projects

brief 1
1/ Take a product that has currently got an unappealing medical image – eg wrist splint, leg caliper, orthopaedic shoe etc.
2/ Study aspects of street /youth culture and graphics.
3/ Redesign the medical product to give it a contemporary ‘street cred’ image without reducing its functional effectiveness.

brief 2
1/ Take a contemporary youth-culture mobility product eg skateboard, mini scooter, mountain bike etc.
2/ Redesign the mobility product for the needs of a young person with a) poor balance b) limb loss c) low strength d) a visual impairment.

brief 3
1/ Choose a product or service or environment you believe to be genuinely inclusive in design.
2/ Make a short video in which people of different abilities are shown using and enjoying the same product/service/environment on equal terms.

brief
1/ Look at the development of Ben Wilson’s Tilting Trike.
2/ Create a press or poster advertising campaign aimed at promoting the new vehicle and encouraging a new sport.
3/ Create a press or poster advertising campaign which promotes the work of Whizz-Kidz in ensuring young people with disabilities enjoy greater mobility and independence.