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Citational Justice In Design Education: Teaching/Learning Relationality, Lisa Baumgarten
Citational Justice In Design Education: Teaching/Learning Relationality, Lisa Baumgarten
Nordes Conference Series
This paper explores how Citational Justice can transform design education, challenging the dominant narrative of the isolated creative genius in favour of design as inherently relational and collaborative. Through a case study of a design theory seminar with 16 bachelor students, the paper demonstrates how Citational Justice reshapes teaching practices by revealing networks of influence and knowledge in design work. Drawing on relationality and care perspectives from Escobar and Puig de la Bellacasa, the research implements power-critical pedagogies such as “brave spaces”, and collaborative feedback. Results show three key transformations in students’ understanding: a new attitude toward inspiration and influence, …
Lost In Generation: Illustrating Stable Diffusion Ai’S Colonial Bias In Representing South African Communication Design, Kyle Rath, Fatima Cassim, Adrie Haese
Lost In Generation: Illustrating Stable Diffusion Ai’S Colonial Bias In Representing South African Communication Design, Kyle Rath, Fatima Cassim, Adrie Haese
Nordes Conference Series
Generative AI (gAI) image models are increasingly being used as tools for conceptualisation and visualisation in design. These models are, however, not neutral owing to training datasets that prioritise Western aesthetics. Consequently, an emergent challenge is that AI-generated images tend to disregard nuanced representations. Li et al. (2024) echo this critique, acknowledging AI’s inability to comprehend cultural complexity, a critical issue in South Africa’s given its colonial and apartheid past. Accordingly, we use a relational design lens to critically examine how Stable Diffusion fails to engage with South Africa’s diverse cultural makeup; we present a qualitative content analysis of AI-generated …
Aestheticising Material Imperfections: Diverse Waste, Nikoline Sander, Linda Nhu Laursen
Aestheticising Material Imperfections: Diverse Waste, Nikoline Sander, Linda Nhu Laursen
Nordes Conference Series
Using discarded materials from manufacturing is a design strategy to support a sustainable future by using already circulating resources. This study introduces the visions of pluralism to the design activity of designing an aesthetic unity with materials previously rejected for their imperfections. Drawing on the psychophysical, organisational, and meaningful properties, the research examines a best-case study involving the design of an indoor door made from wasted pinewood. Emphasising the design of joints and transitions internally in the door, the designers achieve aesthetic unity through the deliberate composition of pinewood pieces, characterised by soft, rounded transitions between them. Designing meetings between …
Design Facilitation Skills: Discrepancies Between Research Focus And Industry Needs In Us Job Postings, Wenqi Zheng, Mauricio Mejia, Catalina Cortes
Design Facilitation Skills: Discrepancies Between Research Focus And Industry Needs In Us Job Postings, Wenqi Zheng, Mauricio Mejia, Catalina Cortes
Nordes Conference Series
In design, designers often act as facilitators, helping cross-functional teams capture, evaluate, and integrate diverse ideas to create improved products. While the broader application of facilitation has been extensively explored, the specific demand for design facilitation in the industry remains understudied. This study bridges the gap by exploring the call for design facilitation in the U.S. job market. Through a content analysis of job postings and a novel approach for tracking skill trends over time, we identify key design facilitation-related skill employers seek, uncovering four patterns. We also discuss implications for design education, proposing curriculum changes to better prepare students …
The Shop Window As A Communication Platform: From Product Showcase To Experiential Narratives, Vittorio Linfante
The Shop Window As A Communication Platform: From Product Showcase To Experiential Narratives, Vittorio Linfante
Designing Retail and Services Futures SIG
Fashion has always been closely linked to communication, evolving from aesthetic styles to a language expressing social identities and values. This process has been amplified by digital tools, creating dynamic communicative networks across media. Contemporary fashion communication encompasses all stages of production and meaning-making, blending tangible and intangible elements. Shop windows, traditionally just product displays, have taken on a new role as spaces for experimentation that bridge the physical and digital. This article examines how shop windows have evolved from simple boundaries between store interiors and real life to active spaces for engaging the public, transforming them from passive observers …
The Physiognomy Of Masks: Exploring Their Role As Data Carriers In Narrative Creation, Sanya Jain, Prasad Bokil
