Past, Present And Future Of Design Ethics,
2024
Aalborg University
Past, Present And Future Of Design Ethics, Helle Vesti, Linda N. Laursen, Christian Tollestrup
DRS Biennial Conference Series
With the ever-more present climate crisis, resource shortage and the expansion of AI, the core question of the ethical aspects of our development of new products and solutions becomes unavoidable. But which topics are commonly discussed in design ethics literature and how has it evolved? To answer this question and to understand the existing underpinnings and foundation of ethics in design, we adopted a structured literature review searching literature across 42 renowned scientific design journals. A systematic search revealed 1177 academic publications relating to the topic. After filtering and reviewing the titles, abstracts and keywords of these publications, a total …
Co-Creation Framework To Develop And Situate E-Textiles With Indigenous Crafts,
2024
Anuvad - Research Studio, India
Co-Creation Framework To Develop And Situate E-Textiles With Indigenous Crafts, Chhail Khalsa, Pranshu Kumar Chaudhary
DRS Biennial Conference Series
This study is part of an ongoing project in the domain of craft and technology called Anuvad. This paper discusses the value and challenges of collaborating with traditional indigenous artisans as co-designers and technical collaborators. After establishing a premise, this paper discusses the findings of a study conducted in person with the artisans in a remote village in India called Bhujodi. This paper discusses the power of creating interactive artifacts through craft by closely collaborating with artisans. The outcome is an interactive textile art frame that works as a music synthesizer. Through this study, we tried to develop experimental e-textile …
The Role Of Data An Intuition In Ux Design,
2024
Aarhus University, Denmark
The Role Of Data An Intuition In Ux Design, Jonas Frich, Boyeun Lee, Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen
DRS Biennial Conference Series
This paper explores the role of intuition in the adoption of data-driven ap-proaches in design within the broad domain of user experience design. To better understand the relationship between intuition and data-driven approaches, we conducted a mixed methods study entailing a qualitative exploration (n=10) of the challenges and opportunities professional designers face when working with data-driven methods, such as potential creativity constraints, knowledge gaps, tool deficiencies, collaboration difficulties, and ethical concerns. We then question whether these challenges stem from the intuitive nature of design work and the types of individuals it attracts and investigate this question using a quantita-tive online …
Paradigm Shifts In Research Assessment For Scientific Publishing: Emerging Models In A Pluriverse Perspectivs,
2024
University of Bologna, Italy
Paradigm Shifts In Research Assessment For Scientific Publishing: Emerging Models In A Pluriverse Perspectivs, Lorela Mehmeti, Elena Maria Formia, Eleonora Lupo
DRS Biennial Conference Series
In the realm of design, research publication undergoes a transformative shift in evaluation and emerging forms that prompt investigation into the distortive impact of the current assessment framework on publication diversity. The complexity of assessing research quality within institutional frameworks and career metrics hinders innovation, and globally, debates on impact factors drive a shift to qualitative, responsible evaluation. The article explores how collaborative methodologies enable new assessment practices for design communities in the Global South, challenging Western-centric peer-review norms to adopt a more pluriversal perspective. It includes an introduction problematising the status of publication assessment in the general scientific domain. …
Utopian Visions Or Cautionary Tales? Drifting Through New Babylon In Search Of Future Living,
2024
Delft University of Technology
Utopian Visions Or Cautionary Tales? Drifting Through New Babylon In Search Of Future Living, Yuxi Liu, Johan Redström
DRS Biennial Conference Series
Although contemporary technologies are inherently systemic, much design still focuses on individual interactions rather than on effects of collective action across space and time. Current imaginaries of the smart city, where massive assemblages of humans and nonhumans co-perform, have largely focused on the optimization and automation made possible by new technological advances. As we humans contend with our collective earthly survival, the question of how to design desirable futures has become imperative. In this paper, we explore both possibilities and problems associated with the construction of futurist visions. Departing from a story set in the present-day, we move to examine …
Relational Workshopping: Co-Designing A Placemaking Approach To Urban Governance,
2024
NTNU, Germany
Relational Workshopping: Co-Designing A Placemaking Approach To Urban Governance, Milagros Hurtig, Brita Fladvad Nielsen
DRS Biennial Conference Series
