DESIGN MEETS SCIENCE

See what happens when these two disciplines collide. 

Sphere in the foreground with colours reflecting off it.
6 March, 6.30 – 9pm

Unlocking the Structure of Colour
Albion Centre
Dive into colour theory with Dr David Briggs and Annamaria di Cara.
Talk Adults Industry
A women holding and looking at her phone. She is sitting at her desk that features a laptop, note book and glass of water.
3 March, 2 – 3pm

Psychology of the Selfie
Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
Join evolutionary psychologist Dr Khandis Blake (UNSW) to learn about how our use of social media and online platforms is changing our b
Talk Adults
Collage of photographs with a portarit of designers Mathias Gmachl and Rachel Wingfield, with a series of photographs of their work
8 March, 6 – 8pm

Festival Keynote: Rachel Wingfield of Loop.pH  
Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
Gain insight into the multi-disciplinary practice of London based spatial laboratory Loop.pH.
Talk Adults Industry
limited design use in clinical applications
5 March, 4 – 7pm

Can Design fuel the future innovation economy?
The George Institute
This talk examines how design can propel innovations in the health and medical industry.
Talk Industry
A group of people on a stage sitting on stool and holding microphones. The stage has a red curtain that is behind the people on the stage.
6 March, 6 – 9pm

Science Meets Design: Live Podcast Recording
Django Bar
Can science explain what makes good design?
Event Adults
A girl leaning over a garden bed of flowers. She has a hat on and is holding gardening equipment.
10 March, 10am – 12pm

SEE like a BEE: Design for pollinators
Ground Up, The University of Sydney Community Garden
Explore the diversity of flowers and make our own artificial flowers to attract insect pollinators.
Workshop Families Kids
People standing outside the main building of the Sydney Observatory
3, March, Times vary

Sydney Observatory Architecture Tour
Sydney Observatory
A fascinating tour of Sydney Observatory focusing on the heritage and historical detail of this renowned piece of Architecture.
Tour Adults
A group of people pointing to items on a table top with their fingers or a pen. The table has multiple papers on it as well as post-in notes and a document folder.
8 March, 10.30am – 3pm

Service Design Tools for Health
Redfern Town Hall
As data becomes the currency for transformation within health, how can we use design to transform insights into action.
Workshop Adults Industry
Medical Electronic device
5 March, 5 – 7pm

BIODESIGN: ELIXIR OF INNOVATION
The Westmead Institute for Medical Research
Join an expert panel for a compelling conversation about this exciting new field.
Talk Adults Industry
Man and women looking out of a telescope dome into the night sky. The Sydney Harbour Bridge is in the background, behind the telescope dome.
4 March, 8.30 – 10pm

Sydney Observatory Night Tour: Accessing the Southern Sky
Sydney Observatory
Discover Sydney Observatory’s East dome and telescope and explore the highlights of the southern sky.
Tour Adults Industry
graphic lines form a pattern of squares and rectangles
8 March, 7 – 8pm

Deceptive Reality: Illusions in Design
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Join neuroscientist Dr Kim Ransley for a night of sensory distortion.
Talk Adults Families
Two men cutting string with pliers. The larger man is wearing safety glasses while the shorter man is wearing glasses.
1, March, Times vary

Transformative technologies + data poetics
UTS Library
Showcasing the speculations of the Transformative Technologies + Data Poetics group.