Research into the Curriculum
Recently I have delved a little deeper into understanding the practicality of creating data driven systems that hold and analyse wormery...
Updated Brief
As my project as developed through continuous research and development, so has my project brief. Please find my updated version below:
Coding a Tap System
Producing worm tea this week really caught my imagination, so much so that it got me thinking about ways we can record its production and...
Producing Worm Tea (BLOG 20)
This blog will cover the steps I took to create my first ever batch of worm tea. It will show processes and materials I used. The above...
Semester 2 - Early Revelation
Welcome back to my honours project journey. I have been maintaining prototype 1 over the Christmas break, and there is much to catch up...
Gurus Day
This blog will walk you through some of the great insights I collected from the opportunity to present my project to industry...
Prototype 2
This post will cover how I went on to create prototype 2. I used a number of different processes and materials in order to achieve a...
Preparation for Prototype
This week I have been developing a fresh womery prototype. My last design was a simple wooden box; although this gave the worms an area...
Vibration Prototype 1 (BLOG 15)
Today I have made a great breakthrough in my understanding of communicating vibration with electronics. This post will explain the system...
Understanding Worms
This post will go into detail the characteristics and behaviours of worms. This information is based on key sources I have found online....
Womery - A Step Forward
After carrying out primary research, it is important to take a step back and reflect on your insights. This post will explain what I felt...
Primary Research at Dundee West Allotment
As I haven't posted for over a week (due to reading week), I feel like this proved a great reintroduction into my design journey. Today I...
Further Primary Research
Last Thursday I went to St Andrews to meet Peter Watson. At this point I had been around a fair few sites so I was expecting to find...
Primary Research at The Royal Botanics of Edinburgh (BLOG 10)
Welcome back to my honours project blog. I have been busy today, visiting one of the members of the sustainability team at the Royal...
A Scientific Stance
It is now Tuesday, 8 October. Since my last post I have been doing a wide range of desk research on the physical processes of...
Primary Research in Dundee Botanics
Yesterday I met with one of the head gardeners from the Dundee botanical gardens. I contacted Clare Reaney around a week ago enquiring...
Research with an Ecology Expert
Today I met with Clare Reaney, a PHD student with expertise in the field of Ecology and sustainability. My aim was to talk about the...
Primary Research in Stirling
Yesterday I made the 1 hour car journey through to Stirling to meet with a member of Zero Waste Scotland. I met with Allison Mckinnie at...
Temperature Sketch Prototyping (BLOG 5)
It has become apparent to me that heat can be harnessed from compost, in the same way you would be able to from any other fermentation...