About

I am a designer, educator, researcher, consultant and leader with a desire to creatively and practically improve our complex interconnected world.

I am the Head of the Design Programme in the Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries at Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland. I have a Doctorate in Development Studies and a Masters in Industrial Design. Originally from South Africa, I worked for 18 years as a design academic at the University of Johannesburg before moving to Aotearoa, New Zealand, over three years ago. My university lecturing, practice-based design research and consulting experience is passionately focused on critically exploring the power of Design to creatively, collaboratively and sustainably innovate at the complex nexus of social, technological and ecological systems. My work focuses on creative social and technological innovation. My approach is one of participatory and pluriversal design, considered from positions of Development, the Global South, inequality, Indigenous knowledge systems and Decolonisation. I aspire to support resilient local futures through collaboratively developing appropriate technologies, circular economies and sustainable food systems.

Projects

Practice

“My projects are a village.” – Susan Wakhungu-Githuku

I am a designer and a pragmatist: I have a desire to change existing situations for the better whilst being conscious that this is relative; and, as per Dewey’s pragmatic philosophy, I understand that knowledge and practice are intertwined and inseparable.

In my role as the Head of the Design Programme at Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland, I have had to weave both design theory and practice into an innovative transdisciplinary design curriculum. Most of this work has been done in collaboration with a teaching team that were hired from a range of disciplinary backgrounds. We have had to negotiate different disciplinary traditions to arrive at a suitable practical/theoretical balance with most of our teaching being studio-based, informed and underpinned by theoretical lectures.

Another significant outcome of the interconnection between my practice and research was my co-founding of the Design Society Development (DSD) Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability (DESIS) Lab in the Faculty of Art Design & Architecture, UJ in 2014. This lab not only promoted practice-based design research in our faculty, but also created an opportunity for staff and students to refine their research amongst peers.  As one of 53 international DESIS labs based at design schools, it was a place for transdisciplinary and international practice-based design research engagement. As per my interests in contextually relevant design research, during my time in the lab, I led the DSD DESIS Lab’s LOCAL Design in the Global South focus area.

Past practice also included my co-founding of the iZindaba Zokudla (Conversations about Food) project (2012-2021) focused on innovation in Soweto’s food system, and my role as a non-executive board member of the Museum of African Design (MOAD) (2015-2017).

Having worked in South Africa in the industrial design industry, which can range from exploring local sanitation systems one week to developing rapid produced jewellery in the next, what I teach and practice is extremely broad. Being a generalist allows me to have a comprehensive understanding of multiple facets of design practice, and is important to help navigate the constant change of the 21st Century.  I’ve continued to undertake industrial design freelance and consulting work whilst being an academic with most of my professional practice, in the last few years, integrated into practice-based design research projects. Past professional practice has included the following clients: SAB Miller (SA), Jacqueline Rabun (UK), MacMillan Publishing (UK), WAACS (NL) and Phumani Paper (SA).

Education

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

I am a lifelong learner. My Master’s in Industrial Design (Technikon Witwatersrand, 2003) is titled Developing new stylistic possibilities for African product design inspired by African cultural heritage and foregrounded my transdisciplinary Doctorate in Development Studies (University of Johannesburg, 2021) titled Designing development: Technology innovation by small-scale urban farmers in Johannesburg.

I have taught in the field of Industrial Design firstly as a part-time Lecturer at the Technikon Witwatersrand (2001-2003), then as a Lecturer (2003-2009) and then as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) (2010-2021) after its merger with the aforementioned institution in 2005. I taught across most modules and year groups in the Department of Industrial Design at UJ and coordinated the Honours in Design, and Postgraduate programmes (MA Industrial Design, MA Design and PhD in Art & Design). I Headed the Department of Industrial Design UJ from 2016-2021. I then relocated to Aotearoa New Zealand to take on the role of Head of Design Programmes for a new transdisciplinary Design Programme at Waipapa Taumata Rau | the University of Auckland. I continue to teach, having developed new courses called Local Making, and a Special Topic on Food Design. I also coordinate the Thesis course in our Masters in Design, and was Graduate Advisor for our Doctorate in Design 2021-2022. I am currently working with a multidisciplinary group of teachers and researchers to develop a new Transdisciplinary Course – The Future of Food, for rollout across UoA in 2025.

Multiple students have been awarded under my lectureship in national and international competitions including the Good Design Award (2019); Association of Rotational Moulders of Southern Africa (ARMSA) Student Design Award (2005, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015); the Plastics Institute of Southern Africa (PISA) Student Design Award (2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015); The Eco Design Competition (2011, 2012); Designboom Seoul International Design Competition (2010); Eskom Energy Efficient Lighting Design Competition (2010); INDEX: AIGA Aspen Design Challenge: Designing Water’s Future (2009); and DESIGN 21: Social Design Network: Power to the Pedal (2008).

