Showcasing research from the Culture & Creativity Research Institute at Sheffield Hallam University
Showcasing research from the Culture & Creativity Research Institute at Sheffield Hallam University
John Kirkby, Creative Director of Sheffield Hallam University’s commercially focused product and packaging design consultancy group Design Futures was featured as a packaging expert on BBC One’s consumer rights programme Rip Off Britain earlier this week. John was asked to investigate a famous brand of pie tins, and he filmed a ‘video diary’ looking into the packaging, before taking part […]
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Yumpa Bars, a natural energy bar made with cricket flour, won Best Sustainable Packaging at the World Food Innovation Awards International Food and Drink Event for their compostable packaging designed by SHU’s Design Futures Team and Parkside. Yumpa Bars are the first snack bar in Europe to have a fully compostable wrapper. “Environmental responsibility is a key company ethic for […]
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Design Futures Packaging team have won the prestigious Design Team of the Year 2015 award at the UK Packaging Awards at the Hilton Park Lane earlier this week. The Design Futures team was recognised for its inclusive and genuinely multidisciplinary approach, applying different perspectives to solve problems and exploit opportunities for its clients which include both large multinationals and SME’s. […]
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Packaging expert Dr Alaster Yoxall joins Gloria Hunniford and a trio of British bodybuilders including the current Mr Universe to examine packaging accessibility on Rip Off Britain. One of the problem products the team examine is the much-loved crumpet, with packaging which proves too tricky for two out of three bodybuilders. Dr Alaster Yoxall is Principal Research Fellow in Human […]
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Design Futures have recently announced their sponsorship of the Innovation Award to be presented at The Medilink Innovation Reception and Healthcare Business Awards 2011 being held at the National Railway Museum in York on 09 November 2011. The event, run in partnership with the South Yorkshire Comprehensive Local Research Network, will provide the opportunity for guests from across the industry to meet, […]
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