GETTING
THE BALANCE RIGHT
Fun and learning. Contemporary and traditional. You might think of these as opposites, but we think they are all essential ingredients of effective design for education. Designation has a long history of working with those in education -- some of us are even educated ourselves.
FEATURED CASE STUDY: PPARCS
"What do the faintest stars look like? How many cosmic rays are passing through the earth? How does the earths's magnetic field change when there is a solar storm?"
Words
Consider the topics: 'Messages from space' and 'The history of the universe'.
Now communicate these in an interesting way to the student populace. These
are a couple of the challenges that Designation have taken up on behalf
of PPARCS through Averil Macdonald.
'Messages from space' involved creating a website that interfaced with satellites and explained what information was out there and how we receive it.
http://www.ph.surrey.ac.uk/satellites
Designation were asked to communicate 'The history of the universe' in ten minutes in a way that will not only keep the attention of 15-18 year olds, but also educate them. No worries!
A multimedia CD-ROM presentation proved the answer, designed to communicate in the language that teenagers would understand and be riveted by.
Services provided to this client: Websites, CD-ROM, banners, posters
OTHER CLIENTS IN THIS SECTOR
Reading University
The Physics department at the University of Reading is a Centre of Excellence in it's field.
Services provided: Website,
brochureware, posters, leaflets.
University of Surrey
The University of Surrey offer programmes designed to give their students an in-depth understanding of the principles of a subject and a clear picture of its relevance to contemporary life.
Services provided: Website, CD-ROM, prospectuses, brochureware.
Institute of Physics
The Institute of Physics is a leading international professional body and learned society with over 37,000 members, which promotes the advancement and dissemination of a knowledge of and education in the science of physics, pure and applied.
Services provided: Brochureware, posters, leaflets.
University of Southampton
The University of Southampton enjoys an international reputation for innovation and excellence in research.
Services provided: Brochureware, posters, prospectuses, leaflets.
Royal Holloway College
Royal Holloway enjoys an international reputation for the highest quality teaching and research across the sciences, arts and humanities.
Services provided: Brochureware, posters, leaflets.
Averil Macdonald
"Physicist, Writer and Science Communicator with great skill and enthusiasm for inspiring people with the excitement and fascination of science and providing a positive role models
for females”
Services provided: Website.