Outcomes

Research profiles
Artefacts
Awards
Books + chapters
Editorial boards, conference programme committees + peer review
Exhibitions of creative work
Funding
Invited guest lectures + keynotes
Journal articles
Juror + expert
Open source manuals
Periodicals
Papers presented at symposia, conferences + seminars
Patents & design registrations
Popular media
Professional memberships
Published peer-reviewed conference proceedings
Research labs, networks + projects
Supervision
Theses
Workshops
Research profiles
Artefacts
  • Campbell, A. D. 2003. African chair prototype. Technikon Witwatersrand, South Africa.
Awards
  • Good Design Awards | 2019 | Good Design Award in the Social Impact Category | Winner
  • Designboom / SWAROVSKI | 2008 | Crystal Vision: International Design Competition | Finalist
  • Paraffin Safety Association of Southern Africa (PSASA) | 2005 | Paraffin Stove Design Competition | Winner
  • Institute of Packaging | South Africa’s Gold Pack National Awards | 2005 | Special mention
  • Carrol Boyes | 2005 | METAL: Design Competition | Finalist
Books + chapters
  1. Moseley, A.M. & Campbell, A.D. (2024, in press). Human-Centred Design Processes for Appropriate, Equitable and Accessible Medical Device Design Innovation. In, Pfannstiel, M.A. Kueh, C. & Palozzi, G. (Eds). Service Design, Creativity and Innovation in Health­care. New York: Springer.
  2. Campbell, A.D. & Rapitsenyane, Y. 2023. Advancing Afrikan Sustainable Design. In, Richie Moalosi, R. & Rapitsenyane, Y. (Eds). African Industrial Design Practice: Perspectives on Ubuntu Philosophy. Oxon: Routledge. DOI: 10.4324/9781003270249-4
  3. Gunn, M., Campbell, A., Billinghurst, M., Sasikumar, P., Lawn, W., Muthukumarana, S. 2023. haptic HONGI: Reflections on collaboration in the transdisciplinary creation of an AR artwork. In, Brooks, A. (Ed) Creating Digitally: Shifting Boundaries: Arts and Technologies - contemporary applications and concepts. Switzerland: Springer Nature: Intelligent Systems Reference Library. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-31360-8_11
  4. Campbell, A.D., Bolton, M., Moseley, A.M., Marin-Pacheco, A. 2023. Local design in the global south. In, Di Lucchio, L., Giambattista, A. & Imbesi, L. (Eds) ReVeDA: An Investigation of Research by Art, Design and Media in Cumulus Association. Finland: Cumlus Association, pp127-128.
  5. Brown, I.L. & Campbell, A.D. 2021. Beegin: Fabricating more accessible beekeeping systems for farmers, beekeepers, and bees. In Amatullo, M., Boyer, B., May, J. & Shea, A. (Eds) Designing for Social Innovation: Case Studies from Around the World. New York: Routledge. pp.255-258
  6. Campbell, A.D. & Brown, I.L. 2018. A Potential Difference Model for Educating Critical Citizen Designers: The Case Study of the Beegin Appropriate Beekeeping Technology System. In, Costandius, E. & Botes, H. (Eds.) Educating Citizen Designers in Southern Africa. Stellenbosch: SUNMeDIA. pp. 85-104. ISBN: 9781928357728
  7. Campbell, A.D. & Malan, N. 2018. iZindaba Zokudla (Conversations About Food): Innovation in the Soweto Food System. In, Abendroth, L.M. & Bell, B. (Eds.) Public Interest Design Education Guidebook: Curricula, Strategies, and SEED Academic Case Studies. London: Routledge. pp. 158-164. ISBN: 9781138646650
  8. Campbell, A.D. & Du Plessis, P. (Eds). 2005. Design Theory: Reader for KDM4-11. Second edition. Johannesburg: Content Solutions.
  9. Campbell, A.D. & Du Plessis, P. (Eds). 2004. Design Theory: Reader for KDM4-11. First edition. Johannesburg: Content Solutions.
Editorial boards, conference programme committees + peer review
  • Design& book series, Milan: Maggiolli | 2019 - current | Editorial Board Member
  • Participatory Design Conference (PDC) Reaching Out: Connecting Beyond Participation, Sarawak | 2024 | Programme Committee Member & Reviewer
  • EPSRC Manufacturing Research Hub in Design for Net Zero - UKRI Funding Service, UK | 2023 | Peer Review
  • PBRF Design Panel Specific Guidelines, Wellington | 2023 | Review
  • Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Networks and Communities, London | 2023 | Focus Group
  • Temes de Disseny - 39th edition Emerging Habitats: Design as a Worldmaking Agent, Paris | 2023 | Peer Reviewer
  • ServDes 2023: Entanglements and Flows Service Encounters and Meanings, Rio de Janeiro | 2023 | Peer Reviewer
  • Participatory Design Conference (PDC) Embracing Cosmologies: Expanding Worlds of Participatory Design, Newcastle | 2022 | Programme Committee Member + Reviewer
  • The City is [Not] a Tree: The Urban Ecologies of Divided Cities 1st UEDC, Pretoria | 2022 | Conference Partner & Peer Reviewer
  • Cumulus Conference Detroit 2022: Design for Adaptation | 2022 | Peer Reviewer
  • Junctures: The Journal of Thematic Dialogue, Dunedin | 2022 | Peer Reviewer
  • Citizen Science: Theory and Practice | 2022 | Peer Reviewer
  • Routledge Environment & Sustainability | 2021 | Invited book proposal Reviewer
  • Special Issue of the Strategic Design Research Journal (SDRJ): Design Contributions for the COVID-19 Global Emergency | 2020 | Peer Reviewer
  • 9th International Conference on Appropriate Technology, Pretoria | 2020 | Programme Committee Member & Reviewer
  • Special Issue of the Strategic Design Research Journal (SDRJ): Design Contributions for the COVID-19 Global Emergency | 2020 | Invited Peer Reviewer
  • 9th International Conference on Appropriate Technology, Pretoria | 2020 | Programme Committee Member
  • Design and Culture: The Journal of the Design Studies Forum, Taylor & Francis | 2019 | Invited Peer Reviewer
  • Design Culture(s): Roma 2020: Cumulus Conference, Rome | 2019 | Peer Reviewer
  • Designed Futures: Design Education Forum of Southern Africa (DEFSA) 8th International Conference, Cape Town | 2019 | Peer Reviewer
  • To Get There: Designing Together, Cumulus Conference, Paris | 2018 | Peer Reviewer
  • Special Issue of the Strategic Design Research Journal (SDRJ): Autonomía, Design strategies for enabling design process | 2018 | Invited Peer Reviewer
  • Co-Design Journal, Taylor & Francis |2018 | Invited Peer Reviewer
  • Design Education Forum of Southern Africa (DEFSA) Conference 2017: #Decolonise! | 2017 | Peer Reviewer
  • Cumulus REDO Conference, Kolding | 2017 | Peer Reviewer
  • Design for Next: 12th European Academy of Design (EAD) Conference, Rome | 2017 | Peer Reviewer
  • LeNSes Sustainable Energy for All by Design Conference, Milan | 2016 | Peer Reviewer
  • Virtuous Circle: Cumulus Conference, Milan | 2015 | Peer Reviewer
  • 25th International Union of Architects (UIA) World Congress: Architecture Otherwhere, Durban | 2014 | Peer Reviewer
  • Design with the Other 90%: Cumulus Conference, Johannesburg | 2014 | Peer Reviewer
  • National Research Fund Thuthuka Programme | 2012 | Rated Researcher application Reviewer
  • Cape Peninsula University of Technology | 2012 | Research Funding application Reviewer
  • 20/20 Design Vision: Design Education Forum of Southern Africa (DEFSA) Conference, Johannesburg | 2011 | Peer Reviewer
Exhibitions of creative work

