The smart meter designed by three Royal College of Art graduates, aka DIY Kyoto, has confirmed its success as a functional energy and money saving device. With the deadline for entries of designs for the next Wattson looming, jotta spoke to Interactive Designer Greta Corke about the integral role that the user plays in the life of the Wattson, and the importance of prepping to sell your product.

Graphic designer Lucy Brown spent three months working under the tutelage of visionary typographer, graphic designer and design educator Oded Ezer. Ezer blurs the line between design and art, exploring the anatomy of letters through an almost scientific approach. Over a series of installments Lucy will reveal to us how “the many lessons he taught me are invaluable, and will stay with me for the rest of my career.”

Mark Peter Wright graduated from London College of Communication’s MA in Sound Arts in 2008 and went on to become 2009’s British Composer of the Year in Sonic Arts for his work A Quiet Reverie. Eleanor Weber talks to Mark about exploring sound as an environmental phenomenon, rendering what is supposedly soundless sonic through his examination of architecture and landscape.

New York based photographer Will Davidson was commissioned by Dazed & Confused to create a fashion film which can now be viewed in Augmented Reality. Flashy gimmick or simply the way of the future? jotta spoke to the high fashion photographer about the making of his slasher-esque style flick, and sound designer Daniel Lea about the sonic side.

As fashion week engulfs London, Sophie Atkinson manages to squeeze herself into Vanessa Denza’s jam-packed diary to talk to the renowned co-founder of Graduate Fashion Week.