design research
Articles
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Thesis Week 4: Research Complete
This week I completed the research phase of my thesis project; just a bit behind schedule. -
Thesis Week 3: Interviews Underway
I am just past the mid-point of the research phase of my thesis; this week was mostly spent interviewing staff at MSKCC. -
Thesis Weeks 1 & 2: Off to a Good Start
For my thesis at ITP I am collaborating on a design project with Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, one of the world's leading centres for cancer research and treatment. My project is to to understand and design improvements/interventions related to bone marrow transplantation; one of the most challenging forms of cancer treatment currently available to patients. In the first of my weekly updates I've written a bit about how the collaboration came about, what I hope to achieve with the project, and what I've been doing in the last few weeks. -
Systems and Layers: Narrowing Focus
We observed Union Square. We thought about the people there, moving through the space. Now, we're narrowing our focus.
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Systems and Layers: Observing Union Square
I spent the morning observing a potential location for a new project. The location is at the North side of Union Square in New York. In the next couple of weeks I'll be working with Genevieve Hoffman and Stepan Boltalin to intervene in this location (or another location, should this one not prove hospitable) using networked technology. In this post I describe some of my observations from the exercise.
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Five Ethics For Design Research
Design research is not always necessary, but where it is necessary, I think it should be done ethically and fairly - in a way that gets to useful conclusions without hurting people. In this article I've tried to boil down my point of view down into 5 ethics for design research. -
Adequate
When you dip into a person's life to understand more about them and their context all you can ever really strive for is an adequate and incomplete picture of how they feel and who they are at a particular moment in time. Most of the time you won't even get this though. Deal with it.
Projects
UNICEF Story Spaces
A platform that allows members of a diaspora community to donate children's stories for use in the field by UNICEF workers.
Barracuda FX
User experience design of a foreign exchange trading application.
Leckey
An online strategy, and then a fresh new website for this maker of equipment for people with special needs.
Abbey Theatre
A fresh, beautiful, easy-to-use home for Abbey Theatre: The National Theatre of Ireland.
NI Environment Agency
A comprehensive online strategy to help better protect, promote and conserve Northern Ireland's environment.
Carte Blanche Greetings
A series of projects and engagements for some of the UK's best-love gift and greeting brands.
