All Outputs (4)

The Acquisition of Design Skills: A Hybrid Practice in the Digital Age (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Allan, D. (2017). The Acquisition of Design Skills: A Hybrid Practice in the Digital Age. In G. Pritchard, & N. Lambert (Eds.), Learn X Design London 2017 : the allure of the digital and beyond (60-66)

This paper will briefly discuss the debate between technological determinism and cultural materialism by reviewing relevant literature. Auto-ethnography will be used to explore the experience of the author as a digital native and her experience with... Read More about The Acquisition of Design Skills: A Hybrid Practice in the Digital Age.

3D Scanning: Conference Documentation (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Allan, D. (2017). 3D Scanning: Conference Documentation. In Proceedings of the 31st International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference (HCI 2017) (HCI). https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/HCI2017.71

The intention of the installation, ‘Make What You Desire’ is to make the user feel liberated from manufacturing constraints. They are invited to use plasticine to model anything they like. This is then 3D scanned and 3D printed to form part of a larg... Read More about 3D Scanning: Conference Documentation.

Make What You Desire: An Interactive Blending of the Digital and the Analogue (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Allan, D. (2017). Make What You Desire: An Interactive Blending of the Digital and the Analogue. In Proceedings of the 31st International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference (HCI 2017) (HCI)https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/HCI2017.72

3D printing technology has the potential to democratize the manufacturing process. 3D printers have become more affordable so almost anyone can access them either at home, work or a local Fablab. Now that this access is becoming more widespread, it i... Read More about Make What You Desire: An Interactive Blending of the Digital and the Analogue.

A study of the multi generational relationship with making through mediated designing in collaborative, digital environments: implications for learning and open access fabrication (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Vettese, S., Thompson, P., & Allan, D. (2017). A study of the multi generational relationship with making through mediated designing in collaborative, digital environments: implications for learning and open access fabrication. In Cumulus Hong Kong 2016, Cumulus Working Papers, Open Design for E-very-thing (23-30)

In this paper, the researchers will investigate different ways in which school age, 'generation net' children learn, through non-linear, mediated, collaborative ‘making’ environments, enabled by online communities of ‘citizen practitioners' and maker... Read More about A study of the multi generational relationship with making through mediated designing in collaborative, digital environments: implications for learning and open access fabrication.