Graphic Design team launch new research initiative

Acknowledging how ideas never just ‘appear’, even if it feels that way sometimes, and that great ideas are nearly always built on the solid foundation research offers, The UnCentre for [ ] Design Research is a space that’s committed to cultivating research for, through and about design. It prioritises research that unsettles inherited assumptions, holds space for multiple perspectives and remains open to emerging conditions and entangled futures. It adopts ‘uncentring’ as its guiding stance: a refusal of singular perspectives, fixed boundaries or the presumed lenses we use to make sense of the world.  

Following the symposium, final year students undertook a range of workshops with staff based on themes from the various talks. They then had the option to undertake project briefs set by staff, furthering the ideas and possibilities involved.  

“The course is embracing both the commercial and conceptual application of design thinking,” Course Leader Andy Neal told us. “We believe that clear visual communication is needed at every level of society, and that a practice underpinned by research ensures that the resulting work has meaningful impact.”

To find out more about the project and see their ongoing work, visit their dedicated website.