Make Life Better. By Design

Kevin Drayton
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A podcast about design and how it can make life better, for all of us.

  1. vor 4 Tagen

    Series 2 Episode 13: A Nose for Good Design

    If you were blindfolded and not allowed to touch anything, would you be able to tell what building you were in?  Adding earplugs might be straying into uncomfortable territory, but you would still be left with your sense of smell. And smell, in relation to design and the part it can play in making life better, is the subject of this podcast.

    16 Min.
  2. Series 2 Episode 12: What's the Council Ever Done for Us?

    15. Juni

    Series 2 Episode 12: What's the Council Ever Done for Us?

    Local authorities would appear to be well placed to make life better for citizens. However, their opportunities and constraints are often misunderstood by the public. In this episode I've invited someone with first-hand knowledge of local politics to talk to me about their aspirations and frustrations as a councillor trying to make life better for residents of the authority.

    53 Min.
  3. Series 2 Episode 11: Designing life: Chemistry and Leadership

    1. Mai

    Series 2 Episode 11: Designing life: Chemistry and Leadership

    My guest for this episode believes that people are the important ingredient in successful enterprises. He also happens to be a chemistry graduate and vociferous advocate for making things i.e. manufacturing. Dean Morgan talks us through his road to believing that people and how you treat them is the key to making life better. His life in chemistry, manufacturing and rugby (yes, rugby!) is the story of a life where design, perhaps unknowingly, has underpinned success.

    36 Min.
  4. Series 2 Episode 10: Show Me the Way to Go Home

    21. Apr.

    Series 2 Episode 10: Show Me the Way to Go Home

    Maps and diagrams: representations of reality that can make life better. Strangely, the greatest accuracy or truth to life does not necessarily make life better. In this episode we look at how our perception affects our interpretation of maps and diagrams using the iconic London Underground Map as an example. And you don't have to hold an Oyster card to get in.

    12 Min.
  5. Series 2 Episode 09: Design, Then and Now

    13. Apr.

    Series 2 Episode 09: Design, Then and Now

    The aim of many designers is to create timeless work.  Whilst aiming for a long design life is admirable, we shouldn't get hooked up on trying to avoid the time in which we live and work. This episode explains that good design can be timeless yet still reflect the times in which it is designed.   Indeed understanding and learning from the past is just as important as familiarity with new developments in materials, technology and thinking.

    12 Min.
  6. Series 2 Episode 08: Maintenance vs Sustainability

    31. März

    Series 2 Episode 08: Maintenance vs Sustainability

    To talk of sustainability without a timeframe is meaningless. But nowadays things are labelled sustainable without any reference to duration. Sustainable forever applies to a very select catalogue. The best we can do is aim for as long a lifespan as possible. This must of corse vary depending on the subject. The key to long life is maintenance. Not sexy but capable of giving great satisfaction.

    17 Min.
  7. Series 2 Episode 07: Knowledge is Power

    16. März

    Series 2 Episode 07: Knowledge is Power

    Knowledge, Learning and Better Choices was the title for this issue suggested by the AI elves.  Perhaps I should listen to then next time. Making life better by design is about making choices and taking decisions. The more you know about a subject, the better your choices should be. This episode looks in more depth at that premise and emphasises the benefits of involving both head and heart in the process.

    14 Min.
  8. Series 2 Episode 06: Less is More, More or Less

    10. März

    Series 2 Episode 06: Less is More, More or Less

    Avoiding being overwhelmed by the accumulation of stuff is the subject of this episode. From early suggestions to limit our possessions based on utility and beauty, to the beginnings of minimalism and ideas of doing more with less, the episode charts the swing from rampant consumerism to better understanding of our limited resources with concern for longevity and techniques to repair, reuse and recycle.

    28 Min.
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    2025 - 2026
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