CETLD projects

Below is a small selection of our CETLD projects.  To search and select from the full range of projects, please visit our Search the CETLD projects page

Design Education Book

Design Education Book

A study exploring the projects funded by the CETLD from an ‘outsider’ perspective

From Sketch to Product

From Sketch to Product

Adding a new dimension to the learning experience by exploring the design process from initial concept through to production and marketing

Online Exhibitions

Online Exhibitions

A collaborative project that explored how design students could learn from archives through the medium of an online exhibition

See What Happens! - The value of Creative Experimentation Through Materials

See What Happens! - The value of Creative Experimentation Through Materials

Analysis and evaluation of the role of experimentation in the designing and making of three-dimensional artefacts

Exploring the Relationship Between Teaching and Learning Through Practice

Exploring the Relationship Between Teaching and Learning Through Practice

This research focuses on how students learn physical technical skills and how these are taught through demonstration

Behind the Scenes at the Museum

Behind the Scenes at the Museum

This small scale research project was designed to respond to the issues raised in the baseline research

Lettering: The Legacy of Edward Johnston

Lettering: The Legacy of Edward Johnston

Advancing the understanding of Edward Johnston and his legacy

Re-inscriptions: Text to Object

Re-inscriptions: Text to Object

An investigation of the use of ICT in the reproduction of historical texts, including archival materials, in museum contexts

Bridging the Gap in Moving Image

Bridging the Gap in Moving Image

Connecting new and traditional technologies for enhanced communication between students, academic and support staff across arts and design

Design and Traditional Indian Manufacturing

Design and Traditional Indian Manufacturing

Enabling design students to understand differential issues of globalisation and its challenges in a development context

Sources of Inspiration

Sources of Inspiration

How design students learn from museum collections and other sources of inspiration


Observational Learning

Observational Learning through Professional Studio Practice

Showing a selection from our 44 projects.