This enlightening series of talks and discussions cover different aspects of design research. Each session is chaired by a College of Fine Arts School of Design Studies (COFA) academic while post-graduate students and recent graduates sit on the panel. These lively discussions centre around designers relating stories about their interests, passions and what motivates them in their design research. Covering contemporary issues and current design research, this series of talks promises to entertain, challenge and reignite your passion for design.

Sessions:
On designing – 6-8pm, Thursday, 5 August
Chair: Jacquie Clayton
Panel: Karina Clark, Trent Jansen, Zoe Veness, Anna Lise de Lorenzo, Katherine Moline

On drawing – 6-8pm, Thursday, 12 August
Chair: Vaughan Rees
Panel: Sue Field, Associate Professor Emma Robertson, Peter Dwyer

Design context – 6-8pm, Thursday, 19 August
Chair: Rick Bennett
Panel: Katherine Moline, Rod Bamford, Bruce Carnie, Tessa Rapaport, Karl Logge

On objects – 6-8pm, Thursday, 26 August
Chair: Liz Williamson
Panel: Mark Ian Jones, Lynda Draper, Brook Morgan, Wendy Parker.

On space, location and collaboration – 6-8pm, Thursday, 2 September
Chair: Richard Goodwin
Panel: Joni Taylor, Nikki di Falco, Michael Garbutt, Fang Xu, Josh Harle, Hannah Young.

For more information, visit COFA News and COFA Events.

6-8pm Thursdays, 5, 12, 19, 26 August, 2 September
Art store meeting room, UNSW College of Fine Arts School of Media Arts (COFA), corner Oxford and Green streets, Paddington
Cost: Free. Bookings required; call School of Design Studies on 9385 0643 or email design@cofa.unsw.edu.au

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