Featured talks
Select below for more info on our featured talks. 2019 series are focused on "diversity and inclusivity by Design in Creative Industries".
Who we are
And a little about what we do.
University of Greenwich
The University of Greenwich is one of London’s largest universities, Greenwich celebrates its 130th anniversary in 2019. The university has three iconic campuses in London and Kent, and heritage of education, discovery and technological innovation. An ambitious institution, it takes an innovative and modern approach to teach, research and enterprise and is thoroughly committed to […]
School of Design
The School of Design is one of the newest in the university. The school was founded in 2018, to amalgamate the students and programmes in emerging creative practices across the faculty, and to focus the energies of staff and students in a way that encourages collaboration and skill sharing across a wide range of creative […]
Design Thinking
The Design Thinking course is linked with the Design Roast open.lecture.series and focuses on the established theories of the history of conceptual design and encourages students to further investigate collaboration further. This module also introduces students to the rapidly changing of the creative industries and puts them on contact with the range of current ideologies […]
Thursday 8 April 2021 | Naomi and Alex Snook | PROJECT INCLUSIVITY, BEGINNING TO END.
Poster Design by Stergiani Siourtou | BA H Graphic and Digital Design student Tips and how-to checklists for inclusive design through service design projects. #diD#diveristyandinclusivitybyDesign DESIGN ROAST open.lecture.series 2019The Design Roast (7th year) is an open discussion group for anyone interested in creative design practices and theories of cross-disciplinarity, design, new media technologies, interactions, visual […]
Thursday 1 April 2021 | Pamm Hong | WHAT IS ALL THIS FOR?
Poster Design by Bakhtawar Ayub | BA H Graphic and Digital Design student How existentialism drives the purest form of creative enquiry. More questions. Less Answers. A 30 minute session for curious thinkers. #diD#diveristyandinclusivitybyDesign DESIGN ROAST open.lecture.series 2019The Design Roast (7th year) is an open discussion group for anyone interested in creative design practices and […]
Thursday 25 March 2021 | Michael Smith | GET OVER YOURSELF
Poster Design by Eden Malik | BA H Graphic and Digital Design student We all see the world from our own point of view. But that insular thinking excludes others, perpetuates inequality and contributes to an unjust society. Using examples from communication and digital design, Michael will explore ways to consider other perspectives and explain […]
Thursday 11 March 2021 | Heather Griffin | THE DESIGNER AS FACILITATOR
Poster Design by Andreas Arany Toth | BA H Graphic and Digital Design student Can designers as facilitators co-create alternative systems, with rather than for communities to collectively imagine more equitable futures? #diD#diveristyandinclusivitybyDesign DESIGN ROAST open.lecture.series 2019The Design Roast (7th year) is an open discussion group for anyone interested in creative design practices and […]
Thursday 4 March 2021 | Ishankie Charles | DESIGN THINKING AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP DIVERSITY
Poster Design by Sherif Soldatov | BA H Graphic and Digital Design student Ishankie Charles is a designer and entrepreneur. His journey is full of surprises. In this talk will focus on how design thinking encourages a forward look, and how can assist us to holistically solve more complex and intertwined DEI challenges today. […]
Thursday 25 February 2021 | Marcela Ospina COVID19 – CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS
Poster Design by Eden Malik | BA H Graphic and Digital Design student How can we solve complex problems by applying anthropological experience combined with design techniques? #diD#diveristyandinclusivitybyDesign DESIGN ROAST open.lecture.series 2019The Design Roast (7th year) is an open discussion group for anyone interested in creative design practices and theories of cross-disciplinarity, design, new media […]
Thursday 18 February 2021 | Naomi Games | The diverse life and inclusive Design of Abram Games
Poster Design by Johanna Modin | BA H Graphic and Digital Design student London-based Abram Games was one of the most important designers of the 20th century. Spanning his career of 60 years, his work creates a striking record of the social history of modern Britain. Naomi will talk about her father’s personal philosophy […]
