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Pluriversal Design In One Situated Place: An Approach Rooted In The Interface Between The Local And The Global, Iris Y. Luo, Renata M. Leitao Jun 2024

Pluriversal Design In One Situated Place: An Approach Rooted In The Interface Between The Local And The Global, Iris Y. Luo, Renata M. Leitao

DRS Biennial Conference Series

This essay posits that a Place-Based approach is the prerequisite for fostering fruitful and mutually-respectful form of social design in the emerging paradigm of pluriversality – contextualized within the contemporary global order. The concept of "Place" serves as the nexus between the Local and the Global: it's where intermediaries reside, translation unfolds, and power dynamics intensify. By examining four historical phases from the pre-colonial period through post-modernity, this work looks into the evolution of the concept of Place and its role in the construction of power. This discussion encourages designers to ground themselves in the local, embedded within communities, while …

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Decoding The Banana Fiber Craft Of Kerala Using A Shape Grammar, Nimmi Elizabeth-Thomas, Avinash Shende Jun 2024

Decoding The Banana Fiber Craft Of Kerala Using A Shape Grammar, Nimmi Elizabeth-Thomas, Avinash Shende

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The craft heritage of Kerala is situated in the usage of natural materials such as banana fiber. Due to the abundant availability of banana plants in Kerala, local craftspeople use the fibers to make products such as baskets, bags, and coasters. However, the number of banana fiber craft persons is acutely declining, posing a threat to this heritage and crafting knowledge. The customary knowledge transfer method, of working in close proximity with the master craftsperson for a significant period, has become impractical and limited now. Thus, we attempt to decode this crafting knowledge using a shape grammar, as a step …

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Systemic Design Reasoning For Societal Transitions, Mieke Van Der Bijl-Brouwer, Sine Celik, Jotte De Koning, Alexander Nieuwborg, Nynke Tromp Jun 2024

Systemic Design Reasoning For Societal Transitions, Mieke Van Der Bijl-Brouwer, Sine Celik, Jotte De Koning, Alexander Nieuwborg, Nynke Tromp

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One of the emergent approaches towards designing (for) transitions and transformations is the application of systemic design: the integration of systems theories and practice with design theories and practices. Within this field we identified two dominant perspectives and associate practices: using systemic visualisations as a sense-making tool of complex challenges, and ‘designing from within’ by means of collective designing by system stakeholders. In this paper we introduce a third perspective and practice that we call ‘systemic design reasoning’. This perspective combines the abductive reasoning logic of design with various systems theories and practices to develop ‘systemic design rationales’. We developed …

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Exploring The Role Of Design For Organizational Learning In Community Interactions, Lorenz Herfurth Jun 2024

Exploring The Role Of Design For Organizational Learning In Community Interactions, Lorenz Herfurth

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This paper explores the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic regarding organizational learning between communities and public bodies by reviewing current literature and research studies. Public institutions interacted with a number of different communities, demographics and cultures during the pandemic. What used to be considered inclusive approaches to engagement fell short of reaching those communities most exposed to the health risks associated with working in a pandemic. This working paper presents research into different thematic spaces that explore organizational learning between institutions and communities, and the role design might play in stimulating or inhibiting trans-formation in these relationships. Informed by …

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Food Choices: What Is On Our Plates?, Ellen Gonzalez, Manuela Quaresma Jun 2024

Food Choices: What Is On Our Plates?, Ellen Gonzalez, Manuela Quaresma

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This study investigates the pivotal role of professional chefs as food designers, emphasizing informed decision-making, community engagement, and strategic partnerships in pursuing regenerative practices within food systems. Through participant observation in southeast Brazilian food service venues, we examine chefs' views and actions regarding the socio-political-environmental ramifications of their choices, including labor practices and ingredient sourcing. Businesses were selected based on their commitment to sustainable or regenerative ideals. Findings underscore the chefs' influence in thoughtfully selecting ingredients, suppliers, and labor, impacting territory health, community well-being, cultural preservation, and economic prosperity. This research contributes with practical insights for building a more equitable …

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Parametric Design For Machine Knitted Patterns, Virginia Melnyk Jun 2024