Exhibition curation

  • Design Society Development Exhibition | 2014 | 25th International Union of Architects (UIA) World Congress Durban: Architecture Otherwhere | Co-curator
  • Thinking Design: UJ Industrial Design Alumni Exhibition | 2013 | Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture Gallery, UJ | An exhibition exploring the design process of six professional Industrial Designers: Jonathan Fundudis & David Holgreaves from Snapp design; Trevor Hollard and Rowan Mardghum from Maeker Products Pty Ltd and amoq furniture; and Peter Harrison from Harrison Designs cc. | Curator

Creative work exhibited

  • Phumani Pet Hippo | 2010 + 20211 | Design Indaba Expo, Cape Town | Designer
  • Photograph | 2012-2013 | Social landscape project: Show us our land |  Market Photo Workshop, Johannesburg | Photographer [published in, Gumbi, B. 2012. Show us our land, p. 50.]
  • Two Photographs | 2011 | Exposures | Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture Gallery, UJ | Photographer
  • Phumani Pet Hippo | 2008| The Explication of Practice | Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture Gallery, UJ | Designer
  • Intimate Toy Concept | 2008 | Designboom / SWAROVSKI Crystal Vision: International Design Competition | Designer [published in, Designboom / SWAROVSKI. 2008. Crystal Vision: International Design Competition, p. 54.]
  • African Stool + Chair Prototypes | 2007 | FADA Staff Exhibition | Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture Gallery, UJ | Designer
  • Salt and Pepper Cruet Set | 2005 | Carol Boyes METAL: Design Competition | Cape Town, Pretoria, Johannesburg | Designer
Funding

Research Funding

  • NZ$ 15,000 | InternetNZ | Digital Inclusion for Underrepresented Minorities in STEAM Careers and Further Education | Co-PI | 2022 - 2023
  • ±R15,000 (annually) | FADA Executive Dean | UJ Design Society Development DESIS Lab | 2015 - 2021
  • £60,000 | Global Challenges Research Fund | Partners: Falmouth University and the UJ Design Society Development DESIS Lab | Project: Unequal Stories | 2019 - 2021
  • £18,633 | The Leverhulme Trust | Partners: Global Development Institute, University of Manchester and the UJ Design Society Development DESIS Lab | Project: Achieving inclusive cities through scaling up participatory planning in Africa | 2017 - 2020
  • £275,000 (total award) | Erasmus+ | Partners: School of Architecture, University of Sheffield; Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT)(India); Nanjing University, School of Architecture and Urban Planning; and the University of Johannesburg, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Design Society Development DESIS Lab | Project: Researching Alternative Urban Methods | 2016 - 2018
  • R421,358 | National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa | Thuthuka Grant No. 88030 held by Angus D. Campbell | Project: Designing Development: An Exploration of Technology Innovation by Small-scale Urban Farmers in Johannesburg | 2014 - 2016
  • R23,513 | Faculty Research Committee and Departmental Research Fund | Funding to attend Agrindustrial 2 Congress | 2012
  • R82,000 | National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa & Technikon Research Committee (TRC) & Faculty Research Committee (FRC) | Project: Developing new stylistic possibilities for African product design inspired by African cultural heritage | 2002-2003

