Lemon Tang

Abstract: This Account of Practice reflects on [Who is the Imposter?], a game-based action learning activity developed from the Exercise in Style workshop for design research writing. Inspired by Raymond Queneau’s Exercises in Style, the activity borrows the idea of variation, reframing and playful constraint to help learners rethink academic language. Drawing on action learning, communities of practice, feedback theory, engaged pedagogy and design as open-ended inquiry, the paper examines...

This design uses the format of a retail receipt to frame academic tutoring and design education as a structured, itemised service. By borrowing the visual language of everyday transactions, the work makes visible the relationship between education, value, labour and commercial exchange. The receipt format allows each course or service to be listed as an “item”, turning abstract forms of academic support, such as research thinking, portfolio review and proposal development, into priced,...

Exercise in Style: Exploring Expression in Design Research Writing Session Lead: Lemon Tang & Dan Mu Location: 40 George Square, LG.11 Time: Wednesday, 10/June/2026, 16:00-17:30 The session takes inspiration from exercise-based literary structures, especially the idea of generating variation, reframing expression, and experimenting with form. Writing in design research is not only about structure, grammar, or publication rules. It is also about expression, framing, interpretation, and...