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Design Future’s John Kirkby features on ‘Rip Off Britain’ discussing food packaging

Composite image of John Kirkby on BBC's Rip Off Britain and Rip Off Britain logo - both property of BBC

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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Design Futures’ Dr Alaster Yoxall featured on Rip Off Britain

Still from Rip Off Britain - episode featuring Alaster Yoxall

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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