Teaching Funding

  • NZ$ 20,902 | CAI CFT Teaching Development Fund | Reflexivity and Positionality in design and creative practices to enhance relational learning and assessment for learning | Co-PI | 2024 - 2025
  • NZ$ 25,000 | CAI CFT Teaching Development Fund | Development of a New Hybrid Course | Co-PI | 2023
  • R225,300 | University of Johannesburg | one GES Postdoctoral Fellowship and two Supervisor-Linked Bursaries for postgraduate students | 2020
  • R84 000 | SANORD | BOC Scholarship for Masters student | 2019
  • R447,950 | University of Johannesburg | one GES Postdoctoral Fellowship, two URC Master’s Bursaries and three Supervisor-Linked Bursaries for postgraduate students | 2019
  • €110,673 | Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) [German Academic Exchange Service] | Award for student exchange programme between the Departments of Industrial Design at the Ostbayerische Technische Hochshule (OTH) Regensburg and the Department of Industrial Design at the University of Johannesburg | 2017 – 2019
  • R26,030 | UJ Teaching Innovation Fund | Grant for Terence Fenn & Angus D Campbell for a collaborative project between the Departments of Industrial Design and Multimedia Hons students titled: Smart Technologies in the Internet of Things | 2018
  • R32,940| University of Johannesburg | UJ Merit and Supervisor-Linked Bursaries for two Master’s students | 2018
  • R7,206 | Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) | Grant for three Master’s students | 2018
  • R15,000 | Neopack | Corrugated cardboard sponsored for 3rd Year ID student project | 2017
  • €3,500 | Samsonite | Award for two student winners in the CogniStreamer Samsonite One Size Fits All Challenge | 2017
  • R50,000 | National Research Foundation | Supervisor-Linked Bursary for one MTech student | 2016
  • R60,000 | National Research Foundation | Supervisor-Linked Bursary for one Btech and one MTech student | 2015
  • R20,000 | UJ Teaching Innovation Fund | Grant for Angus D Campbell, Dr Naudé Malan & Dr Zosa Gruber for a collaborative service-learning project between the Departments of Industrial Design and Anthropology and Development Studies BTech/Hons students titled: iZindaba Zokudla: Innovation in the Soweto Food System: Engaging with Soweto Agriculture through Participatory Technology Development with Soweto Farmers | 2014
Invited guest lectures + keynotes
  1. Campbell, A.D. 2024. Design for sustainable food systems change. Invited speaker, Future Food Research Seminar. University of Auckland, 5 Nov.
  2. Campbell, A.D. 2024. Invited panelist NAOInstitute Symposium: Exploring Creativity and Intelligence. University of Auckland, 29 Aug.
  3. Campbell, A.D. 2024. From Imagination to Innovation: Exploring the Boundless Possibilities of Creative Art Industries. Invited keynote, Forum: Health, Equality And Innovation: Paving The Way For A Brighter Future, Univerisiti of Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, 12 Jan.
  4. Campbell, A.D. 2023. Invited panelist, UN Women Aotearoa: International Women’s Day 2023: Digital Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality, Auckland, 8 Mar.
  5. Campbell, A.D. 2022. Walking Backwards into the Future: My Experiences of Industrial/Design Education in South Africa & Aotearoa. Invited lecture, School of Product Design | Kura Hanga Otinga, University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha, 29 Apr.
  6. Campbell, A.D. 2021. Ethics for Design Researchers. Invited lecture, Inscape Education Group, South Africa, 25 Mar.
  7. Campbell, A.D. 2020. Designing with the Underserved: An Exploration of the Complexities of Design in South Africa from the perspective of the SDGs. Invited Lecture, Finnish Design Academy Studia Generalia Lecture, Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Finland, 17 Nov.
  8. Campbell, A.D. 2019. Sustainable Design Education in the Global South. Invited opening address, Globally We Design ReDesignEd Educators Forum 2019, University of Johannesburg, 20 Nov.
  9. Campbell, A.D. 2019. Invited panelist, The Drumbeat of Growth: The Role of Art, Culture and Innovation in Economics within the 4th Industrial Revolution Colloquium, Johannesburg Business School, 4 Oct.
  10. Campbell, A.D. 2019. Sustainable Design in the Global South. Invited lecture, OTH Regensburg, Degginger, Regensburg, 24 Jun.
  11. Campbell, A.D. 2019. Invited panelist, UJ Cloudebate: Obsolete or absolute? The Academic Thesis in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Johannesburg, 9 Apr.
  12. Campbell, A.D. 2019. Invited keynote, LeNS Designing Sustainability for All International Distributed Conference, simulcast from Cape Town to Bangalore, Beijing, Curitiba, Mexico City, and Milan, 5 Apr.
  13. Campbell, A.D. 2018. Two Decades: An Exploration of Practice-Based Design Research at the University of Johannesburg. Invited lecture, Design Educators Forum of Southern Africa (DEFSA) Practice-Based Research Professional Workshop, National Research Foundation, Pretoria, 8 Jun.
  14. Campbell, A.D. 2018. Design With (Not For) Urban Farmers. Invited speaker, TEDxJohannesburg Salon: Hacking the Farm, 1 March, Tshimologong Precinct, Johannesburg, 1 Mar.
  15. Campbell, A.D. 2016. Industrial Design | Design for Industry. Invited lecture, Gauteng Department of Education Community of Practice, TechnEd, Johannesburg, 4 Jun.
  16. Campbell, A.D. 2015. Design to Change the World. Invited speaker, Design Share Party, Vol. 15. The Bannister Hotel, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, 1 Jul.
  17. Campbell, A.D. 2013. The Role of Institutions in Supporting Growth of the Plastics Industry in South Africa. Invited lecture, Plastics South Africa Dialogue Session, Midrand, South Africa, 22 Aug.
  18. Campbell, A.D. in conversation with McGowan, T. 2013. Invited conversant, MOAD Salon: A Curated Evening. Museum of African Design, Johannesburg, 1 Nov.
  19. Campbell, A.D. 2005. How Design Education can be Sensitised to National Needs through Interdesign Participation. Invited presenter, ICSID Interdesign feedback session: Design as a Catalyst for Development. SA Reserve Bank, Pretoria, 21 Sept.
Journal articles
Juror + expert
  • Velocity Ideas Challenge | Juror | 2024
  • Velocity 100K Challenge | Juror | 2022 - onwards
  • Innovators for the Future | Expert | 2020