The Physiognomy Of Masks: Exploring Their Role As Data Carriers In Narrative Creation, Sanya Jain, Prasad Bokil
Experiential Knowledge (EKSIG) Conference Series
This study explores the potential of masks as structured datasets that encode physiognomic, emotional, and archetypal information, influencing narrative construction and audience perception. Using a qualitative research approach, the study investigates how mask design elements—shape, gaze, and expression—impact cognitive and emotional responses in storytelling. A sequential panel of images featuring masked characters were used as stimuli, engaging participants with diverse design expertise in a narrative exercise. The selection of three masks with similar styles and one distinctly different mask (blue in colour) was intentional to examine how visual deviations influence narrative perception. This setup allowed the study to explore whether …
Situated Truths: Models Of Interpretation In Designing With Data, Kevin Lahoda
Situated Truths: Models Of Interpretation In Designing With Data, Kevin Lahoda
Experiential Knowledge (EKSIG) Conference Series
Design work today is often found situated in multifaceted, interdisciplinary projects that attempt to address real world issues. Designers are useful in this pursuit as they act as agents who seek ways to use data to connect, synthesize, visualize, and interpret such issues in ways that are not as bound to disciplinary structures. As a counterpoint to the solution-centric, rationalist approach to design where the responsibility of the designer lies primarily in service to the development of well-rehearsed forms that manifest an implied underlying truth to data as given, this paper takes the position of recentering the experience and situatedness …
Exploring The Impact Of Big Data And Thick Data On Collaboration Between Design And Business Professionals : A New Approach To Data-Informed Design, Minhwa Lee, Younjoon Lee
Exploring The Impact Of Big Data And Thick Data On Collaboration Between Design And Business Professionals : A New Approach To Data-Informed Design, Minhwa Lee, Younjoon Lee
Experiential Knowledge (EKSIG) Conference Series
This study investigated how data utilization impacts collaboration between design and business professionals, and whether it ultimately leads to positive outcomes. To achieve this, we defined ‘Data-informed Design’ as a concept for data-integrated collaboration and tested it through a workshop-based empirical study. Eight teams participated, each consisting of four members: two designers and two business professionals with comparable experience and data literacy. In total, there were 32 participants: 16 designers and 16 business professionals. Four teams participated in a Data-Informed Design Workshop, utilizing both Big Data and Thick Data, while the remaining four teams took part in a Non-Data Design …
Tangible Patterns In Material-Based Data Visualizations For The Quantified-Self, Yvette Shen, Deborah Scott
Tangible Patterns In Material-Based Data Visualizations For The Quantified-Self, Yvette Shen, Deborah Scott
Experiential Knowledge (EKSIG) Conference Series
This paper explores the intersection of materiality and data visualization, focusing on how tangible representations balance data precision with emotional engagement. Using a Research through Design (RtD) methodology, the study examines self-tracked data through the Delicious Data experiment, where unconventional materials were used to create tactile, multisensory visualizations. By analyzing iterative experimentation, reflective journaling, and participatory gallery interactions, five critical attributes of material-driven data patterns emerge: multisensory engagement, spatial and temporal dimensions, symbolic and metaphorical qualities, constructive interactivity, and interpretative flexibility. These findings highlight how material properties influence data interpretation, evoke emotional connections, and foster personal reflection. Reframing patterns as …
Migration Narratives As Generative Data Visualization: Iranian Migration Stories, Mahshad Faridfar
Migration Narratives As Generative Data Visualization: Iranian Migration Stories, Mahshad Faridfar
Experiential Knowledge (EKSIG) Conference Series
The Iranian migration context, rich with cultural and socio-political layers, presents a compelling case for generative design, where algorithmic processes and sensory elements create immersive representations. This paper explores the generative design process in visual storytelling, focusing on Iranian migration narratives as a case study. Through projects such as Synesthesia, Typographic Narratives, and CommUnity, this research translates complex qualitative data into interactive, visual experiences. This approach highlights data’s role as experiential knowledge, fostering a deeper public understanding of the emotional and temporal aspects of migration. By embedding culturally specific themes into generative design, this work presents data as a medium …
Review Of Designing Gender: A Feminist Toolkit, Madhumita Mazumdar
Review Of Designing Gender: A Feminist Toolkit, Madhumita Mazumdar
Book Reviews
No abstract provided.
