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Kate McLean
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GenderFemale
IndustryArts
OccupationSenior Lecturer Graphic Design CCCU
LocationWhitstable / London / Boston, Kent / Greater London / MA, United Kingdom
IntroductionI am a Senior Lecturer in Graphic Design at Canterbury Christ Church University, and a sensory researcher, designer and photographer. My award-winning smell maps of cities around the world have been exhibited at Milan Design Week and in various galleries and group exhibitions, and featured on BBC, Fast Company and Smithsonian. I hold an MFA in Graphic Design, BA in Related Arts, and is currently a PhD candidate at the Royal College of Art. My work can be seen at http://www.sensorymaps.com.
InterestsSmells, olfactory communication, human interaction, people, photography, travel, languages, irony, typography, writing, communication at every opportunity
Favorite moviesMoulin Rouge, It's a Wonderful Life, Some Like it Hot, Finding Nemo
Favorite musicAlways changing - The Killers, Vampire Weekend, Coldplay, Noah and the Whale, Kings of Leon, Penguin Café Orchestra, Abba
Favorite booksSwallows and Amazons, The Tipping Point, Beautiful Evidence, Wallpaper Guides, 1000 Places to see before you die, The Book Thief

Do you believe that forks are evolved from spoons?

I think that spoons are evolved from forks in that it takes more design to get a spoon right than a fork.

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