Design Research

Masters work at the Royal College of Art.

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We Asked…

How can you design accountability while driving economic growth to encourage sustainable practices in aquafarming?

In collaboration with Qingfan An, Sharon Obiozor-Cantle, and Jing Xue.

Role:

  • Collaborated with team to research and design concept.

  • Copywriting

  • Executed vision, driving the concept from early prototypes to final execution.

  • Video editing

Aims:

  • Deversify the supply chain to create jobs and local food stability.

  • Connect consumers to farmers to create transparency based on choice.

  • Create a better system and better aquafarms based on trust.

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We Asked…

How can we create connections while exploring the theme of identity?

In collaboration with Yunyun Guo, Noe Iwai, Xiaojuan Pang, Parinda Sakdanaraseth, Geffen Refaeli, Minmin Xia

Role:

  • Lead concepting sessions

  • Project management

  • Interviews

  • Video Editing

  • Animation

  • Copy writing

Aims:

  • Create compelling content for a digital research festival for the London Design Museum.

  • Explore how “identity” has evolved during the early months of the COVID-19 Pandemic through
    an interdisciplinary approach rooted in collaboration and connection.

  • Leveraging Design and Art based research methodology while utilizing digital tools like zoom.

  • Celebrate the research groups diversity by creating connections and inspiring discussions across continents, languages, cultures and disciplines.

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I asked…

By empowering children’s voices in the product creation process, can we confront gender stereotypes in colour design? 

Special thanks to Dr. Laura Ferrarello and Dr. Robert Pulley, the Sussex Colour Group and the Royal College of Art Color Library.

Role:

  • Research

  • Project management

  • Interviews

  • Designed workshops

  • Facilitated workshops

  • Writing

Aims:

  • Explore the process by which products become gendered and understand the potential impacts on child consumers.

  • Create tools for designers and design researchers to amplify the child voice in the color research process.

  • Play with the power dynamic of the child consumer and the designer/design researcher to enable the designer to confront their confirmation bias.