Parametric Design For Machine Knitted Patterns, Virginia Melnyk

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: This paper explores the integration of parametric design principles with knitted pattern designs. The study aims to propose a process of how parametric design can be applied to generate dynamic patterns for manual knitting machine fabrication. Using Grasshopper in Rhino3D as a computational tool to develop knitting patterns, the study investigates the possibilities of creating customizability. The designs are translated from a Grasshopper to a knitting pattern that can be knit on a domestic kitting machine. The study demonstrates the development of a workflow between digital and physical making and design. The use of computational tools offers de-signers greater …

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Reimagining Institutional Design Internship Programs To Foster Indigenous-Led And Community-Based Learning And Teaching, Nicola St John, Rebecca Nally, Emrhan Sultan, Brad Haylock, Regine Abos Jun 2024

Reimagining Institutional Design Internship Programs To Foster Indigenous-Led And Community-Based Learning And Teaching, Nicola St John, Rebecca Nally, Emrhan Sultan, Brad Haylock, Regine Abos

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Across many universities in Australia, design schools are exploring new ways to integrate Indigenous knowledges, from specific course curricula to institution-wide policies. This paper examines the developmental stages of a small-scale pro-ject to support Indigenous students already enrolled across creative programs, who may be interested in learning design skills, tools, and career pathways. Spe-cifically, we explore how a cultural and relational internship model might sup-port student learning, through partnering with an Indigenous-led design agency, to develop expertise in commercial illustration. We draw on decolonising and pluriversal design literature, while learning from Australian Indigenous design scholars who offer a counternarrative to …

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'Tuning-In' To 'Tune Out': Mediating Engagement Experiences With Music On-The-Go, Jun Quan Choo, Marianella Chamorro-Koc, Rafael Gomez, Mary Broughton Jun 2024

'Tuning-In' To 'Tune Out': Mediating Engagement Experiences With Music On-The-Go, Jun Quan Choo, Marianella Chamorro-Koc, Rafael Gomez, Mary Broughton

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As people return to offices post pandemic, they trudge through familiar daily hassles of long commute. Music moves people. Wearable music devices like head-phones that people carry act as a mediator that allows them (listeners) to be ‘tuning-in’ to music to ‘tune out’. When engaged, people physicalize movement- tapping their feet, playing “air-piano” or imagining gestures. This paper explores the theme of Recovering in Design for Wellbeing and Happiness through the in-terplay between people, music and portable music devices including head-phones and haptics. Thematic analyses of observations and semi-structured inter-views reveal listeners’ lived experience (Presence) and wellbeing (Flow) in rela-tion …

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Facebook Data Shield: An Interactive Tangible Interface For User Data Control, Anniek Jansen, Jules Sinsel, Sara Colombo Jun 2024

Facebook Data Shield: An Interactive Tangible Interface For User Data Control, Anniek Jansen, Jules Sinsel, Sara Colombo

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Social media platforms like Facebook utilize AI algorithms to personalize content based on user data, raising concerns about data privacy and transparency. We introduce the Facebook Data Shield (FDS), a life-sized interactive installation that empowers users to visualize and control the data shared with the platform. We deployed FDS at a public design event, to explore user data-sharing and control preferences. We conducteded an analysis of 81 user interactions, based on data logs and surveys. Our findings reveal a preference for increased data control, particularly concerning online behavior and demographics. We identify five distinct clusters for preferred data-sharing settings, which …

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Enacting Sustainability-Centered Design Curricula: The Role Of Ethos In Translating Educational Goals Into Pedagogy., Charlotte Kessler, Janice Rieger Jun 2024

Enacting Sustainability-Centered Design Curricula: The Role Of Ethos In Translating Educational Goals Into Pedagogy., Charlotte Kessler, Janice Rieger

DRS Biennial Conference Series

The concept of sustainability ethos can be defined as a context enabling an articulated set of educational aims and values to translate into curricula and promote capabilities that empower graduates to create change towards sustainable futures. While emerging as an important factor in developing sustainability-centered design curricula, further research is required to fully comprehend its educational significance, and how it intersects with the prevailing outcome-based approach to higher education curriculum development. This paper draws from interviews with academics and graduate students from three sustainability-centered design programs internationally to explore what enabled sustainability to be integrated in the programs. The findings …

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Generosity In More-Than-Human Design, Karey Helms Jun 2024