Participatory Placemaking is increasingly implemented by European cities as a methodological framework to achieve more sustainable ways for urban development. However, there is a clash between the flexible, dynamic, and communicative nature of participatory placemaking and the static, slow, and bureaucratic nature of the implementing institutions. The starting point of this study where two research questions: What communicational challenges arise when participatory placemaking is implemented by city officials in specific urban contexts? And how can design tools play a role contributing to the relational dynamics of placemaking? This article explores these, while simultaneously discussing the role design tools can play …
Unlocking Innovation Through Enhanced Collaboration Between Universities And Industry,
2024
Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
Unlocking Innovation Through Enhanced Collaboration Between Universities And Industry, Nicholas Chia, Blair Kuys
DRS Biennial Conference Series
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play a crucial role in local economic growth, representing 99.5% of all businesses in Australia. However, product development poses a challenge for SMEs due to their limited resources and barriers to readily invest in Research and Development (R&D). To overcome these constraints SMEs often outsource R&D activities to higher education institutions, emerging as vital partners. While university-industry collaboration offers mutual benefits to industry and academia, Australia is underperforming compared to other OECD countries. This research delves into the dynamics of Australian SMEs' micro-level interactions with universities, uncovering the barriers and enablers in their collaborative New …
Guiding Design Students To Sound-Driven Design From The Base Camp Of Semiotics,
2024
School of Engineering and Architecture. University of Zaragoza (Spain);
Critical Alarms Lab (CAL). TU Delft Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering.
Guiding Design Students To Sound-Driven Design From The Base Camp Of Semiotics, Rosana Sanz-Segura, Eduardo Manchado-Pérez
DRS Biennial Conference Series
The lack of knowledge in the field of sound-driven design lags our educational efforts to teach BSc students about the role of sound in current design process methodologies. Teaching programs rarely include subjects dedicated to creating a coherent experience using data-to-sound strategies, sound informativeness, or the interactions that users have with product sounds. Understanding sound at the same level as other sensory cues prepares students to enrich the usability, attractiveness, and communicative qualities of products, services, and systems. This contribution aims to provide an integrative and multidisciplinary perspective of sound-driven design through the adaptation and application of the ‘Design Framework …
Designing Systemic Resilience In The Face Of Looming Black Swans Through A Seminar-Style Wargame,
2024
Delft University of Technology
Designing Systemic Resilience In The Face Of Looming Black Swans Through A Seminar-Style Wargame, Alexander Nieuwborg, Nicolas Salliou, Jesse Geurtsen
DRS Biennial Conference Series
Black Swans have become the norm rather than the exception. These unimaginable events with massive consequences seem to be a by-product of our society ruled by complex systems. As more Black Swans are looming, an interest in becoming more resilient is rising. However, achieving resilience against Black Swans remains an ambiguous endeavour. Looking into academic literature, “wargaming” Black Swans is often proposed as an antidote since it explores decision-making in an adversarial and unimaginable context. However, how these Black Swan-focused wargames can take shape is unclear. In response, this paper proposes a design of a wargame addressing systemic resilience in …
A Tangible Toolkit To Uncover Clinician's Ethical Values About Ai Clinical Decision Support Systems,
2024
Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands
A Tangible Toolkit To Uncover Clinician's Ethical Values About Ai Clinical Decision Support Systems, Ilse Faber, Loes Van Renswouw, Sara Colombo
DRS Biennial Conference Series
Machine Learning (ML) has the potential to revolutionize healthcare by enhancing risk prediction and reducing clinical workloads. However, as it impacts risk assessment, integration of ML into clinical practice presents several ethical challenges. This study focuses on enabling clinicians to express their ethical values about ML-powered clinical decision support systems, to facilitate their consideration during the design phase. Grounded in human-centered AI and value-sensitive design, we introduce a tangible toolkit that assists clinicians in visualizing interaction stages with an AI decision support system in their daily practice, and in articulating ethical values and concerns emerging in each step. Preliminary tests …
Significance Of Everyday Group Conversations In Defin-Ing Design Problems: Affordances Of Group Chat Room For Discursivity In Design Process,
2024
School of Design, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong S.A.R. (China)
Significance Of Everyday Group Conversations In Defin-Ing Design Problems: Affordances Of Group Chat Room For Discursivity In Design Process, Jen Yoohyun Lee