  • 100% Design South Africa Awards | Lead Juror | 2017 & 2018
  • iF Student Design Awards | Juror | 2015, 2016 & 2021
  • Southern Guild Design Foundation Awards | Juror | 2016
  • Plastics Institute of Southern Africa (PISA) Student Design Award | Juror | 2003-2009, 2011-2015
  • Association of Rotational Moulders Southern Africa (ARMSA) Student Design Award | Juror | 2003-2009, 2011-2015
Open source manuals
Periodicals
Papers presented at symposia, conferences + seminars
  1. Campbell, A.D. 2023. Is a creative academic career right for me? Critical Edge 2023, University of Auckland, 30 August.
  2. Campbell, A.D., Fowler, A. & Fry, A. 2022. Linking Industry and the Academy through Practice and Research: A Case of Design. Critical Edge 2022, Online, Univesity of Auckland, 1 September.
  3. Campbell, A.D. & Titlestad, L. 2019. Product vs Person: Exploring Industrial Design’s Apartheid Legacy. Designing Apartheid Colloquium, The Apartheid Museum, Johannesburg, 31 October.
  4. Campbell, A.D. & Fenn, T. 2018. Activity-based Approaches to Engaging with Johannesburg. Dialogue on Design-based Methods, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, 8 April.
  5. Campbell, A.D. 2017. ERASMUS+ Researching Architecture as Urban Method. Design Society Development DESIS Lab Seminar, University of Johannesburg. Johannesburg, South Africa, 10 February.
  6. Campbell, A.D. 2017. Exploring Human Activity: Technology Innovation on the Periphery. World Information Architecture Day: Information Structure & Strategy. Johannesburg: University of Johannesburg, 18 February.
  7. Campbell, A.D. 2016. iZindaba Zokudla (Conversations About Food). Dialogue on Design-Based Learning. Sheffield: Sheffield School of Architecture, 9 December.
  8. Fenn, T. & Campbell, A.D. 2016. Design Society Development DESIS Lab Annual Projects Presentation. DESIS Assembly @Cumulus, Hong Kong Design Institute. Hong Kong, China, 21 November.
  9. Campbell, A.D. 2016. Designing Development: An Exploration of Technology Innovation by Small-scale Urban Farmers in Johannesburg. Design Society Development DESIS Lab Seminar, University of Johannesburg. Johannesburg, South Africa, 7 October.
  10. Campbell, A.D. 2016. Decolonising Design Research through Participatory Knowledge Creation. FADA Decolonisation Conversation. University of Johannesburg, South Africa, 9 June.
  11. Campbell, A.D. 2015. iZindaba Zokudla: Design & Development of Appropriate Technology. iZindaba Zokudla Farmers’ School. Johannesburg: University of Johannesburg Soweto Campus, 16 May
  12. Campbell, A.D. 2015. A Framework for Socio-Technical Innovation. Lecture presented at the Design For and With Local Communities Project lecture series, University of Johannesburg. Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 April.
  13. Campbell, A.D. & Harrison, P.H. 2015. Socio-technical Innovation: The Case of a Human-powered Shredder. Paper presented at the Design Society Development DESIS Lab Seminar, University of Johannesburg. Johannesburg, South Africa, 6 March.
  14. Campbell, A.D. 2014. The Role of Design in Sustainable Social and Technological Innovation. Seminar presentation at the Design @ CUT Workshop, Central University of Technology. Bloemfontein, South Africa, 12 November.
  15. Malan, N. & Campbell, A.D. 2013. Participatory Technology Design for Urban Agriculture in South Africa. Paper presented at the Development Studies Postgraduate Seminar Series, University of Johannesburg. Johannesburg, South Africa, 3 October.
  16. Malan, N. & Campbell, A.D. 2013. Finding a Focus for MetroAg/MetroFood: An Analysis of the Johannesburg Food System. Spring 2013 MetroAg Webcasts, Michigan State University: Online, 8 April.
  17. Campbell, A.D., Oosthuizen, T., Ntombela, B., Tuttle, R. & Malan, N. 2012. The Role of Education, Government and Commerce in Design for Social Development. Public Seminar, University of Johannesburg: Johannesburg, South Africa, 17 July.
  18. Campbell, A.D. & Brand, K.G. 2012. Design of Resilient Products for Small-scale Farming in South Africa. Paper presented at FADA Research Seminar Series, University of Johannesburg: Johannesburg, South Africa, 30 July.
  19. Malan, N., Campbell, A.D., Fenn, T. & Brand, K.G. 2012. Design for Social Development. Paper presented at FADA Research Seminar Series, University of Johannesburg. Johannesburg, South Africa, 21 May.
  20. Campbell, A.D. 2011. Rhino for the Rapid Production of Jewellery. Paper presented at Rhino User Group, University of Johannesburg. Johannesburg, South Africa, 12 July.
  21. Campbell, A.D. 2010. Why Design Thinking? Paper presented at FADA Creative Teaching & Learning Forum: Wicked problems and other monsters: A series of presentations and discussion on design thinking, University of Johannesburg. Johannesburg, South Africa, 23 August.
  22. Campbell, A.D. 2007. Design for Development: Rice project. Paper presented at FADA Research Seminar Series, University of Johannesburg. Johannesburg, South Africa, 5 Nov.
  23. Campbell, A.D. 2005. ICSID Interdesign: Sustainable Rural Transport: Bicycles & Tricycles. Presentation of concepts and findings from the workshop to local government and municipalities. Rustenburg, South Africa,16 April.
  24. Campbell, A.D. 2003. Developing New Stylistic Possibilities for African Product Design Inspired by African Cultural Heritage. Paper presented at TWR Research Day, Technikon Witwatersrand. Doornfontein, South Africa, 20 August.
  25. Campbell, A.D. 2002. Developing New Stylistic Possibilities for African Product Design Inspired by African Cultural Heritage. Presentation of developmental Master’s research to all the funders: the Faculty Research Committee, Technikon Research Committee and the National Research Foundation. Doornfontein, South Africa, 12 August.
Patents & design registrations
Popular media
Professional memberships
  • MIT Technology Review Global Panel | 2020 – current
  • Pan Afrikan Design Institute | 2019 – current
  • Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Network on Higher Education and SDGs | 2019 – current
  • African Students and Alumni Forum - Forum des Étudiants et des Anciens Boursiers Africains (ASAF) | 2019 – current
  • Design Research Society (UK) | 2017 - current
  • Advisory Council of Industrial Design (ACID) | 2003-2015