Generosity In More-Than-Human Design, Karey Helms

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Generosity in more-than-human design suggests an openness to change in grappling with human exceptionalism and nonhuman entanglements. Yet the risks of generosity in design practice are largely unarticulated, and it is unclear how designers might practically encounter and navigate them. In response, I first position generosity within feminist theory as an open dispossession and material exchange that is pre-reflective and asymmetrical. This articulation accounts for nonhuman organisms, objects, and agencies as inseparable from what it means to be a person. I then present three design cases that situate generosity in design practice. This includes specifying the relations explored, presence of …

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Transitions To Multispecies Futures In The Design Classroom, İdil Gaziulusoy, Eeva Berglund Jun 2024

Transitions To Multispecies Futures In The Design Classroom, İdil Gaziulusoy, Eeva Berglund

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Sustainability Transitions and Futures is a mandatory course of the Creative Sus-tainability master’s program in the Department of Design of Aalto University de-livered jointly by the co-authors. It aims to provide a basic understanding of how sustainability transitions projects unfold in practice and the ways through which designers can contribute to these projects as part of interdisciplinary teams. For two consecutive years, we focused on multispecies sustainability. We have pro-vided the students with the necessary theoretical and critical lenses through a curated selection of guest lectures from fields including law, philosophy, urban ecology and planning. For the practical part, the …

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Designing Onboarding For Wearable Payment: Connecting Passive Tangibles To Online Service, Andreas Lindegren, Victoria Hendered, Ylva Fernaeus Jun 2024

Designing Onboarding For Wearable Payment: Connecting Passive Tangibles To Online Service, Andreas Lindegren, Victoria Hendered, Ylva Fernaeus

DRS Biennial Conference Series

This study explores the design challenges of connecting passive NFC wearables such as fobs, rings, and bracelets, to online services such as payment and access. Through field studies, co-design workshops, and auto-ethnographic design work, we investigate how physical action and online media could be coupled, allowing for more considerate onboarding experiences. Our main contribution is four de-sign concepts specific to this domain: using media to link experience to new concepts, supporting physical practice, giving feedback on physical success, and providing interactive function through physical form. In sum, the work highlights media content as a fundamental element in the design of …

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Augmenting Soundscapes Of Icus: A Collaborative Approach, Gijs Louwers, Sylvia Pont, Esther Van Der Heide, Diederik Gommers, Elif Özcan Jun 2024

Augmenting Soundscapes Of Icus: A Collaborative Approach, Gijs Louwers, Sylvia Pont, Esther Van Der Heide, Diederik Gommers, Elif Özcan

DRS Biennial Conference Series

In this study we investigated characteristics for designing soundscape augmentations within Intensive Care Units (ICUs). We introduced soundscape perception and fundamental needs as the basis of design strategies for augmenting sound-scapes experienced by critically ill patients. We used results of a previous study, where in interviews regarding current ICU soundscapes, patients revealed four concerns and underlying needs. They found that ICU soundscapes were alienating, unvaried, unfamiliar, and disruptive. These insights were used as contextual inputs in a collaborative workshop with ICU nurses, resident doctors, and researchers. In separate groups, they developed three system concepts named Smart Environmental Assistant, Patient Soundscape …

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‘Does Phosphorus Want To Sound Like That?’: Experiencing More-Than-Human Futures, Anton Poikolainen Rosén, Camillo Sanchez, Felix Anand Epp Jun 2024

‘Does Phosphorus Want To Sound Like That?’: Experiencing More-Than-Human Futures, Anton Poikolainen Rosén, Camillo Sanchez, Felix Anand Epp

DRS Biennial Conference Series

The paper explores the learning possible from including the public in explora-tions of more-than-human future visions. We presented an installation at a de-sign festival of a speculative scenario that emerged from ethnographic research with urban permaculture farmers, using sounds to represent concentrations of nutrients in soil. We studied how visitors wearing a sensor ring experienced the playing of these sounds upon insertion of a finger in the installation’s soil. Re-sponses underscore the importance of cultivating the skill of noticing through deep listening, alongside the profound connection thus established between humans and the more-than-human world. In a further contribution to more-than-human …

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Discovering Service Insights Through Data-Driven User Analytics Process: Studies Based On The Social Media Platform Instagram, Yu Cheng, Sanghun Sul Jun 2024

Discovering Service Insights Through Data-Driven User Analytics Process: Studies Based On The Social Media Platform Instagram, Yu Cheng, Sanghun Sul