DRS Biennial Conference Series
This paper explores the ongoing and nonlinear nature of everyday group conversations afforded by a mobile messaging app. Understanding such interactions can facilitate the awareness of different viewpoints and the emergence of group decisions on elucidating design problems. The exploration is done by analyzing stakeholders' group chat conversations through the lens of small stories, which acknowledges overlooked aspects of everyday communication. Communicative interactions are increasingly relevant to participatory processes of coordinating knowledge, needs, and goals among multiple stakeholders in designing. Meanwhile, communication in goal-oriented workshops and interviews aims for an effective sense-making process and compels the definition of problem and …
An Eye-Tracking Experimental Study On The Influence Of Background Visual Effects On Consumer Purchase Behavior In Live Streaming Sales,
2024
National Cheng Kung University, Industrial Design Department
An Eye-Tracking Experimental Study On The Influence Of Background Visual Effects On Consumer Purchase Behavior In Live Streaming Sales, Ruo-Qiao Zhao, Tseng-Ping Chiu
DRS Biennial Conference Series
Live streaming sales have emerged as a prominent trend in global retail, following the COVID-19 pandemic.This study aims to investigate the influence of different forms of background in live streaming sales on consumer purchase behavior through eye-tracking experiments. The study involved 25 participants (15 males). Four distinct background conditions were implemented. The obtained results were analyzed and discussed based on the affordance theory and context effect theory.The findings revealed that under the original background condition, participants tended to primarily focus their attention on the product. In the absence of a background, participants exhibited the longest gaze duration on the product …
Unified Patient Portal: Engaging Patients Throughout The Genetic Testing Journey,
2024
Natera, United States of America
Unified Patient Portal: Engaging Patients Throughout The Genetic Testing Journey, Adriana Navarro-Sainz, Shama Huda, Regis Bectarte
DRS Biennial Conference Series
Patient Empowerment (PE) has increasingly gained popularity in shaping the framework of healthcare systems. We present a case study at Natera, where we designed a patient-centric portal aimed at fostering patient engagement throughout the genetic testing journey. Through a patient-centric approach, we present the design process of creating a portal for patients to take control over their genetic tests. This is followed by the user research we conducted utilizing cognitive walkthrough and think-aloud methodologies. This is then followed by analyzing the data gathered through the user research conducted with organ health patients. We then conclude by presenting findings and outlining …
Towards Active Aging: Investigating Innovations Within Intelligent Communities,
2024
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro - PUC-Rio, Brazil
Towards Active Aging: Investigating Innovations Within Intelligent Communities, Gabriela Branco, Manuela Quaresma
DRS Biennial Conference Series
Intelligent communities can nurture environments conducive to fostering positive and meaningful relationships among the elderly. This systematic literature review examines the role of these communities in the aging population’s social relations. Through the review of studies and interventions via the Scopus database, we investigate how some innovative approaches are positively impacting the quality of life for the elderly. We identified examples of initiatives, technological solutions, and a social project successfully implemented in communities to strengthen older adult support networks. The contributions of this article lie in providing a comprehensive view of how smart technologies are shaping support for the senior …
‘Worn Once’: A Call To Re-Imagine The Problematic Lexicon Of Pre-Loved Clothing In Fashion Retail,
2024
London College of Communication, University of the Arts London, United Kingdom
‘Worn Once’: A Call To Re-Imagine The Problematic Lexicon Of Pre-Loved Clothing In Fashion Retail, Louise Catherine Healy
DRS Biennial Conference Series
This paper explores the potential for perceptions of the worn clothing resale space to evolve into a proactive and positive space of engagement through changing the associated lexicon in messaging across retail and wider culture. Employing theories of language and symbolic power, I dissect current modes of consumer value in ‘new vs old’ dichotomies in second-hand clothing consumption. I offer that dissolving hierarchies associated with the new is essential in achieving change in value perception for worn clothing. Utilising ideas of pleasure activism and emotional storytelling in worn clothing communications to engage and educate the consumer is proposed. Using a …
Colombia-Brazil Dialogues. In Search Of A Latin American Epistemology For Design.,
2024
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Colombia-Brazil Dialogues. In Search Of A Latin American Epistemology For Design., Juan Mendoza-Collazos, María Astrid Rios Durán, Maria Cecilia Loschiavo Dos Santos
