#MDXPD PRODUCT DESIGN 2016
Welcome to Middlesex University’s second Product Design magazine. It is traditional to publish a ‘catalogue’ of graduating students’ work, however we have decided, this year, to extend that idea into a full magazine highlighting a broader range of work from the students and staff; events that Product Design has been involved with; questions about Product Design in general; profiles of students and staff; advice for potential Product Design students and lots more. It’s easy in a ‘Graduation Catalogue’ to lose sight of the contextual complex within which the individual students’ work exists, and to underplay the power and impact of that complex. It’s also easy for the publication to become neutered by its over-focus. We hope that this magazine will give you a wider range of stories and information and provide a more satisfying read on the Tube! >> Griffiths, W. & Patel, A.M. [2016] Middlesex University London, Department of Design, Engineering & Mathematics, Faculty of Science & Technology
Welcome to Middlesex University’s second Product Design magazine. It is traditional to publish a ‘catalogue’ of graduating students’ work, however we have decided, this year, to extend that idea into a full magazine highlighting a broader range of work from the students and staff; events that Product Design has been involved with; questions about Product Design in general; profiles of students and staff; advice for potential Product Design students and lots more. It’s easy in a ‘Graduation Catalogue’ to lose sight of the contextual complex within which the individual students’ work exists, and to underplay the power and impact of that complex. It’s also easy for the publication to become neutered by its over-focus. We hope that this magazine will give you a wider range of stories and information and provide a more satisfying read on the Tube!
>> Griffiths, W. & Patel, A.M. [2016] Middlesex University London, Department of Design, Engineering & Mathematics, Faculty of Science & Technology
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60 Second Interview<br />
#mdxpd 60 seconds<br />
Staff in the School of Science & Technology are actively involved in<br />
professional practice and research. Students are presented with<br />
opportunities and live projects to collaborate with leading practicioners.<br />
Here is an interview with Visiting Lecturer & Designer at The Government<br />
Digital Service Harry Trimble<br />
“I believe the creation of the<br />
Government Digital Service is<br />
one of the great unsung<br />
triumphs of the last<br />
Parliament.”<br />
Prime Minister David Cameron<br />
The Government Digital<br />
Service (GDS) is part of the<br />
Cabinet Office. Our job is<br />
digital transformation of<br />
Government.<br />
”<br />
“<br />
You are?<br />
Harry Trimble. I’m a<br />
designer at Government<br />
Digital Service (GDS), which<br />
built and runs public<br />
services like GOV.UK<br />
Why Product Design?<br />
Because I like making<br />
things. Design has let me<br />
turn making things into a<br />
career. Happens also<br />
making things is important<br />
too: people can take the<br />
ideas in their heads and<br />
the conversations they<br />
have, make them into real<br />
things that can be tested.<br />
Things that can begin to<br />
solve problems. More<br />
making means more testing<br />
assumptions, more problem<br />
solving, more helping<br />
people. That’s why product<br />
design is for me.<br />
What’s a standard day like<br />
for you as a Designer?<br />
Mostly making prototypes<br />
with code and showing<br />
them to people. I do this in<br />
a team. There is no design<br />
team at GDS. Teams are<br />
built around problems users<br />
have. To solve problems we<br />
need a mix of skills:<br />
researching users needs,<br />
programming software,<br />
writing plain English,<br />
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<strong>PRODUCT</strong> <strong>DESIGN</strong><br />
Middlesex University<br />
School of Science and Technology
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