DRS Biennial Conference Series

A critical goal when designing commercial services is the discovery of customer insights. In the digital transformation era, customer discussions of brands on social media have become indispensable for brands to explore service insights. The use of data-driven approaches for exploring service insights from the vast range of customer online data merits research. This study proposes a data-driven user analysis process to help brands explore service insights from massive amounts of data using data-mining techniques based on the social media platform Instagram. Using the proposed data-driven user analysis process, service designers can gain brand service insights from a large amount …

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Speculative Design Positions On Future Liveable Cities, Leigh-Anne Hepburn, Emrah Baki Ulas, Densil Cabrera, Clare Cooper, Phillip Gough, Kazjon Grace, Luke Hespanhol, Marius Hoggenmueller, Wenye Hu, Kiran Ijaz, Yaron Meron, Andres Pinilla, Callum Parker, Ricardo Sosa, Yasemin Tekmen Araci, Jody Watts, Bow Wu, Mariana Zafeirakopoulos, Rohan Lulham Jun 2024

Speculative Design Positions On Future Liveable Cities, Leigh-Anne Hepburn, Emrah Baki Ulas, Densil Cabrera, Clare Cooper, Phillip Gough, Kazjon Grace, Luke Hespanhol, Marius Hoggenmueller, Wenye Hu, Kiran Ijaz, Yaron Meron, Andres Pinilla, Callum Parker, Ricardo Sosa, Yasemin Tekmen Araci, Jody Watts, Bow Wu, Mariana Zafeirakopoulos, Rohan Lulham

DRS Biennial Conference Series

Designing for future liveable cities demands a spectrum of perspectives, each responding in some way to global and local challenges, from climate change to safe housing. However, enabling spaces for often juxtaposed, contradictory and cooperative voices, both hopeful and cautionary, can be challenging. This paper is a first step in harnessing pluralistic expression through design fiction as an approach to speculating on design’s role in future liveable cities. In presenting individual speculative positions, authors attempt to reconcile their personal experiences, disciplinary expertise, and vision. This collective voice represents disciplinary diversity including – but not limited to – artificial intelligence, co-design, …

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Preventing Diabetic Foot Ulcers With Ehealth: Rethinking Digital Care In Co-Design, Deborah Pelders, Roy Van Den Heuvel, Mark Arts, Ittay Mannheim, Rens Brankaert Jun 2024

Preventing Diabetic Foot Ulcers With Ehealth: Rethinking Digital Care In Co-Design, Deborah Pelders, Roy Van Den Heuvel, Mark Arts, Ittay Mannheim, Rens Brankaert

DRS Biennial Conference Series

The number of people with diabetes is projected to increase over the upcoming years, putting pressure on care systems. Many patients with diabetes are at high risk of developing foot ulcers. These patients often struggle to relate to and monitor the health of their feet in everyday life. While eHealth technologies show promise in supporting self-management of diabetes, their use is still limited in the context of diabetic feet. By following a design process using co-design practices, we developed a suitable eHealth application that supports people in preventing diabetic foot complications. Through a participatory design approach, we uncovered 11 design …

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Co-Creation Framework To Develop And Situate E-Textiles With Indigenous Crafts, Chhail Khalsa, Pranshu Kumar Chaudhary Jun 2024

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 …

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The Role Of Data An Intuition In Ux Design, Jonas Frich, Boyeun Lee, Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen Jun 2024

The Role Of Data An Intuition In Ux Design, Jonas Frich, Boyeun Lee, Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen

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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 …

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Guiding Design Students To Sound-Driven Design From The Base Camp Of Semiotics, Rosana Sanz-Segura, Eduardo Manchado-Pérez Jun 2024

Guiding Design Students To Sound-Driven Design From The Base Camp Of Semiotics, Rosana Sanz-Segura, Eduardo Manchado-Pérez

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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 …

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Relational Workshopping: Co-Designing A Placemaking Approach To Urban Governance, Milagros Hurtig, Brita Fladvad Nielsen Jun 2024

Relational Workshopping: Co-Designing A Placemaking Approach To Urban Governance, Milagros Hurtig, Brita Fladvad Nielsen

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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 …

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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 Jun 2024

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

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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 …

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Transition Towards Automatic Passenger Boarding Bridge: Themes Of Task Delegation For Autonomous Airport Operations, Jeongha Joo, Garoa Gomez-Beldarrain, Euiyoung Kim, Himanshu Verma Jun 2024

Transition Towards Automatic Passenger Boarding Bridge: Themes Of Task Delegation For Autonomous Airport Operations, Jeongha Joo, Garoa Gomez-Beldarrain, Euiyoung Kim, Himanshu Verma

