After living in London for half a year i finally returned to Berlin. Six intense months of great valuable experiences, but for some reasons i’m glad to be in Germany again: the money, of course, and the speed of living. London is really busy, you feel a constant pressure that you need to be productive.

Take a look at look at some final impressions.

www.yourstation.co.uk is a new platform for writing stories about London’s underground stations. My pal Kalle Kormann developed the site during his MA at Ravenbourne College.

Great new google service, nicely programmed in JavaScript. But where is my beloved home country?

Cybersonica is an international festival for music & sound, supported by the Dana Centre, London.
The presented work didn’t seem that exciting to me, but Golan Levins keynote was really interesting: “Audiovision and Computation: Landmarks, Paradigms, Futures”. Also great to see him live-performing some of his works.

> Pictures & Videos from Cybersonia 2005

During the past few days i had the pleasure to attend the Include 2005 Conference at the Royal College of Art by working as a presentation assistant.

It was all about inclusive (universival) design, an approach to design in general and a hot future issue i think every designer should be familiar with. The purpose of inclusive design is to ensure that mainstream products, services, and environments are accessible to the largest number of people, irrespective of age or ability. It seeks to include those people in society who have been excluded by design, such as disabled people, the elderly, or children.
A great thing about this new mindset is that it at the same time attaches high importance to the aesthetics of a design.

Links
The Include Programme
The Helen Hamlyn Research Centre
Definition of inclusive design