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Envisioning A Better Design Education: How Language Can Invite Or Discourage Collaboration, Angela L. Dow, Susanna Kelly Engbers
Envisioning A Better Design Education: How Language Can Invite Or Discourage Collaboration, Angela L. Dow, Susanna Kelly Engbers
DRS Biennial Conference Series
The possibilities for collaboration among faculty teaching in various disciplines in an art and design college are often limited by the language we use to analyze, create, and discuss our work. Although there may, in fact, be a great deal of overlap, our language sometimes obscures rather than clarifies the possibility of productive and fruitful overlap. Our paper—itself the fruit of a collaboration between a professor of graphic design and a professor of English—discusses the ways in which various constituent groups at our college talk about visuals (e.g., logos, advertisements, interiors, photographs, illustrations, etc), noting the ways in which our …
The Design Of Accessible Self-Service Products, Systems And Services: Teaching Inclusive Design, Jenny S. Darzentas, John Darzentas
The Design Of Accessible Self-Service Products, Systems And Services: Teaching Inclusive Design, Jenny S. Darzentas, John Darzentas
DRS Biennial Conference Series
This paper offers an account of how various teaching trajectories are being used to help design students combine the knowledge and skills they learn in separate classes into an interdisciplinary approach to contribute to creating solutions to complex real world problem situations. More specifically, it deals with approaches to teaching and learning in the area of designing accessible self-service including services, products and systems. Self-service is fast becoming more ubiquitous in everyday life. However, many of the selfservices available through public use technology located in public spaces are often inaccessible to older and disabled users. Classes in Design for All …