Published peer-reviewed conference proceedings
  1. Hooper, S., Wünsche, B., Denny, P., Luxton-Reilly, A., Konings, N., & Campbell, A.D. 2025, under review. Educator Experiences with Automated Marking of Programming Assessments in a Computer Graphics-based Design Course. The Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE TS 2025). Pittsburgh, ACM.
  2. Fowler, A., Campbell, A.D., Lemon, R. & Dullabh, Y. 2024. Engaging Underrepresented Minorities in STEAM Through Indigenous Stories. The 41st Pupils’ Attitudes to Technology Conference (PATT41). Nanjing Normal University, October 22-25.
  3. Hoeta, A., Campbell, A.D. 2023. Upsouth: Digitally Enabling Rangatahi (Youth) and Their Whānau (Families) to Build Critical and Creative Thinking Toward More Active Citizenship in Aotearoa New Zealand. In: Osman, A., Nagle, J., Tripathi, S. (eds) The Urban Ecologies of Divided Cities. UEDC 2022. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27308-7_18
  4. Diana Albarrán González, Baruk Jacob, Desna Whaanga-Schollum, Angus Donald Campbell, Penny Hagen, and Ayla Hoeta. 2022. PDC Tāmaki Makaurau: Connection to place in Aotearoa New Zealand. In Participatory Design Conference 2022: Volume 2 (PDC 2022 Vol. 2), August 19–September 01, 2022, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 3 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3537797.3537888
  5. Adelabu, O.S. & Campbell A.D. 2020. Evaluation of Indigenous Technology for Cast Aluminium Cookware Production in Nigeria: A Case Study of User Health Risks from Cookware made in Saki. 9th International Conference on Appropriate Technology. Pretoria: Tshwane University of Technology, 23-27 November, pp. 606-619.
  6. Naudé, M.C. & Campbell, A.D. 2020. Not the “Regular” Fit: a Socio-Technical Systems Approach to Designing Eyewear in South Africa. 9th International Conference on Appropriate Technology. Pretoria: Tshwane University of Technology, 23-27 November, pp. 586-595.
  7. Moseley, A.M. & Campbell, A.D. 2020. Symba: An Exploration of Appropriate Medical Device Design for the South African Context. 9th International Conference on Appropriate Technology. Pretoria: Tshwane University of Technology, 23-27 November, pp. 544-557.
  8. Findlay, P.K. & Campbell, A.D. 2020. Radical Innovation and Taboo: How to Encourage the Acceptance of a New Menstrual Product in South Africa through Behavioural Design. 9th International Conference on Appropriate Technology. Pretoria: Tshwane University of Technology, 23-27 November, pp. 720-733.
  9. Brown, I.L. & Campbell, A.D. 2020. Beegining: The Implementation of an Appropriate Beekeeping Technology System. 9th International Conference on Appropriate Technology. Pretoria: Tshwane University of Technology, 23-27 November, pp.432-445.
  10. Adelabu, O.S. & Campbell, A.D. 2020. Appropriate Knowledges: An Exploration of South African Industrial Design Curricula in the Era of 4IR. 22nd International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE 2020). Herning, Denmark: VIA University.
  11. Moseley, A.M. & Campbell, A.D. 2020. The Mismatch: A Model for Sustainable Medical Device Design in South Africa. In, Christer, K., Craig, C. & Chamberlain, P. (Eds). Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Design4Health. Amsterdam: Lab 4 Living, 1 July, Vol. 3, pp. 431-440.
  12. Fenn, T. & Campbell, A.D. 2019. Sensing iGoli: Applying Typological Activity System Models in the Design of Innovative and Appropriate Urban Technologies. The Design After Cumulus Bogotá Conference Proceeding, Bogotá: Universidad de los Andes, 30 October – 1 November, pp.34-47.
  13. Moseley, A.M & Campbell, A.D. 2019. “The pretty stuff”: Gender bias and the future of design knowledge in the South African industrial design context. Designed Futures: DEFSA 8th International Conference Proceedings, Cape Town: DEFSA, 9-11 September, pp. 184-195.
  14. Brown, I.L. & Campbell, A.D. 2017. Beegin: Redoing Beekeeping in Southern Africa by Designing for Outcomes. Proceedings of the Cumulus REDO Conference. Kolding: Design School Kolding, 30 May – 02 June, pp. 169- 178.
  15. Malan, N., Campbell, A.D., Sibeko, J., van Zyl, C. & Benecke, R. 2015. Service Learning for Food Security: The Izindaba Zokudla Experience. The Fourth Conference of the South African Development Studies Association (2015): Development in Troubled Times. Port Elizabeth: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 12 October.
  16. Campbell, A.D. & Harrison, P.H. 2015. A Framework for Socio-Technical Innovation: The Case of a Human-Powered Shredder. In Collina, L., Galluzzo, L. & Meroni, A (Eds). Proceedings of the Cumulus Conference, Milano 2015: The Virtuous Circle: Design Culture and Experimentation. Milan: McGraw Hill, 3-7 June, pp. 211-230.
  17. Brand, K.G. & Campbell, A.D. 2014. In-context and Ecology Immersion for Resilience: An Exploration of the Design of a Household Farming Kit. Proceedings of 25th International Union of Architects World Congress: Architecture Otherwhere. Durban: UIA, pp.1332-1343.
  18. Malan, N. & Campbell, A.D. 2014. Design Social Change and Development: A Social Methodology. Proceeding of Cumulus Johannesburg: Design with the Other 90%: Changing the World by Design. Johannesburg: Cumulus, pp. 94-101.
  19. Campbell, A.D. 2013. Designing for Development in Africa: A Critical Exploration of Literature and Case Studies from the Disciplines of Industrial Design and Development Studies. Proceedings of the Gaborone International Design Conference (GIDEC) 2013: Design Future: Creativity, Innovation and Development. Gaborone: University of Botswana, 24-26 September.
  20. Campbell, A.D. 2013, November. Participatory Technology Design for Urban Agriculture in South Africa. In Lyle, P., Choi, J. HJ., Lawson, S., Lueg, C., Chamberlain, A., Foth, M., Meroni, A., & Brereton, M (Eds). Proceedings of the Urban Agriculture: A Growing Field of Research: Workshop at INTERACT 2013 – 14th IFIP TC13 Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. Cape Town: INTERACT 2013, 2 September, pp. 8-16.
  21. Campbell, A.D. & Brand, K.G. 2012. Design of Resilient Products for Small-scale Farming in South Africa. Conference proceedings of the Agrindustrial 2 Congress held in Izmir. Izmir: Izmir University of Economics Press, 26-28 April, pp.278-286
Research labs, networks + projects
Supervision

