Daily Goods Design LABS (DGDL) sat down with the Science Centre’s Kevin Von Appen (KVA), Director of Science Communication, and Lorrie Ann Smith (LAS), Director of Education, to learn more about the Centre’s 50th Anniversary events, to discuss DGDL’s Inventorium 2.0 collaboration, and much, much more…
Read MoreDuring a recent International Women’s Day Leadership Symposium, Daily Goods Design LABS (DGDL) sat down for a short interview with Debbie Wu, Material Engineer and Product Manager, at Myant Inc.
Read MoreWhat an exciting few weeks it has been for female empowerment. On February 11th we covered Women and Girls in Science Day and this past week we celebrated International Women’s Day, whose 2019 theme is #BalanceforBetter.
Read MoreA phone is not a phone without a buddy. So, Daily Goods Design LABS (DGDL) decided to pilot three new ‘Wearables’ at TechArtFair 2019, pairing them with the ‘Devices’ drop-in we have been running over the last month at the Ontario Science Centre. These allowed participants to create richer, more fun, scenarios as they collaborated with parents and friends to imagine how their device or wearable would interact in the future.
Read MoreAs we celebrate the amazing achievements of women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths - this 4th Annual Women and Girls in Science Day [WAGISD] - it is more urgent than ever that we support and inspire young women to pursue careers in these areas. What better time to get girls engaged in STEAM [the ‘A’ stands for Arts/Design related to these industries], by helping to build their confidence in the skills these careers require as well as encouraging their entrepreneurial and creative thinking.
Read MoreGroups of classmates are huddled together brainstorming ideas and discussing the future devices they are creating at the launch of Inventorium 2.0. The exhibition’s interactive Maker Place is humming with excitement as Daily Goods Design LABS (DGDL) launches its inaugural event, the Co-Create Future Devices drop-in.
Read MoreDaily Goods Design Labs [DGDL] hosted a formal co-design space at Maker Festival. Two years ago we ran a ‘Women that Make, Create and Innovate’ speaker event . Our stand, at the 2nd Floor ‘Sandbox’ this July, had an un-ending stream of makers, young and old, dropping by to co-create with us as hundreds of people attended over the two days.
Read MoreJoin Daily Goods Design Labs for design and co-creation events on wearables, devices and future cars, July 7-8 at Maker Festival Toronto (Toronto Reference Library).
Read MoreJoining us at the ‘Make, Create and Innovate’ at the Tech Art Fair was Radical Norms who engaged everyone to explore new ways to design electronics by involving human activity and interactions.
Read MoreShowcasing with us at ‘Make, Create and Innovate ’ at the Tech Art Fair was Industrial Designer Mehnaz Aydemir. A dynamic and fun spirited person, Mehnaz shared with visitors her love of Toronto and design through her ‘Toronto; The City of Love’ wearable.
Read MoreIndustrial Designer Mikayla - Seung Hwa Koo and team present a digital water bottle destigmatizing children.
Read More‘Finesse’, a UI and UX for augmented reality dance was presented by Farzad Sadeghli and team at our ‘Make, Create and Innovate’ pop up at the Tech Art Fair, Ontario Science Centre.
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