Welcome to Affect - the Centre for Affective Design Research at Massey University. We focus on creating desirable, meaningful and appropriate experiences through theoretical and applied design research projects.
03/12/2010
Surplus and Creativity: Kinder, Softer, Sweeter received entries from the areas of fashion and wearable art; materials and textile design; product and furniture design; and visual art and design.
09/10/2009
The human race manufactures consumer goods at an unprecedented rate.
11/09/2009
The College of Creative Arts held its annual Research and Teaching Awards ceremony on the 11th of September 2009.
25/08/2010
The 2009 Surplus and Creativity: Design and the Readymade
competition aimed to stimulate affiliates of Affect to
engage in a playful and creative way with the concept of the
readymade. More..
17/11/2009
In the 21st century products of all kinds, shapes and forms
are manufactured at unprecedented rates. They fill our
homes, offices, and storage spaces. When the lives of these
products are over, they are dumped or discarded to storage.
These surplus ‘things' still contain embedded value,
untold stories, and the possibility of different
applications and life in a third age. More..
03/08/2009
This project was a three phase trial that was run as part of
the postgraduate paper People, Technology and Design which
considers people in relation to the physical environment and
design technology. The trial employed two different
assessment methods each requiring interaction with two
different backpacks. More..