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Designing for behaviour change: 6 tips for students

Article

09 Feb 2015

Tori Flower

In a series of seven short blogs, released each day this week, Creative Director of Shift Design Tori Flower shares her insights into how to approach designing for behaviour change.

A Solution to the Home Care Crisis?

Blog

29 Jan 2015

Oliver Reichardt

The BBC reported yesterday that spending on care is in down by a fifth.  While this puts a figure on the amount that it’s been cut over the past decade, the fact that home care is in crisis is well known.

RDInsights: Dinah Casson

Video

22 Jan 2015

Interior Designer Dinah Casson became an RDI in 2005. Listen to her engaging interview with Mike Dempsey as part of the RDInsight series.

RSA announces new Royal Designers for Industry

Press release

27 Nov 2014

Four of the UK’s best designers are to be recognised for their outstanding contribution to design and society by becoming Royal Designers for Industry (RDI)

How to… Research and Innovate?

Blog

12 Nov 2014

Sevra Davis

How do you know how to approach a brief? How do you do design research? And how do you turn that research into innovation? These are the pressing questions the RSA Student Design Awards tackled with approximately 100 students from across the country as part of our workshop programme over the last few weeks.

NORTH: The Great Debate

Blog

03 Nov 2014

Guest article by Kasper de Graaf FRSA, producer, NORTH, @kasperdegraaf

An Audience with Terence Woodgate, Royal Designer for Industry

Blog

17 Oct 2014

Lucy Chamberlin

‘Designers were considering sustainability before sustainability really existed.’ It wasn’t what I expected to hear from an internationally renowned designer, but then it seems to be the job of designers to defy expectations.

Pioneering social innovation in Malaysia

Blog

07 Aug 2014

Sevra Davis

This blog was originally posted on the news page of the RSA Student Design Awards website on 4th August 2014.

Pupil Design Awards: The Winners!

Blog

11 Jul 2014

Hilary Chittenden

“His enthusiasm is infectious and his motivation is undeniable. He has worked extremely hard to solve his chosen design problem and has produced a plausible design and concept.  He has worked well with his partner and shown a range of communication skills. Ilyas has developed a confident ability to present and hook the audience or potential buyer with conviction.  Above all I genuinely believe he has thoroughly enjoyed participating and being given an opportunity and chance to shine.”