Yva Yorston (she/her) (@yvayorston) 's Twitter Profile
Yva Yorston (she/her)

@yvayorston

Designer, creator and communicator, working at innovation consultancy @graftglobal. Enjoys tea, music, dogs and deep chats.

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Graft (@graftglobal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our report, 'Scotland's Design Insiders' quantifies and categorises the size and shape of in-house design in Scotland. Following up on our 2019 report, this new edition includes analysis of in-house design within Scotland's Third Sector. Download here: graft.global/insights

Our report, 'Scotland's Design Insiders' quantifies and categorises the size and shape of in-house design in Scotland. Following up on our 2019 report, this new edition includes analysis of in-house design within Scotland's  Third Sector. Download here: graft.global/insights
Leonie Bell (@leonie_s_bell) 's Twitter Profile Photo

as all 👀 are on #COP26 in Glasgow we are delighted to support Design Council s #DesignForPlanet next week V&A Dundee, as partners we believe that design & designers are powerful agents of change that can unite imagination with action. It's a 🌟 line up 🌱 designforplanet.org

Graft (@graftglobal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This week, Robbie and Yva Yorston (she/her) from the team ran a session on 'Innovation Design in Practice' for the brilliant #MScDesignforBusiness class at DJCAD, UoD, talking about our design practice and viewing complex organisations as ecosystems. Thank you University of Dundee for having us!

This week, Robbie and <a href="/yvayorston/">Yva Yorston (she/her)</a> from the team ran a session on 'Innovation Design in Practice' for the brilliant #MScDesignforBusiness class at <a href="/DJCAD/">DJCAD, UoD</a>, talking about our design practice and viewing complex organisations as ecosystems.

Thank you <a href="/dundeeuni/">University of Dundee</a> for having us!
Scotland + Venice (@scotlandvenice) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Weekend reading! ✨We recently partnered with V&A Dundee on an online event titled ‘What if…/ we lived in places of small distances?’. Read a brand new article by Lee Johnstone V&A Dundee Design for Business Programme Coordinator in response to the event: vam.ac.uk/dundee/article…

Scotland + Venice (@scotlandvenice) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The award-winning exhibition What if…?/Scotland comes to an end at the V&A Dundee on Sunday, having collected over 10,000 wishes from the people of Scotland and beyond. What did they wish for? Learn more here: scotlandandvenice.com/news/what-if-s… #whatifscotland

The award-winning exhibition What if…?/Scotland comes to an end at the <a href="/VADundee/">V&A Dundee</a> on Sunday, having collected over 10,000 wishes from the people of Scotland and beyond. What did they wish for? Learn more here: 
scotlandandvenice.com/news/what-if-s… #whatifscotland
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Today is your last chance to see the award-winning exhibition What if…?/Scotland comes to an end at the V&A Dundee today, having collected over 10,000 wishes from the people of Scotland and beyond. Visit before it ends! #WhatIfScotland #HowWillWeLiveTogether

Today is your last chance to see the award-winning exhibition What if…?/Scotland comes to an end at the <a href="/VADundee/">V&A Dundee</a> today, having collected over 10,000 wishes from the people of Scotland and beyond. Visit before it ends! #WhatIfScotland #HowWillWeLiveTogether
Graft (@graftglobal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

esther's System Thinking workshop at the UCDGathering last week helped attendees practice to approach complex structures with a non-linear thinking that enables informed decision-making, create strategies and more. Thank you very much for having us!

Graft (@graftglobal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Did you know that research shows that the variety of stimuli in public places, like coffee shops, makes them a great place to do creative work? Recently, Yva Yorston (she/her) has been putting this to the test, and is really feeling the benefits! Where are you at your most creative?

Did you know that research shows that the variety of stimuli in public places, like coffee shops, makes them a great place to do creative work? 

Recently, <a href="/yvayorston/">Yva Yorston (she/her)</a> has been putting this to the test, and is really feeling the benefits!