Thursday 11 February 2021 | Kenjiro Kirton | Play, Design & Connect: Engaging communities through Digital Design
Poster Design by Sherif Soldatov | BA H Graphic and Digital Design student Ken Kirton, Co-Founder & Creative Director discusses the ethos and pillars of the HATO practice. How Play, building culture through design and connecting people are at the hearth of all projects. Using a case study for each pillar Kenjiro will explore […]
Thursday 28 January 2021 | Alexandros Kosmidis | Design to move people forward
What should the focus of design be in this new decade of possibility? Can creativity play a role in visualising and materialising new realities? How does design add value in a world full of so many burning issues and during a period where humanity is seeking to install systemic changes? Poster Design by Jorge Medina […]
Thursday 28 March 2019 | Nico Macdonald | The dangers of liberal centred design
Thursday 28 March 2019When: Thursdays 19:00-20.00Place: LT004 – Stockwell Street, University of Greenwich map Nico Macdonald |twitter.com/Nico_MacdonaldThe dangers of liberal centred design. The design industries embrace diversity in everything except politics; users are at the centre except when their politics don’t fit. Nico has been studying the politics of the creative industries since co-founding the […]
Thursday 9 February 2017 | Ana Kirova | Changing Society Through Design
Thursday 9 February 2017 when: Thursdays 19:30 place: LT004 – Stockwell Street, University of Greenwich Ana Kirova | Changing Society Through Design A designer and project manager more specifically, Ana Kirova is a designer and project manager for feeld- a very open minded dating app. During her talk, she will explore how the design language […]
About Design roast.open.lecture series
The Design Roast is a new open discussion group for anyone interested in creative design practices and theories of cross-disciplinarity, interactive design, new media technologies, visual communication and philosophies of the state-of-the current and future design. The idea is derived from “The Thursday Club” – Goldsmith’s, University of London- founded by Professor Janis Jefferies in […]
3 April 2014- Preparing for the “Real” Design world – Bahador Katouzian “GoUp”
I am a student; then a graduate; then unemployed; then a Masters of Arts student; then unemployed again….. Not exactly like that but something like…. I was a student; with experiences; with passion about design; with a postgraduate degree that found a job and started a career in creative industries…. Hmmm!!! that sounds better As […]
20 March 2014 – Creative Professions & Digital Arts – Prof Gregory Sporton
Gregory Sporton, Professor of Digital Creativity, Head of the Creative Professions & Digital Arts Department UoG profile Projects Gregory’s research focuses on the application and development of new technologies in the visual and performing arts. Having been attracted to the potential of new technologies for creative practice, and spending some time exploring and repurposing them […]
13 March 2014 – Pat Tierney – branding / strategy and art direction
I am obsessed by game changing ideas, over my professional career I have developed a clear mantra by which I live my creative life. All my work is ideas focused and developed from a clear and concise creative concept. I still get the same euphoric feeling from great ideas as when I first took my […]
6 March 2014 – BELL DESIGN transform brands, business, behaviour and lives {Ian Allisson}
BELL DESIGN By Ian Alisson Strategy and Creative Director transform brands, business, behaviour and lives. Globally and locally, economies, businesses and societies are constantly changing; if you stand still, you’re left behind. To create sustainable prosperity and well-being, you need to transform your brand, your business, the way you communicate, the way you behave. It’s […]
27 Feb 2014 – Britain’s Design Emblem – Royal Festival Hall – Naomi Games
A discussion about Abrams Games design. The official War Designer. Having been brought up in a home where their father also worked, Naomi Games, her brother and sister and their mother, became Abram Games’ sternest critics. As he completed each design, he would ask his family to comment. If his children failed to grasp […]
20 Feb 2014 – Digitas LBi – A Design storytelling
