Labs/ConceptSeries/StudentOutreach/UniversityofDundee

Hey - what are we about?

Product Design at the University of Dundee makes products that work. Products that work in a social way and products that work through digital technology. We think the world can be made so much better by integrating digital technology into our lives in a natural, playful and sustainable way. What to find out more - sneak over to here


We're a research based programme of educating undergraduate, masters and PhD students - and when I say educate... rather, we work with our students to explore their potential as designers in the digital world.


Here's some great examples of what our students are working on right now


TweetingSeat - a seat that tweets....
Slow Photography - treat your cellphone/smartphone like camera film....
Timeline Tools - automatically capture every hack you do....
Don-8r Robot - use robots for fundraising....


Who are we

Jon Rogers - course director
Pete Thomas - part time lecturer and part-time director of the design agency Uniform
Arthi Manohar - PhD student
Larissa Pschetz - PhD student sponsored by Microsoft Research and the EPSRC
Steve Birnie - PhD student design for and sponsored by NCR
Simone O'Callaghan - PhD student

What else are we doing right now? ""

We research the impact of designing digital products for the digital economy. Here's a couple of projects to give you and idea of what we're doing right now.

Bespoke Project - exploring digital inclusion
TOTeM Project - connecting stories to objects to people