Hello

06 Sep 2021

I decided to start a blog. I’ve been convinced by Liz Gilleran that it’s a worthwhile use of my time. If you are interested in design, you should give her blog a read! Liz gave an inspiring talk at the Visualisation Matters symposium, which I enjoyed.

About me

I suppose might introduce myself. I earned my PhD from USYD in the Design Lab, now referred to as the discipline of Design at ADP. I’m now lecturing there, via a few roles in other unis, organisations and faculties. You can check out the discipline’s research at https://design.sydney.edu.au.

I’m now working in Design at USYD, research and teaching. My area (and probably my next blog post) is Biodesign.

I haven’t had a “standard” start to my academic career at USYD. After my thesis I did a postdoc with the Human Centred Technology group in School of Computer Science. Following this I worked in Faculty of Science in an educational innovation role. My thesis and my work in Science was focused on interdisciplinary art-design-science collaboration, and I was invited to join Design Lab to run the new Major in Biological Design* ⊕*Pronounced biodesign, surely .

I’ve had the chance to work on projects in Data Visualsiation and Biodesign, but all focus on interactions - the way we build and evaluate interactive things, mostly digital systems. The way a person sees a visualisation and wants to understand it, the way someone feels about a mushroom-based object in their home, the way an expert uses a decision support tool, the way someone might feel immersed in a VR experience. The interactions with different systems is where my research interest lies.

So, here I am. I have a blog now. My goal is to share some thoughts on design, research, life or whatever else this becomes.