Postdoctoral supervision

  1. Adelabu, O.S. 2019 - 2021. Assessing Curricular Framework for Design Education in the 4IR Era: A Case of the BRICS Countries| Main Supervisor | GES 4.0 Postdoctoral Fellowship UJ.

Doctoral supervision

  1. Gunn, M. J. 2023. common / room: using Extended Reality technologies to support intercultural relationships in Aotearoa | Main Supervisor 50% | PhD with Creative Practice, Design, University of Auckland. Recommended for Deans Award.
  2. Berthelsen, C. 2021- current. What happens when the self-led research-oriented therapeutic practice of 当事者研究 Tojisha-Kenkyu is employed in my sub/urban creative practice? An exploration in Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa New Zealand and Japan | Joint main supervisor 50% | PhD with Creative Practice, Fine Arts, University of Auckland.
  3. Maya Tapiero, S. 2023 - current. A Reflexive Education Model for Design Students in Collaborative Design Processes with Rural Indigenous Communities  | Mentor C0-supervisor 30% | PhD, Design, University of Auckland.
  4. Hou, M. 2024 - current. Cultural Landscape and Urban Identity: The Role of Street Markets in Shaping Community Culture and City Branding in New Zealand and China | Main supervisor 80% | PhD, Design, University of Auckland.
  5. Hu, J. 2024 - current. "A Comparative Study of Community Edible Gardens from the Perspective of Environmental Management and Sustainable Design in China and New Zealand |Main supervisor 80% | PhD, Design, University of Auckland.
  6. Ke, Y. 2024 – current. Enhancing Physical Activity Among Adult Women Through Smart Mobile Devices | Main Supervisor 60% | PhD, Design, University of Auckland.
  7. Meegammana, H. 2024 – current. Bridging the Gap: Increasing Girls' Interest in Technology Through Immersive Experiences and Cross-Cultural Design | Co-Supervisor 20% | PhD, Design, University of Auckland.
  8. Krause, C. 2025 (not yet started). Designing Virtual Reality Experiences For Fostering Awe | Co-Supervisor 20% | PhD, Design, University of Auckland.

Research Master’s supervision

  1. Singh Chhillar, J. 2024 – current. Smart Bites: Leveraging Human-Centred Design and Digital Technology to Foster Healthy Eating Habits Among University Students | Main Supervisor 100% | MDes Thesis, University of Auckland.
  2. Zhao, J. 2024 – current. Rescue Expiring Food! | Main Supervisor 100% | MDes Thesis, University of Auckland.
  3. Lyu, M. 2024 – current. AI-enhance Children's Camera Application to Promote Healthy Eating | Main Supervisor 100% | MDes Thesis, University of Auckland.
  4. Geng, P. 2024 – current. Reframing Food as Luxury: A Discursive Design Exploration | Main Supervisor 100% | MDes Thesis, University of Auckland.
  5. Xu, Y. 2024 – current. Promoting Healthy Eating Among Young Adults through Character Design Inspired by Kidult Culture | Main Supervisor 100% | MDes Thesis, University of Auckland.
  6. Wang, D. 2024. A Design Intervention to Raise Awareness of Noise Pollution in Urban Areas and its Impact on Residents' Wellbeing | Main Supervisor 100% | MDes Research Portfolio, University of Auckland
  7. Zhuang, X. 2024. The Last-mile Logistics of Parcel Delivery in Aotearoa New Zealand | Main Supervisor 100% | MDes Research Portfolio, University of Auckland
  8. Kirby, P. 2023. Aotearoa Urbanism: The Human-Centred Design of Participatory Placemaking through Digital Technology | MDes, University of Auckland.
  9. Kara, W.K. 2022. Kanala Stories: A Discursive Exploration of Coloured Identity through Furniture | Main Supervisor 2020, Co-Supervisor 2021 - 2022 | MA Industrial Design UJ
  10. White, D. 2022. StretChair: The Commercialisation of a Medical Device from a South African University to Industry | Co-Supervisor | MA Industrial Design UJ | Graduated Cum Laude
  11. Donatus, E. 2022. The Design of a Ceramic Evaporative Cooling Device for the Storage of Small-scale Urban Farmers’ Produce in Johannesburg | Co-Supervisor | MA Design (Industrial Design) UJ
  12. Mokgatla, O. 2022. Human-Centred Design of an Appropriate Irrigation System for Small-scale Farmers in Johannesburg| Co-supervisor | MA Design (Industrial Design) UJ | Graduated Cum Laude
  13. Nkosi, S. 2021. The Design of an Innovative and Locally Produced Furniture for Small-space Living in Johannesburg | Co-Supervisor |MA Design (Industrial Design) UJ | Graduated Cum Laude
  14. Donaldson, T. 2020. Co-Designing the Digital Library Experience with and for the Small-Scale Farmers of the Wits Siyakhana Initiative | Co-Supervisor | MA Design (Multimedia) UJ | Graduated Cum Laude
  15. Naudé, M.C. 2020. Eyedentity: A Socio-Technical Systems Approach to Designing Eyewear in South Africa | Main Supervisor | MA Design (Industrial Design) UJ
  16. Findlay, P.K. 2020. Radical Innovation and Taboo: How to Encourage the Acceptance of a New Menstrual Product in South Africa through Behavioural Design | Main Supervisor | MA Design (Industrial Design) UJ | Graduated Cum Laude
  17. Moseley, A. 2019. Defining a Design Process Model for Paediatric Medical Device Design in the South African Context | Main Supervisor | MA Design (Industrial Design) UJ | Graduated Cum Laude | Vice Chancellors Award for Most Meritorious Postgraduate Student in FADA
  18. Brown, I.L. 2017. An Appropriate Technology System for Emergent Beekeepers: Field Testing and Development towards Implementation | Main Supervisor | MTech Industrial Design | Graduated Cum Laude
  19. Harrison, P. 2017. The Participatory Design of a Human-powered Shredder for Urban Farmers in Soweto | Main Supervisor | MTech Industrial Design UJ | Graduated Cum Laude
  20. Brand, K. 2013. Design and Development of a Household Farming Kit | Main Supervisor | MTech Industrial Design UJ
  21. Bolton, M. 2008. Design and Development of an Improved Low-cost Ceramic Water Filter based on the Existing Potpaz Home Water Treatment Device for use within Rural Households of the Vhembe Region | Main Supervisor | MTech Industrial Design UJ

