Latest Robin roy Podcast Episodes

iPhones and the price of air

Design Essentials: small objects of desire - for iPod/iPhone - August 21, 2014 15:12 - 3 minutes - Video
An instant design classic the iPhone was more than just a mobile and transformed Robin Roy's life. Just what is it that made it so successful, and what’s it got to do with the price of air?

Transcript -- iPhones and the price of air

Design Essentials: small objects of desire - for iPod/iPhone - August 21, 2014 15:12 - application/pdf
Transcript -- An instant design classic the iPhone was more than just a mobile and transformed Robin Roy's life. Just what is it that made it so successful, and what’s it got to do with the price of air?

Too hot to handle?

Design Essentials: small objects of desire - for iPod/iPhone - August 21, 2014 14:53 - 3 minutes - Video
Industrial design in a domestic kitchen, what could possibly go wrong? Georgy Holden's kiln gets the team wondering.

Transcript -- Too hot to handle?

Design Essentials: small objects of desire - for iPod/iPhone - August 21, 2014 14:53 - application/pdf
Transcript -- Industrial design in a domestic kitchen, what could possibly go wrong? Georgy Holden's kiln gets the team wondering.

Why there's still lead in the pencil

Design Essentials: small objects of desire - for iPod/iPhone - August 21, 2014 14:45 - 4 minutes - Video
A brilliant communication device, it does what it's meant to do, it doesn't break, and it's cheap to replace if you lose it. Jeff Johnson praises the mechanical pencil.

Transcript -- Why there's still lead in the pencil

Design Essentials: small objects of desire - for iPod/iPhone - August 21, 2014 14:45 - application/pdf
Transcript -- A brilliant communication device, it does what it's meant to do, it doesn't break, and it's cheap to replace if you lose it. Jeff Johnson praises the mechanical pencil.

Old water in new bottles?

Design Essentials: small objects of desire - for iPod/iPhone - August 21, 2014 14:25 - 5 minutes - Video
Why re-invent the bottle? Theo Zamenopoulos and the team explore the advantages and disadvantages of a new design for an old object.

Transcript -- Old water in new bottles?

Design Essentials: small objects of desire - for iPod/iPhone - August 21, 2014 14:25 - application/pdf
Transcript -- Why re-invent the bottle? Theo Zamenopoulos and the team explore the advantages and disadvantages of a new design for an old object.

Are you sitting comfortably?

Design Essentials: small objects of desire - for iPod/iPhone - August 21, 2014 13:57 - 3 minutes - Video
What makes a good chair? Theo Zamenopoulos considers the factors that produce good design while sitting in his favourite place.

Transcript -- Are you sitting comfortably?

Design Essentials: small objects of desire - for iPod/iPhone - August 21, 2014 13:57 - application/pdf
Transcript -- What makes a good chair? Theo Zamenopoulos considers the factors that produce good design while sitting in his favourite place.

Is good design going down the plughole?

Design Essentials: small objects of desire - for iPod/iPhone - August 21, 2014 13:41 - 4 minutes - Video
Is good design going down the plug-hole? Meet the Open University Design faculty as they debate what does, or doesn't, make a well-designed sink strainer. Theo Zamenopoulos, Georgy Holden, Robin Roy, and Jeff Johnson outline their design interests.

Transcript -- Is good design going down the plughole?

Design Essentials: small objects of desire - for iPod/iPhone - August 21, 2014 13:40 - application/pdf
Transcript -- Is good design going down the plug-hole? Meet the Open University Design faculty as they debate what does, or doesn't, make a well-designed sink strainer. Theo Zamenopoulos, Georgy Holden, Robin Roy, and Jeff Johnson outline their design interests.