About Design roast.open.lecture series

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”

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 […]

6 March 2014 –  BELL DESIGN transform brands, business, behaviour and lives {Ian Allisson}

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

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

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

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

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. […]

9 may 2013 – Four Generations of Design Futures Graduates

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

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 […]

31 Jan 2013 – Abram Games: British Design During the WW2

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 […]