DRS Biennial Conference Series
The construction of a situated epistemology for design was the key issue that emerged from the Colombian—Brazilian dialogue during the last Congress of Design Research held in Bogotá in 2023. Design from the South is the expression of a new epistemology. An epistemology in which the designing is oriented to social transformation, applying the ancestral knowledge in search of social equity and sustaina-bility, and paving the way to design justice. This article presents examples of the way in which this epistemology of design sprouts from the community itself. Designers are part of these communities. Therefore, the design activity here is …
Sensemaking About Power In Anti-Oppressive Design Practice,
2024
IIT Institute of Design, United States of America
Sensemaking About Power In Anti-Oppressive Design Practice, Jessica Meharry
DRS Biennial Conference Series
The concept of power can be an effective discursive tool to wield when designing against oppression and designing for joy, desire, and flourishing. While power is a critical concept in oppression, it is underdeveloped in most design methods and practices. This paper makes the case that designers interested in social justice can explore dimensions of power to uncover and redirect bias and inequities in both design processes and outcomes. I summarize the conceptual debates about power's meaning and survey how designers are currently engaging with the concept. I then offer a loose anti-oppressive framework for sensemaking around power in professional …
Mobile Interfaces For Caregivers And Older Adults: Iterative Design Of The Lifetomorrow Ecosystem With Aesthetic And Functional Considerations,
2024
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States of America;
Tufts University, United States of America
Mobile Interfaces For Caregivers And Older Adults: Iterative Design Of The Lifetomorrow Ecosystem With Aesthetic And Functional Considerations, Matthew Charles Milton, Céline Madeleine Aldenhoven, Chaiwoo Lee, Lisa D'Ambrosio, Elisabeth André, Joseph Coughlin
DRS Biennial Conference Series
As the population of older adults increases, so does the demand for technology that supports caregiving and aging in place. Smart home technology, wearable health trackers, and mobile applications have all been identified as possible methods of support. Studies on the user interfaces of these technologies have predominantly explored how well their features and functions address the complex needs of older adults and caregivers. However, many of these applications lack adequate consideration of visual design principles and aesthetics. The present study aims to illustrate the iterative design process of the LifeTomorrow Ecosystem which includes two applications: one for caregivers and …
Reimagining The Printing Press As A Collaborative Public Pedagogy And A Site For Nurturing A Creative Community’S Potential For Transition,
2024
RMIT University, Australia
Reimagining The Printing Press As A Collaborative Public Pedagogy And A Site For Nurturing A Creative Community’S Potential For Transition, Neal Ragnar Haslem, Jan Hendrik Brueggemeier
DRS Biennial Conference Series
In this article we examine Commoners Press, an experimental letterpress in Australia, from the perspectives of public pedagogy, transition design, and pluriversalism. Since 2017 the press has re-activated its anachronistic 70–100-year-old letterpress machines, bringing them back into play in the community through participatory workshops. Participants collaborate while producing visual images and set type that respond to their current community with articulations of ‘everyday life’ as fundamental precursors to sustainable transition (Irwin et al., 2015). This work brings participants together in a collaborative, materially augmented conversation, and collective imagining of possible futures, all different, all together (Escobar, 2017). Positioned as 'public …
Passageways And Portals: A Comparative Analysis Of Transition Spaces In Physical, Digital, And Virtual Environments,
2024
Institute of Design at Illinois Tech, US
Passageways And Portals: A Comparative Analysis Of Transition Spaces In Physical, Digital, And Virtual Environments, Seulgi Sylvia Kim, Anijo Punnen Mathew, Zach Pino
DRS Biennial Conference Series
This study explores transition spaces across physical, digital, and virtual environments. From hallways to digital loading screens and virtual portals, these spaces serve as cognitive buffers, aiding users in navigating environmental shifts. Our comparative analysis reveals consistent human experiences across diverse environments, while also identifying distinct attributes of each transition space. We identify two main categories: transition-focused spaces, which emphasize efficient movement, and experience-focused spaces, which offer richer, immersive experiences. We also identify four core transition types: Environmental, Perspective, Identity, and Sensory transitions. Experience-focused spaces, such as lobbies and VR gathering areas, play a pivotal role in facilitating identity transitions. …
