Square card is a perfect fit in a round hole

Trying to fit a square card in to a round hole is really a lot easier than you think. But only if the square card is a University of Teesside ROM Card and the round hole is the CD drive of a computer.

The ROM Card is the latest project from the University’s excellent rated Design programmes and is a hi-tech look at Design course information and University facilities.

Graphic Design Programme Leader Alison Johnson worked on developing the ROM card with Gavin Bell and Mathew Annal, new Graphic Design graduates from Teesside, with Zafar Khaliq, a Computer Science graduate and owner of Express IT Services in Middlesbrough supplying the ROM cards.

Alison said: “The ROM card is not much larger or heavier than a credit card. The information, images and sounds it can hold mean that potential students can easily access a great deal of information at the flick of a switch rather than a turn of the page. The ROM card is readable on a PC or MAC format.”

Gavin, who is from Murray Street, Hartlepool, put his professional musician skills to the test and compiled the sound track for the ROM card. He said: “The music I’ve sampled is quite laid back and unobtrusive and will help guide the user through the program.”

The ROM Card was showcased at the New Designers Exhibition in London where it received a warm welcome.

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