oliver

@oliverbates.co.uk

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design researcher. he/him researching through making games, zines and critical tea towels about climate futures, tech, and systems. Links to my stuff: https://oliverbates.co.uk https://fractals.coop/ and research fellow @ lancaster uni

A gazebo in a field at a festival with many tea towels hanging up.
A sketch of a 4 burner oven with two tea towels hanging from the oven door handle. One tea towel reads “manky tea towels rule” with a purple background. The second tea towel is a rough looking sketch that could be a map of a sea side town or other tourist attraction, with grass, sand and water - and maybe a windmill.
Cropped Screenshot of email inbox. From livejournal. Title: Your LiveJournal account will be purged soon.
Pixelart logo for SCREW THAT. A flat head screw driver with an orange handle is to the left. To the right stretching from top to bottom is an oxidising copper water pipe with a closed isolation valve that you'd typically find in your UK home.
zine title: bust your ass ump tions
The cover of a zine I am making titled “make your fucking ideas: a sweary guide to moving your shit forward”. Trying to use creativity to help structure and prompt my further creativity. It’s an adhd battle for the ages, mixed with struggling to bravely share creativity whilst working on projects that aren’t always creative.
A photo of a gym bike screen. “THERE'S POWER IN YOUR WORKOUT By exercising at a high speed and level you can significantly reduce the amount of electricity required to power this equipment. When your workout is over, find out just how much energy you saved on the Workout Results page.”