Helen Hamlyn Research Associates 2003

The Helen Hamlyn Research Associates 2003 are 11 new design graduates of the Royal College of Art.

They have been co-funded by the Helen Hamlyn Research Centre and a range of external industry partners to spend a year based in the RCA studio departments working on socially inclusive design projects for independent living, learning and travelling. User research is integral to each study.

The Research Associates 2003 have been drawn from seven different RCA design departments: Architecture and Interiors; Ceramics and Glass; Communication Art and Design; Design Products; Industrial Design Engineering; Interaction Design; and Vehicle Design

The projects are organised into three research narratives:

Age and independence

enabling older people to keep active and independent for longer

Barnaby Barford / Ceramics & Glass
watergate: an accessible bath for older people

Robert Brown / Industrial Design Engineering
green and pleasant: inclusive design for garden power tools

Richard Mawle / Industrial Design Engineering
which pill when: packaging that aids compliance in taking medication

Mary Wagstaff / Design Products
safe and sensual: improving the bathing environmentfor older people

Mobility and community

enhancing mobility in urban and rural communities

Indri Tulusan / Interaction Design
wandervogel: involving the local community in on-street digital networks

Owen Evans / Vehicle Design
optare alero CSV: a service delivery vehicle for excluded rural communities

Fiona Scott / Architecture & Interiors
interchangeABLE: new design elements to reclaim urban transport interchange

Learning and memory

exploring new ways to learn, collaborate and remember

Greg Epps / Architecture & Interiors
places please: a temporary environment to enhance team working

Natascha Frensch / Communication Art & Design
read: developing a typeface for people with dyslexia

Mark Champkins / Industrial Design Engineering
pay attention: enhancing concentration in the primary school classroom

Jac Higgins / Interaction Design
multi-sensory memorabilia: new ways for visually impaired people to save and share personal memories