Proceedings Of The 2nd Designing Retail & Services Futures Colloquium: Sustainable Retail And Services Futures, Katelijn Quartier, Valeria M. Iannilli, Alessandra Spagnoli, Tommaso Elli, Ilse Prinsloo
Proceedings Of The 2nd Designing Retail & Services Futures Colloquium: Sustainable Retail And Services Futures, Katelijn Quartier, Valeria M. Iannilli, Alessandra Spagnoli, Tommaso Elli, Ilse Prinsloo
DRS Conference Volumes
No abstract provided.
Review Of African Design Futures: Decolonising Minds, Education, Spaces, And Practices, Ashley Ajumoke Stewart
Review Of African Design Futures: Decolonising Minds, Education, Spaces, And Practices, Ashley Ajumoke Stewart
Book Reviews
No abstract provided.
Review Of Visual Methods For Digital Research: An Introduction, Gerry Derksen
Review Of Visual Methods For Digital Research: An Introduction, Gerry Derksen
Book Reviews
No abstract provided.
Transformative Sketching: Unveiling Character Identity In Two Dimensions, Sanya Jain, Prasad Bokil
Transformative Sketching: Unveiling Character Identity In Two Dimensions, Sanya Jain, Prasad Bokil
DRS Biennial Conference Series
We understand this world through our sense perceptions and past associations. The main objective of the study was to sketch the face of a character with a specific identity, so that it aligns with its intended description, thus ensuring it is perceived as intended. The use of shapes and features of animals have helped to derive characters that represent an archetype. The digital representations of these characters find their place along two distinct axes: (i) transitioning from elaborate to minimal and (ii) shifting between animalistic and human features. The methodology harmoniously merges diverse character appearances, eliminating fragmentation. We place significant …
A Designer’S Lexicon: An Ethnographic Exploration Of Language In Design Practice, Madison Sabatelli
A Designer’S Lexicon: An Ethnographic Exploration Of Language In Design Practice, Madison Sabatelli
DRS Biennial Conference Series
Although a visual language often takes precedence as the main communicator in design, text can act as a fundamental medium of developing ideas. Writing not only has similar capabilities as sketching in order to externalize concepts, but also when developing cognitive thinking and communicate with others. Using instructional, social and reflective lenses, this ethnographic study catalogues and analyzes examples of written language present across several design studios at The Ohio State University. Artifacts presented include writing prompted by design instructors, written interactions between peers and student self-awareness delivered through reflective writing. Acting as a purveyor of language, writing serves a …
Thought Experiments In The Ethics Of Designing For Future People., Peter Buwert, Matt Sinclair
Thought Experiments In The Ethics Of Designing For Future People., Peter Buwert, Matt Sinclair
DRS Biennial Conference Series
The Non-Identity Problem (NIP) is a philosophical puzzle which challenges our intuitive assumptions and reasoning around the question of our moral obligations towards ‘future people’. This paper explores the significance of the NIP for design, an activity which is necessarily both future-oriented and ethical in nature. Through examination of two thought experiments proposed by philosopher Derek Parfit, this paper makes two contributions to the field of design ethics. Firstly, it raises the profile of the NIP as a topic of interest and for further study in design ethics research. The second is to propose that philosophical thought experiments can play …
Prospective Design: A Structuralist Design Aesthetic Founded On Relational Qualities, Fernanda Botter, Frederick M. C. Van Amstel, Marco André Mazzarotto Filho, Cayley Guimarães
Prospective Design: A Structuralist Design Aesthetic Founded On Relational Qualities, Fernanda Botter, Frederick M. C. Van Amstel, Marco André Mazzarotto Filho, Cayley Guimarães
DRS Biennial Conference Series
Prospective design is a research program founded on critical dialogues between Global South and Global North philosophies of design. Prospective design expands the current work on designing sociotechnical transitions by including the contradiction between “forces of nature” and “human forces” as a structural feature of Western society, which generates patriarchal and feminist worldviews, colonies and metropolises, and capitalist and socialist economic systems. In prospective design, contradictions are sensed, expressed, and worked out through a structuralist design aesthetic founded on the concept of existential structures, i.e. an accumulated set of relationships needed to reproduce human life. Instead of changing them directly, …
Playable Systems: Game Co-Design For Systemic Intervention, Evan Barba, Adeline Hvidsten, Josina Vink, Anna Kirah, Rebecca Rouse
Playable Systems: Game Co-Design For Systemic Intervention, Evan Barba, Adeline Hvidsten, Josina Vink, Anna Kirah, Rebecca Rouse
DRS Biennial Conference Series
No abstract provided.