Honours Research Supervision

  1. Shushan, M. 2020. The Human-Centred Design of an Automaton Toy Kit to Foster Mechanical Learning in Young Girls | Main Supervisor | BA Hons Industrial Design | Graduated Cum Laude
  2. Peterson, M. 2020. An Exploration of Coloured Identity through Furniture Design for Higher Education settings | Main Supervisor | BA Hons Industrial Design
  3. Kara, W. 2019. Exploring Cape Malay Cultural Identity Through Furniture Design | Main Supervisor | BA Hons Industrial Design
  4. Walters, R. 2019. The Design of a Protective Baby Carrier for Parents Using Public Transport | Main Supervisor | BA Hons Industrial Design
  5. Makino, K. 2019. The Human-Centred Design of a Point of Payment Device to Improve the Security of Street Vendors in Johannesburg | Main Supervisor | BA Hons Industrial Design
  6. Peacock, K. 2018. The Holistic Design of an Animal-centric, Low-cost, Module Enclosure for Keeping Laying Hens in Johannesburg | Main Supervisor | BA Hons Industrial Design
  7. Zwart, E. 2018. The Human-Centred Design of an Innovative Menstrual Pain Relief Product for South African Women | Main Supervisor | BA Hons Industrial Design
  8. Hendricks, A. 2017. Exploring Cape Coloured Cultural Identity for Contemporary South African Ceramic Tableware | Main Supervisor | BA Hons Industrial Design
  9. de Villiers, K. 2017. The Design of a more Sustainable Ergonomic Shopping Carrier for Commuters in South Africa | Main Supervisor | BA Hons Industrial Design
  10. Naudé, M. 2017. Eyedentity: Eyewear Designed with a Contemporary South African Aesthetic to Support a Local Market. Main Supervisor | BA Hons Industrial Design 2017 | Graduated Cum Laude
  11. Findlay, P. 2017. The Empathic Design of an Improved Menstrual Hygiene Product for the South African ContexMain Supervisor | BA Hons Industrial Design | Graduated Cum Laude
  12. Mahri, F. 2016. Improving the Usability of Walking Frames for Users over the Age of 65 | Main Supervisor | BTech Industrial Design
  13. Parsons, M. 2016. The Sustainable Redesign of a Discontinued Car Shape to Challenge the Concepts of Planned Obsolescence and Depreciation | Main Supervisor | BTech Industrial Design
  14. Brown, I.L. 2015. An Improved Beehive Design to Support Local Urban Agriculture | Main Supervisor | BTech Industrial Design | Graduated Cum Laude
  15. Budricks, J. 2014. The Design of a Seedling Growing System for Small-scale Urban Farmers in Soweto | Main Supervisor | BTech Industrial Design
  16. Jacobsz, W.C. 2014. Umoyapump: The Participatory Design of an Off-grid Irrigation Pump for Urban Farmers in Soweto | Main Supervisor | BTech Industrial Design
  17. Tofas, N. 2014. The Design of an Off-grid Food Storage System for Small-scale Urban Farmers within the community of Soweto, South Africa | Main Supervisor | BTech Industrial Design
  18. Day, M. 2013. Biocharger: The Design of a Safe and Efficient Biochar Production Unit for a Small Business Initiative in Johannesburg, Gauteng | Main Supervisor | BTech Industrial Design
  19. Monsanto, M. 2013. The User-Centred Design of an Overall for Women Miners in South Africa | Main Supervisor | BTech Industrial Design
  20. Salberg, A. 2012. Improving Motor Vehicle Accessibility for the Physically Disabled Who Can Still Drive | Main Supervisor | BTech Industrial Design
  21. Kavallieratos, J. 2012. Bees Can Change the World: An Increase in Bee Numbers will Aid Biodiversity and Sustainability | Main Supervisor | BTech Industrial Design
  22. Colahan, R. 2012. User-Centred Design: Redesign of the Kayaking Ergometer for an Improved User Experience | Main Supervisor | BTech Industrial Design
  23. dos Santos, R. 2011. Design and Development of an Aftermarket Car Seat | Main Supervisor | BTech Industrial Design
  24. Marshall, M. 2011. African Inspired Chandelier | Main Supervisor | BTech Industrial Design
  25. Brand, K. 2010. Design for Those in Need: Equipment for Small-scale Farming | Main Supervisor | BTech Industrial Design | Graduated Cum Laude
  26. Basson, D. 2010. Independence for the Disabled | Main Supervisor | BTech Industrial Design
Theses
  1. Campbell, A.D. 2020. Designing Development: An Exploration of Technology Innovation by Small-Scale Urban Farmers in Johannesburg. Doctorate of Literature and Philosophy in Development Studies. Johannesburg: University of Johannesburg.
  2. Campbell, A.D. 2003. Developing New Stylistic Possibilities for African Product Design Inspired by African Cultural Heritage. Masters of Technology in Industrial Design Dissertation. Johannesburg: Technikon Witwatersrand (University of Johannesburg).
Workshops
  1. 2020. iF Design Foundation Fourth Conference on The Future of Design Education, Greenside Design Center College of Design, Johannesburg, 23-25 February (Invited Participant).
  2. 2018. Design Society Development DESIS Lab Design Research Workshop, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, 20 July (Facilitator)
  3. 2017. International DESIS Lab Dialogue. Online via zoom.us, 18 October (Invited Participant).
  4. 2017. Inter-American Development Bank – Multilateral Investment Fund, The Rockefeller Foundation & Compartamos con Colombia Global Summit on Social Innovation. Bogotá, 14-15 March (Invited Participant).
  5. 2016. Soweto Eat In Conference Service‐Learning Panel. Soweto Theatre, Johannesburg, 3 September (Chair).
  6. 2016. Department of Science and Technology: SA-India Grassroots Innovation Workshop. Innovation Hub, Pretoria, 6 July (Invited Participant).
  7. 2015. Human Sciences Research Council: National Grassroots Innovation Seminar. Diep in die Berg, Pretoria, 10 December (Invited Participant).
  8. 2015. Brains Trust and Field Breakout Sessions. Echoing Green All Fellows Conference. Johannesburg, South Africa, 4 November (Invited Participant).
  9. 2015. Production, Distribution and Consumption – Food and Agriculture. DESIS Food Cluster: Design for Social Food. Cascina Cuccagna, Milano, 5 June (Facilitator)
  10. 2015. Launch of the iZindaba Zokudla Farmers’ School. University of Johannesburg, Soweto Campus, Johannesburg, 16 May (Facilitator) 
  11. 2014. Site Visit 2: Food, Soweto. Hivos & SIX: Reimagining Relationships: How Citizens Collaborate to Change the Systems in Which They Live. 44 Stanley & Soweto, Johannesburg, 26- 27 November (Facilitator)