A dial phone-inspired pill box has won this year’s Designing for the Future Competition at The College of Richard Collyer. Designing for the Future,encourages student designers to think about the challenges affecting our ageing population – and to create innovative and attractive designs which allow older people to continue to live meaningful, enjoyable, active
I have spent the last 5 years championing the role good product design can play in improving people’s lives as they get older. Last month, I spent a week clearing out the house of my mother in law who died in January and unearthing all sorts of “useful” assistive products which had been designed
Apps are becoming increasingly important in designing for the challenges of later life and here Interaction Designer Richard Child from Grid North Design talks about three important points to consider in app design. 1. Follow the OS guidelines Users are familiar with the navigation, interaction and UI elements of an OS, so it’s important
A jug designed for stroke patients which incorporates rehabilitation into everyday lives has won this year’s prestigious “Designing for the Future” Competition at the University of Brighton. “Designing for the Future” run by The Future Perfect Company in conjunction with the University of Brighton encourages student designers to think about the challenges and
Can design improve the lives of people living with dementia? This is one of the questions posed by the latest Design Council Challenge. Last week, I went to the Design Council to see the winning projects which range from a dementia support dog to an appetite stimulator. As it is now predicted that as
An ergonomic shopping bag handle which stops you forgetting your shopping has won first prize in this year’s “Designing for the Future” competition run by The Future Perfect Company and The College of Richard Collyer in Horsham, Sussex. This popular competition, which is now in its second year, encourages young designers to think
Last week I went to the University of Brighton to catch up with the students entering our "Designing for the Future" competition. This is the second year we have run this competition which encourages young designers to design a new product which addresses one or more of the challenges associated with ageing