Reflective Narratives In Social Design: Towards An Autoethnographic Approach, Spyros Bofylatos, David Perez
Reflective Narratives In Social Design: Towards An Autoethnographic Approach, Spyros Bofylatos, David Perez
DRS Biennial Conference Series
No abstract provided.
The Power Of Doing Less: The Concept Of Exnovation In Transition Design Through A Multi-Lens Perspective, Esther Noëth, Stine Moons
The Power Of Doing Less: The Concept Of Exnovation In Transition Design Through A Multi-Lens Perspective, Esther Noëth, Stine Moons
DRS Biennial Conference Series
No abstract provided.
Design For Wellbeing And Happiness, Leandro Miletto Tonetto, Ann Petermans, Rebecca Cain, Anna Pohlmeyer, Tiiu Poldma, Deger Ozkaramanli, Pieter Desmet, Matthias Laschke, Marc Hassenzahl
Design For Wellbeing And Happiness, Leandro Miletto Tonetto, Ann Petermans, Rebecca Cain, Anna Pohlmeyer, Tiiu Poldma, Deger Ozkaramanli, Pieter Desmet, Matthias Laschke, Marc Hassenzahl
DRS Biennial Conference Series
The influence of design on wellbeing and happiness is a subject of growing research across various design domains, including products, services, systems, and environments. However, a challenge remains in grounding research on solid theories and methods that can unveil how design impacts people's wellbeing, enabling evidence-based approaches to design. This theme track focuses on contributions from design in fulfilling the societal need to promote wellbeing and happiness, aligned with the conference theme: Resistance, Recovery, Reflection, Reimagination. The conference encourages us to expand our design horizons by reflecting on how the world is challenging the prevailing focus of design, which is …
From Data Points To Well-Being: A Design Framework Of Self-Tracked Data Through The Lens Of Positive Psychology, Yvette Shen
From Data Points To Well-Being: A Design Framework Of Self-Tracked Data Through The Lens Of Positive Psychology, Yvette Shen
DRS Biennial Conference Series
The "Quantified Self" movement has grown, with more people using self-tracking tools to monitor everything from physical activities to emotional well-being. This study investigates the interplay between self-tracking practices and positive psychology, highlighting their collective potential to boost personal well-being. Integrating self-tracked data with principles like strengths, resilience, and personal growth allows for the transformation of mere metrics into compelling stories. The paper presents a de-sign framework that is influenced by classroom projects and the examination of data presentation in health and fitness apps. This framework manages the complete data lifecycle—from collection and organization to interpretation, presentation, and finally, harnessing …
Anticolonial Prospects For Overcoming The Coloniality Of Making In Design, Carmem Saito, Rodrigo Freese Gonzatto, Frederick Van Amstel
Anticolonial Prospects For Overcoming The Coloniality Of Making In Design, Carmem Saito, Rodrigo Freese Gonzatto, Frederick Van Amstel
DRS Biennial Conference Series
Design has been instrumental in preserving the coloniality of making – a set of ideological, cultural, political, market and relational processes that operate to identify, categorise and hierarchise different making practices that benefit the metropolises at globalised production structures. This paper presents a theoretical examination of the coloniality of making based on the anticolonial scholarship of the Design & Oppression Network. The examination proceeds with three prospective studies to overcome this form of coloniality in fashion, interaction, and graphic design. The first part of each study denounces how design reproduces the hierarchy between intellectual and manual labour and justifies class, …
Empowering Through Design: Designing Inclusive Sheltered Workshop Environments For Trainees With Special Needs In Hong Kong, Izzy Yi Jian, Wanchun Ye, Qiling Long, Kin Wai Michael Siu
Empowering Through Design: Designing Inclusive Sheltered Workshop Environments For Trainees With Special Needs In Hong Kong, Izzy Yi Jian, Wanchun Ye, Qiling Long, Kin Wai Michael Siu
DRS Biennial Conference Series
Intellectual disability (ID) affects approximately 1% of the global population, repre-senting diverse support needs. Sheltered workshops in Hong Kong, as elsewhere, aim to maximise the potential of individuals with ID (trainees), acknowledging their equal rights to be full members of the community, though their needs are often overlooked in design research, and space constraints pose developmental challeng-es. This study conducts case analyses of sheltered workshops in Hong Kong and globally, focusing on spatial layouts, interior design, and developmental goals. User personas provide insights into the experiences of trainees and supervisors. This re-search proposes a comprehensive framework featuring 3 aspects that …
Social Design At The Brink: Hopes And Fears., Mariana Fonseca Braga, Frederick M. C. Van Amstel, David Perez
Social Design At The Brink: Hopes And Fears., Mariana Fonseca Braga, Frederick M. C. Van Amstel, David Perez
DRS Biennial Conference Series
No abstract provided.
