PROCESS

Sensory Neuroscience Research
Stakeholder Engagement
Design Futures
Design Strategy
Design Communication
Storytelling

OUTCOME

Academic Writing

DATE

Feb 2019 - Jun 2019

CLIENT

MA Royal College of Art Dissertation: Awarded Distinction

ROLE

Researcher, Writer, Illustrator

PRESS

WGSN Design Futures Trend Report

OVERVIEW

Touch is a universal language. Yet there is no common language for the subject of touch.

This paper aims to provide a shared language for touch; for different industries, fields and individuals working within or interested in the realm of “touch” and its power. It will not give you a dry lesson in neuroscience. Nor will it give you an insight purely into design. It aims to provide a unified articulation so that all parties involved in progressing assistive technologies have a tool to view perspectives outside of their own, stimulate conversations and drive the industry forwards towards a more inclusive and optimal future.

Full dissertation available upon request.

“Your quest for an understanding of the true significance of the human sense of touch has led you on a fascinating and very rich journey that has crossed over the fields of architectural theory, neuroscience, human anatomy, and much more.

The experience you had in researching the subject, the natural way you have introduced influences on your thinking and the clarity of the purpose to which you are putting the dissertation all convince me of your genuine commitment to the study and your originality of thinking about it and about its potential in the development of your role as a cross-disciplinary designer.”

— Royal College of Art Tutor