Articles by Gerbrand van Melle

Oct15»
tamsin Ill/legible type

Leaving Traces

Twelve weeks ago I introduced my Year 3 students to 4 D’s. It’s a mash up of design (research) knowledge. And I should probably credit Gordon Pask, Milton Glaser, Ken Carbone and Luke Williams amongst others.

DESIGN
Unify: Know who you are … More »

Jul16»
designoutloud

Design out loud

Today the second semester at AUT starts and tomorrow morning I’m going to meet my group of students. They’re going to work on their major project this semester. Exhibtion in November. Exciting times!

Embedding research into their work is pivotal to … More »

Apr24»
mindthegap

Mind the Gap

Since 2008 I have been combining my design practice with teaching on New Zealand soil. It has been a great opportunity to be able to work in both domains, industry and academia. An ever returning question seems to be how … More »