# cambridgedesignsociety


## Posts

- [Exploring ‘Made In Egypt’: Our latest Social to the Fitzwilliam Museum](https://cambridgedesignsociety.com/exploring-made-in-egypt-our-latest-social-to-the-fitzwilliam-museum/): Last Thursday, members of the Cambridge Design community enjoyed a captivating visit to a unique late night viewing of the ‘Made in Ancient Egypt’ at the Fitzwilliam Museum. This after-hours event allowed us to experience the exhibition material and ancient design pieces, whilst trying our hand at hieroglyphics, enjoying Egyptian delicacies in the ‘sensing’ workshop and soaking up the vibrant music of the Cambridge Takht & The Pomegranates band. The exhibition focussed on the skills, creative processes and crafts of luxury and everyday objects, as well as expanding on the technologies behind how papyrus paper was made, the intricacies in […]
- [Catching Rays and Human Computer Interaction: Design Showcase](https://cambridgedesignsociety.com/catching-rays-and-human-computer-interaction-design-showcase/): At the end of the term, the society held its end-of-term design showcase, which gave our society members the chance to present the design projects they have worked hard on all term and receive feedback from our design mentors. Our design teams presented two projects based on the prompts “Catching Rays” and “Human Computer Interaction”. Our “Catching Rays” team reframed the concept of spatial lighting by exploring insulation in existing forms of light manipulation. The team investigated how excessive solar radiation, poor insulation, and inadequate ventilation can lead to overheating of houses in the summer, then presented design concepts that […]
- [Michaelmas 2025 Design Projects and Competitions!](https://cambridgedesignsociety.com/michaelmas-2025-design-projects-and-competitions/): Want to be involved in a design project? We are running design projects with weekly support and guidance sessions throughout Michaelmas to develop your design skills, suitable for both beginners and experienced designers. This includes three internal design prompts and three design competitions! Internal design projects During these projects, you will: Work in teams to design a solution to one of our three prompts Develop research and design skills Gain meaningful experience perfect for your CV Experience what it is like to work in a passionate, collaborative and technical environment Our three prompts are: In-Home Guardian: As populations age across […]
- [Michaelmas 2025 Term Card and Committee Sign-Ups!](https://cambridgedesignsociety.com/michaelmas-2025-term-card-and-committee-sign-ups/): New year, new events! We can’t wait to welcome our members, new and old, to CUDS 2025 (previously Hercules Cambridge). Michaelmas 2025 Term Card With a new focus on student skill development, we have events that cater to the experienced and beginners – so come join in! Our events in Michaelmas term 2025 will include: Fresher’s Event  Time: 11/10/2025 (Sat) 11:30 – 13:30 Location: Lecture Room 4 – Engineering Department Description: Connect with other passionate designers in a casual event, featuring fun activities and free pizza! Design Competitions and internal design challenges Time: Sundays 10:00 – 12:00 Location: Engineering Department […]
- [Addenbrooke's Hospital](https://cambridgedesignsociety.com/addenbrookes-hospital/): Sleep Safe Sleep Sound
- [Honghe Protein Bar](https://cambridgedesignsociety.com/honghe-protein-bar/): Package Design for environmental sustainability  - A collaboration with the non-profit organisation at Honghe UNESCO site
- [Pi Scale](https://cambridgedesignsociety.com/pi-scale/): An ideal luggage bag accessory offering multi-units, easy-to-visualise weight measurement
- [Legible Canton](https://cambridgedesignsociety.com/legible-canton/): Redesigning Canton Rail Transit Map
- [PlateCraft](https://cambridgedesignsociety.com/platecraft/): Sculpting with sauces to paint the palate
- [Svro2](https://cambridgedesignsociety.com/svro2/): The hypercar body design for better track and street performance
- [Shared Stray Cat](https://cambridgedesignsociety.com/shared-stray-cat/): Protecting and rescuing urban stray animals
- [Portaprint](https://cambridgedesignsociety.com/portaprint/): A mobile 3D printer with no print size restriction
- [FLIT](https://cambridgedesignsociety.com/flit/): Case Study
- [VOX](https://cambridgedesignsociety.com/vox/): Case Study
- [CDP](https://cambridgedesignsociety.com/cdp/): Case Study

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- [About](https://cambridgedesignsociety.com/about/): Who we are Hercules Cambridge (HC) is an online studio for designers and innovators in Cambridge. Whether you are a complete novice or an experienced creator, our studio can provide suitable opportunities for you to learn and exercise your creative talent through student-led training sessions, industry projects and world-leading competitions. Together as an international team, we will combine to bring together a multi-disciplinary set of skills and interests that allows us to examine and dissect complicated problems from different perspectives. Why HC We believe that a space for creativity should be fun, flexible and free from restrictions. On our platform, […]
- [For clients](https://cambridgedesignsociety.com/for-clients/): Slide 1 HeadingLorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit dolor For clients Help us improve the world through design We offer innovative, creative design solutions to start-ups, engineering, design and architecture firms. Led by passionate Cambridge University students and alumni, our large student base enables us to find driven teams to deliver impact to your firm. Download our leaflet Services Clients will work with Hercules Cambridge to design a project brief and deliverables which will be given to the HC design team. The project is aimed at delivering value to both our students and clients. Projects can be flexible […]
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