http://www.cascademedia.co.uk The Blog and Portfolio of Tom Harrison Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:17:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have now completed Design for Interaction at Ravensbourne. It’s been a fun three years despite the many ups and downs that have come along with it. The last few weeks of our degree were very stressful, but certainly something I’m glad I did and worked through. My final presentation consisted ... http://www.cascademedia.co.uk/2009/08/end-of-year-wrap-up/ The idea behind my major project at Ravensbourne is to create an experience that enhances a childs enjoyment of a museum throughout; this is to say, it doesn't rely on a single space or object (such as activity rooms or interactive tables). The goal is to find a way to ... http://www.cascademedia.co.uk/2009/05/cameras-for-kids/ Yesterday was the 2009 London Marathon, so I spent the day out taking photos. They came out pretty well, although I spent a large chunk of the day taking photos of the spectators. I particularly like the way this one came out. View the whole set on Flickr http://www.cascademedia.co.uk/2009/04/london-marathon-2009/ So I've talked aplenty about my personal major project, but at the same time we are working on a collaborative project which is due to be presented a week tomorrow. I'm working with Rob Strode, and together we're working towards creating a musical space that is affected by the users ... http://www.cascademedia.co.uk/2009/03/collaborative_project/ This morning brought about an irritating but ultimately productive set of events which gave me time to think about where this project is going, as well as where I ultimately want it to end up. What I have concluded is that I’ve been looking at it all in completely the ... http://www.cascademedia.co.uk/2009/03/looking-at-design-in-the-wrong-light/ The two term major project for our third at Ravensbourne is upon us, and whilst I've neglected this space for some time, it's about to change. I have a few posts lined up for the next few days, and from here on in I'll aim to keep this site updated ... http://www.cascademedia.co.uk/2009/02/major-project-interactive-gallery-spaces/ I found this whilst browsing around Design You Trust just now. I love it. http://www.cascademedia.co.uk/2008/12/ingenious-animation/ Spent some time this afternoon playing around in Photoshop. Rather fun. Photo by: Swisschee Splatter Brushes by: Wickedjess http://www.cascademedia.co.uk/2008/11/photo-painting/ It's been an eventful and interesting week, not entirely for the best of reasons. But work has to be done and work has been done. We've had the presentation to find out who's work should be submitted for the RSA Design Directions competition. Unfortunately my work was not deemed good ... http://www.cascademedia.co.uk/2008/11/rsa-new-directions-new-designs/ So after a rather long afternoon/ evening of working on the presentation boards for the RSA project. I took a break and decided to have some fun with Photoshop. Craig introduced me to an incredible website that goes by the name of Abduzeedo (go there, it's amazing), so I headed ... http://www.cascademedia.co.uk/2008/11/cascade-media-now-with-frills/