Prof. Thomas Hill from South Wales University, United Kingdom, visited the Department of Art and Design, Faculty of the Built Environment and Design on Monday the 24th of October 2022.
Chair Department of Arts and Design (left) explaining to the visiting Permanent Secretary, Vice Chancellor University of Nairobi and the management the samples of raw materials collected from Makueni and Nyeri counties for the production of ceramics Toilet (Ngisi).
Permanent Secretary Ministry of public works delivering keynote speech on ceramic toilet during his visit at the Department of the Arts and Design. This project is geared towards the affordable housing which is one of the government big four agenda.
This year’s Nairobi Innovation Week marks the 6th annual event beneath the umbrella theme ’Innovation for transformation and Impact in the society''. The event has different sessions showcasing; Innovation exhibition, plenary sessions and side events such as master classes and Safaricom Hackathon.
The design industry has gone digital. Ensure that you are aware of the relevant software on the market, both paid for and the free. Learn 3D software such as Blender too. It will serve you very well. You can only be taught a limited amount in class due to time constraints. You need to read, research and practise learning the remaining portion, growing exponentially in your own time.
Looking at failure as a “success” in itself is a critical process of design management, marketing and project management. This was the expression of Mr Levi Morgan the CEO of Lemorgan Designs while addressing 3rd year Bachelor of Interior Design students at the Department of Art and Design on a mentorship program.
The Kenya Building Research Centre (KBRC) officials paid a courtesy call to the UoN’s department of Arts and Design on a design management evaluation. The officials led by the director of KBRC Arch Oliver Okello were hosted by the Chair of the department of Arts and Design; Prof.
The Visual Design Conference under the theme: Evolution of Afrikan Visual Design in the Digital World brought together creative’s to reflect on three broad aspects of Virtual Reality (VR), the Future and the Power to Influence.
There is evidently a shift on how we engage using visual design, with the advance of digital technologies, we have witnessed changes in visual design application. More than ever before, communication is happening online and on social platforms, therefore, there is need for visual designers to adopt to the new reality.
The conference will be seeking to establish the preparedness of Afrikan visual designers, now and into the future.
Papers on the above theme will be presented during the conference.
The subthemes are broadly, but not limited to:
Circular plastic, a project running among 3 East African countries of Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda seeks to discover solutions to plastic waste. Speaking at an output workshop of the project themed; Turning plastic bottles into new products for Low-Middle income countries, Dr.
