus makes a central contribution to anchoring the creative industries in … Read More
Ethics for Design Researchers Lecture – Inscape Education Group
On Thursday the 15th of March 2021, I have been invited to present a lecture on ethics for design researchers at the Inscape Education Group who specialise in the creative and design industries, built environment, business and communication, and digital technology-driven education. The lecture is aimed at senior-level students in the BA Hons and Advanced Diploma design programmes. The lecture will be online and broken into three 20-minute presentations, followed by Q&A sessions. The link to the lecture on Teams will be added here soon.
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