Communication and presentation

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Being able to use clear and inspiring wording and visualizations in design presentations to communicate research insights, design process concerns and intermittent deliverables, to manage expectations and facilitate constructive dialogue. 

Case Studies

  • Visualization + idea generation

    Visualization + idea generation

    Archana Surana ARCH College of Design, Foundation Course in Art / Design. A six-week module was fast tracked in two weeks. I made it into a collaborative project with a treasure hunt of talent in the neighborhood. Foundation level students had to present their understanding of the talents they had found in the neighborhood inContinue…

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  • Fear & (C) loathing

    Fear & (C) loathing

    Ellen McCartney California Inst. of the Arts, BFA 1 Experience Design & Production Design Year 1 n a class titled Fear and (C)loathing, students explore five topics that trigger emotional reactions, and those responses are being expressed throughout the creation of a dress. The topics they explore are War and Sports, Biological and Artificial, Spiritual,Continue…

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  • The Neighbourhood of Feelings

    The Neighbourhood of Feelings

    Mirentxu Sardina EASD Castello (Spain) Interior Design In interior design projects, our students get into trouble by getting emotionally involved or by having conceptual arguments.  In response, I have developed an exercise that I call ‘the neighborhood of feelings’, an introduction to the emotional aspects of interior design and an exercise in getting to knowContinue…

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