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.
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.
17/10/2008
The College of Creative Arts held its research awards
ceremony in October 2008.
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..
06/04/2009
A young researcher from France is set to find out more about
the best alpine backpacks that New Zealand has to offer. More..