Jonathan Morris, Mechanical engineer, explains how he came to design and build a most unusual musical instrument at CDP Q. CDP doesn’t usually make musical instruments, does it?Jonathan: No! This is definitely one of our more unexpected projects here at Cambridge Design Partnership. But when composer Robert Laidlow approached us…
Cambridge Design Partnership is recognised as one of the top three agencies in Europe and the Americas for design innovation, according to the Red Dot awards programme. Red Dot has become established internationally as one of the most sought-after seals of quality for good design. They organise annual competitions looking to applaud…
A good night’s sleep is increasingly considered to be just as important for our health and well-being as eating healthy food and exercising regularly. Unfortunately, today’s 24/7 high-stimulus, digital world is renowned for disrupting our natural sleep patterns. The average 21st century human is now sleeping significantly less than in…
Earlier this year Cambridge Design Partnership went global with the launch of a new East Coast engineering center in Raleigh, North Carolina, allowing us to better address the needs of our growing North American customer base. The obvious challenge however, is the 3,868 miles between our creative teams. CDP’s essentially…
In 2019 the music festival industry experienced a sea change in their attitude to single-use plastic, with many large live events making the decision to ban it altogether. As the festival season draws to a close, CDP’s Matt Morris, mechanical engineer, sustainability expert and live music fan, looks at what…
Writing an expert view for ONdrugDelivery Magazine, Tom Lawrie-Fussey, Healthcare Digital Strategist, and Lucy Sheldon, Human Centered Design Consultant, both of Cambridge Design Partnership, introduce “Wizard of Oz” testing, named after the classic novel and film, whereby experimenters can field test concepts at a very early stage by giving the illusion of a…
Since being unveiled in 2015 Amazon’s dash buttons have drawn a lot of attention. Their premise is simple: to remove the tedious task of reordering household items and keep customers coming back to shop at Amazon. Consumers stick the brightly coloured buttons around their home and press when products are…
RAPS (Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society) publish a set of excellent “Fundamentals” books, each covering a different regulatory context: US, EU, Canadian and International (which covers other markets), (see here). These books detail the key aspects of the regulations for pharmaceuticals, medical devices and IVDs (In vitro diagnostics) with considerations about…
Chris Houghton leads Brand Innovation & Packaging at Cambridge Design Partnership, he has worked on an array of successful insight, design and strategic innovation projects with top consumer goods names including Arla, Carlsberg, Coca-Cola, Diageo, Nestle, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble and Unilever.Following his ‘Context is King’ keynote speeches at PACE in Amsterdam and AIPIA in…
CDP ENGINEERS LIVE ON BBC NEWS CDP engineers were featured on BBC news yesterday evening, to offer an insight into their voluntary work for Remap, a national engineering charity that makes custom equipment for people with disabilities. Mechanical engineers Akshaya Ahuja & Jessica Carroll explain how they help people with…
A team from Cambridge Design Partnership has created a ground-breaking ‘smart pill’ to gather crucial nutritional information to help develop innovative new pet foods. CDP scientists and engineers worked with the world-renowned Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition on an electronic pill to collect food samples inside the canine gut during…
Mechanical engineer Akshaya Ahuja, wins the prestigious Wolff Award at Remap’s National Award Ceremony after creating a special gadget to help a woman with cerebral palsy. Akshaya Ahuja recently travelled to a national award ceremony in London to receive an award for his charity work. Akshaya, created a solution to…