Where are you at your most creative?
DJCAD, UoD (@djcad) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our Masters Show opens today until Sun 11 Sept. We are so excited to welcome you back! Tickets are available to book, but walk-ins are also welcome. You can also browse the show online buff.ly/3zXh8Pg #djcadMastersShow Image Credit: Louise Black, MFA Fine Art

Our Masters Show opens today until Sun 11 Sept. We are so excited to welcome you back! Tickets are available to book, but walk-ins are also welcome. You can also browse the show online buff.ly/3zXh8Pg 

#djcadMastersShow 

Image Credit: Louise Black, MFA Fine Art
Yva Yorston (she/her) (@yvayorston) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Really excited to be launching this project today! It's been a busy few months at Graft working with V&A Dundee Andthen and how2glu on how we can bring together the design sector, to envision the future we want to create for ourselves and for Scotland. Get involved!

Andthen (@studioandthen) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Delighted to be launching the Design for Scotland project today in partnership with Graft and how2glu. Interested in exploring what design can do for Scotland? Get involved 👇

Leonie Bell (@leonie_s_bell) 's Twitter Profile Photo

we are delighted that design for scotland is live! it builds on the work of many who believe good design is central to pretty much everything & it looks to the future with optimism & focus. have a look, take part & please share. Thanks to Creative Scotland for funding & support.

Steven Russell (@stevehasideas) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Really enjoyed playing Minister for Design in this interactive survey by V&A Dundee! 😍 If you're a Designer in Scotland, give it a go and help the 'Design for Scotland' project explore design nationally. Get involved: designforscotland.com

Really enjoyed playing Minister for Design in this interactive survey by <a href="/VADundee/">V&A Dundee</a>! 😍
If you're a Designer in Scotland, give it a go and help the 'Design for Scotland' project explore design nationally. 
Get involved: designforscotland.com
Andthen (@studioandthen) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We're collecting a range of perspectives on how to best support design in Scotland. Have your say by taking part in this interactive survey where you'll be been hired as Scotland’s first Minister for Design. Get started here: buff.ly/3dyeas5

We're collecting a range of perspectives on how to best support design in Scotland. Have your say by taking part in this interactive survey where you'll be been hired as Scotland’s first Minister for Design. Get started here: buff.ly/3dyeas5
Andthen (@studioandthen) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Still thinking about applying to the Design for Scotland working group? Better get your skates on as applications close this Friday. Apply here: buff.ly/3DTgu7w

Still thinking about applying to the Design for Scotland working group? Better get your skates on as applications close this Friday. 

Apply here: buff.ly/3DTgu7w
Graft (@graftglobal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📣 Just a few days left to apply for the Design for Scotland working group! 📣 Applications close this Friday, 7th October. Get involved in shaping the future of our Scottish design sector! 👉 lnkd.in/ecubqSbS

Deepesh Sangtani (@deepsang27) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Had an amazing experience at the Workshop 1 for 'Design for Scotland' project. Interacted with the lovely team and took away some valuable outcomes catering to the future of #design in #Scotland V&A Dundee Andthen Graft Creative Scotland

Had an amazing experience at the Workshop 1 for 'Design for Scotland' project. Interacted with the lovely team and took away some valuable outcomes catering to the future of #design in #Scotland

<a href="/VADundee/">V&A Dundee</a> <a href="/studioandthen/">Andthen</a> <a href="/graftglobal/">Graft</a> <a href="/CreativeScots/">Creative Scotland</a>
V&A Dundee (@vadundee) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Design for Scotland Working Group sessions have begun, with input from right across Scotland and our wide and varied design sector 😊 There’s still time to get involved in the Design for Scotland Interactive Survey! Find out more here: designforscotland.com

The Design for Scotland Working Group sessions have begun, with input from right across Scotland and our wide and varied design sector 😊

There’s still time to get involved in the Design for Scotland Interactive Survey!

Find out more here: designforscotland.com