Web: http://www.lbi.co.uk/ http://twitter.com/#!/LBiLondon http://www.linkedin.com/company/3807 ONE OF THE BIGGEST DIGITAL AGENCIES IN EUROPE Presented by C. Lee Ball Showreel : www.youtube.com/embed/M9TVC-kFujY We take our clients on a journey of digital transformation – from getting the basics just right to leading the market through head-turning innovation. We don’t mind where our clients start their journey. All we ask for […]
13 February 2014- {Chris Smyth} Creative Arts Network – a platform for Church-connected creatives
Chris Smyth, graduated with a first Honors Degree in Graphic & Digital Design, launched the Creative Arts Network, with branding and site design by Leeds-based consultancy Boxhead, as a space to showcase work from creatives working ‘in, with, or for Churches across the world’, also giving them a place to network and get advice on […]
30 January 2014- Sam Gordon Present his work in Framestore :: “gravity” || Alex Goddard in App design
Our recent graduates Sam Gordon and Alexandra Goddard, will be talking about their work in the creative industries. Sam Gordon, 3D Artist/Modeller (web) (modeller for Gravity film) Currenlty Sam is working as 3D Artist/Modeller in Framestore, a British visual effects company based near Oxford Street in London. Formed in 1986, it acquired the Computer Film Company in 1997. […]
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9 may 2013 – Four Generations of Design Futures Graduates
Four generations of our graduates coming back to the Design Futures department to talk about their experiences after gained a BA hons degree. Watch part of the presentation on VIMEO here 2008 Chris Smyth – Creative Director – BA Hons in Graphic and Digital Design 2009 Giles Farmer – 3D Designer / Lecturer in Animation […]
2 May 2013 – Why Not Associates – Gustavo Fernandes
Theme: “Dresses, Eats, Drinks and Smokes with the airs and graces of a human being” by Gustavo Fernandes – Why not Associates – why not associates is a british graphic design company with global reach. we turn our passion for design into commercial success for clients in business, government and the public sector. for nearly […]
25 April 2013- Off the Cloud and Into the Cave: Designing for Tomorrow’s Digital Dystopia Today at Südthüringer-Wald-Institut
Off the Cloud and Into the Cave: Designing for Tomorrow’s Digital Dystopia Today at Südthüringer-Wald-Institut presented by Jason Reizner Off the Cloud and Into the Cave: Designing for Tomorrow’s Digital Dystopia Today at Südthüringer-Wald-Institut Südthüringer-Wald-Institut is an independent, distributed research organization founded in a cave 200m deep below the Southern Thuringian Forest in the […]
18 April 2013 – Virgin Atlantic unveils new website, Christopher Ball
LBi: A Marketing & Technology Agency for the Digital World : lbi.com Presented by Christopher Lee Ball With over 2,200 experts in 17 countries and 32 offices around the world, we’re drawn from a huge variety of disciplines and backgrounds, including creative, technology, strategy and media. And we’re united by our belief that blending our […]
21 Mar 2013 – Linkedin UK – Global Creative Solutions
Thursday 21 March 2013 6.30 – 8.30pm QA 180, Greenwich Campus Open Lecture “How today’s evolving workplace requires multi-skilled individuals ready to adapt to company’s changing needs.” Emilie Rabot :Advertising Operations Technical Producer at LinkedIn & Iain Gilmore: Global Creative Solutions Lead at LinkedIn Iain Gilmore has been working at LinkedIn for nearly 4 […]
14 Mar 2013 – We Pick Cherries: Creative Recruitment Agency
Amy Hart, presents: Creative Recruitment Agency Owner of Creative Recruitment Agency visit the website: We Pick Cherries Traditionally trained as an Artist & Lecturer with a first class honours degree and recent masters from Goldsmiths University of London coupled with a Lecturer’s qualification. Amy has taught at several universities and colleges at both degree, masters level […]
20 Feb 2013 – Mathieu Leborgne: Electronic Arts & 3D Game Design
Mathieu Leborgne, graduated from Design Futures Department few years ago will give a talk about his work as a 3D motion graphics Designer ( http://mathieuleborgne.com/ ) 3D / Motion designer Mathieu currently working in EA ( http://www.ea.com/uk ) Electronic Arts – In-game user interface design and animation – Cut-scenes design and integration – 3D modeling and […]
31 Jan 2013 – Abram Games: British Design During the WW2
Naomi Games presents Abram Games work. Born Abraham Games in Whitechapel, London on July 29th, the day after World War I began in 1914, he was the son of Joseph Games, a Latvian photographer, and Sarah, a seamstress born on the border of Russia and Poland. His father anglicized the family name to Games when […]