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.

25/08/2010
Products of every kind, shape and form fill our homes, offices, and storage spaces.
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
Products of every kind, shape and form fill our homes, offices, and storage spaces. They represent thousands of hours of effort through materials extraction, research and development, and design. These products have a life, and when it is over they are discarded to storage, or dumped. These surplus ‘things’ still contain embedded value, untold stories, and the possibilities of different applications and life in their third age. 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..