Translational Design: Enabling Impact In Complex, Multi-Stakeholder Research Projects Through Design, Rowan Christopher Page, Rosie Hornbuckle, Leah Heiss, André Nogueira
Translational Design: Enabling Impact In Complex, Multi-Stakeholder Research Projects Through Design, Rowan Christopher Page, Rosie Hornbuckle, Leah Heiss, André Nogueira
DRS Biennial Conference Series
Translational research converts the knowledge generated through basic research into tangible innovations, solutions, and interventions that directly impact people and the planet. As universities increasingly seek to maximise research impact, the applied, action-oriented, epistemology of design is well-positioned to support translational research. Successful translation requires strong communication and collaboration between different disciplines, industry partners, policy, and research end-users. Multi-stakeholder collaborations foster holistic approaches, leading to more effective and contextually relevant solutions. Designers are well-positioned to facilitate complex entanglements, integrating the needs and values of diverse perspectives. However, the emerging role of design as an enabler of translational research needs to …
Design Sketching And Visualization, Futures & Research, Bryan Howell, Janwillem Hofftjzer, Mauricio Novoa Munoz
Design Sketching And Visualization, Futures & Research, Bryan Howell, Janwillem Hofftjzer, Mauricio Novoa Munoz
DRS Biennial Conference Series
Design sketching in analogue, tablet, and immersive technologies, combined with artificial intelligence, is rapidly evolving and is primed for reinterpretation and further contextualisation. Discussions about analogue and digital sketching, live and online education, traditional and emerging visual contexts, generative and explanatory visual knowledge, emerging technology and methods, and the visual power and speed of sketching with artificial intelligence have seeded the ground to reassess our relationships with the role of sketching, and visual knowledge. The “Design Sketching and Visualization, Futures & Research” track welcomes visual or written research papers from industry professionals and academics on three topics: 1- Analogue and …
Service Design And Circular Economy In Hybrid Retail Design, Nonkululeko Grootboom, Katelijn Quartier, Christina Breed
Service Design And Circular Economy In Hybrid Retail Design, Nonkululeko Grootboom, Katelijn Quartier, Christina Breed
DRS Biennial Conference Series
This paper serves as a pilot study exploring hybrid (physical and digital) retail design within the context of the circular economy, and it examines the prerequisite of the hy-brid retail environment in facilitating customer engagement with circular economy practices. Utilizing an exploratory qualitative approach, we collect primary data through semi-structured interviews with an SME retail brand and ten of its customers. Additionally, we conducted observations of both the physical store and its social me-dia. This contributes to the limited existing literature on hybrid retail design within the context of the circular economy, particularly in the fashion industry. By bridging two …
Co-Diagnosed: A Multi-Disciplinary Workshop Reimagining Cultures Of Care For Medical And Mental Health, Valerie Greer, Emily Johnson, Virginia Pankey, Jack Burton
Co-Diagnosed: A Multi-Disciplinary Workshop Reimagining Cultures Of Care For Medical And Mental Health, Valerie Greer, Emily Johnson, Virginia Pankey, Jack Burton
DRS Biennial Conference Series
This paper focuses on places of healing for co-diagnosed patients who suffer from both mental and medical illnesses. Comorbidity is recognized as a growing concern yet there is little prece-dent in the healthcare industry for designing spaces that respond to needs of patients who re-quire hospitalization for medical conditions, and who simultaneously suffer mental health disor-ders. To explore this problem, we created a workshop to engage healthcare providers, adminis-trators and healthcare architects with undergraduate and graduate students in art, architecture, visual communications and urban design. Our goal was to identify issues that must be ad-dressed through the lens of patients …