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How to paint convincing stuff
If you see a bunch of grapes, how does your brain understand that those are real grapes and not ones made of plastic? And if you see those…
Resonance between brain and mind for better design
Caiseal Beardow, master’s student at TU Delft’s Faculty of Industrial Design, built an audio-visual installation that explores how brain and…
What makes a circular designer?
It makes sense that designing for a circular economy requires something different than the traditional linear approach. Because it’s not…
How do you design objects with an intention?
Designing smart objects for everyday life demands a new approach: no longer focused on a single object and a single user, but on an…
Out of the Blue #21 – Generative Design
Maximum functions, minimum amount of materials. That needs to be part of the sustainable future of design. What technologies might be…
Design for Deaf culture and health
Patients failing to take their medication in the prescribed manner is a widespread problem across society. But a combination of social…
Why do innovations end up in the Valley of Death?
When it comes to innovating in large organisations, why do so many concepts die before they are realised? Barend Klitsie’s PhD research…
Is the robe in that painting velvet or satin?
Staring at one of the richly drawn paintings in Amsterdam’s famous Rijksmuseum, you might recognise that the robe worn by the subject of the…
Talking the walk: tailored healthcare
Hospitals want happy and satisfied patients. And they need them, because healthcare is a competitive market. Especially when it comes to…
The circular economy needs your old phones (and other things)
The transition towards a circular economy (CE) requires that products be returned for reuse, refurbishing or recycling. But getting people…