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Automation technology can bring numerous benefits to manual labor in organizations. However, in practice, disentangling how the evolving automated systems will transform human roles remains challenging, necessitating further exploration of task delegation regarding which tasks can (or can’t) be delegated to automated systems. Building on prior research, our study investigates the perspectives of operators and decision-makers involved in automation projects, specifically focusing on Passenger Boarding Bridges in airport airside operations. By conducting six in-depth interviews, we identified twelve themes that emerged across four dimensions, highlighting practical considerations for task delegation between humans and automated systems. The empirical findings indicate that …

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A Co-Design Approach To Aesthetic Customization Of Prosthetics, Icaro Ibanez- Arricivita, Alethea L. Blackler, Maria A. Woodruff, Levi Swann, Abigail Winter Jun 2024

A Co-Design Approach To Aesthetic Customization Of Prosthetics, Icaro Ibanez- Arricivita, Alethea L. Blackler, Maria A. Woodruff, Levi Swann, Abigail Winter

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The symbolism of prosthetic limbs has predominantly been about restoring function. However, for prosthetic wearers, symbolism expands to include psychosocial meaning, which has been expressed in prosthetic customizations, collaborations, and artistic explorations. Therefore, an opportunity exists for designers to understand how psychosocial symbolism can be elicited and translated into pros-thetic visual and aesthetic language. The objective of the paper is to develop personalized prosthetics that reflect the principles and convictions of the individuals utilizing them. We conducted a co-design process with three Paralympian amputees to explore and visually represent the psychosocial meanings attached to their prosthetics. The results demonstrate how …

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Starting From Scraps: Design Reuse Assessment Of Waste Materials, Nikoline Sander, Linda N. Laursen, Brian Lau Verndal Bak, Emil Damgaard-Møller Jun 2024

Starting From Scraps: Design Reuse Assessment Of Waste Materials, Nikoline Sander, Linda N. Laursen, Brian Lau Verndal Bak, Emil Damgaard-Møller

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Material waste from manufacturing poses substantial challenges. European compa-nies generate more than 2.2 billion tons of waste annually. The utilization of already circulating resources plays a vital part in reducing the use of raw materials. The state-of-the-art methodology for designing from waste outlines a linear process with three phases: optimization, analysis, and design. However, there is limited un-derstanding of the critical leap from analysis to designing with waste. Considering the co-evolutionary nature of design activity, it may not be efficient to separate these stages. In fact, research states design outcome is improved when problem-solution co-evolve. This study examines the process …

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Indicators For Evaluating Service Design Inclusivity In The Healthcare Sector: A Review Of The Literature, Marco Petazzoni, Sabrina Bresciani Jun 2024

Indicators For Evaluating Service Design Inclusivity In The Healthcare Sector: A Review Of The Literature, Marco Petazzoni, Sabrina Bresciani

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To foster a culture of inclusive care and patients-centred solutions in the healthcare sector, being able to assess the inclusivity of services is an essential step for enhancing the design and improvement of services. What are the key indicators of inclusive service design in the healthcare sector? Based on insights from the field of the built environment, a thematic analysis of the literature on service design in the context of healthcare, psychology, and public service design is conducted. Indicators extracted from the literature are structured into four categories: physical, sensorial, cognitive, and psycho-social, and according to two phases: service design …

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Love. The Forgotten Dimension For Just And Democratic Ai Futures, Meike Hardt, Nazli Cila, Pieter Desmet Jun 2024

Love. The Forgotten Dimension For Just And Democratic Ai Futures, Meike Hardt, Nazli Cila, Pieter Desmet

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Addressing the widespread use of AI-driven decision-making systems in public spheres, in this paper we advocate for the integration of love as both a virtue and an affection within the discourse of participatory practices in AI design and development. Based on an analysis of justice, the need to shift the focus to love will be highlighted. Furthermore, we introduce two directions love could play during AI design: (1) love as an epistemological design inquiry to question the conventional knowledge structures in design by integrating embodied and experiential knowledge, and (2) love as a political design inquiry to challenge unjust systems …

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Story Seeds: Creating Interactive Narratives For Visitors Of Outdoor Heritage Sites, Saad Ahmed Maqbool, Debbie Maxwell Jun 2024

Story Seeds: Creating Interactive Narratives For Visitors Of Outdoor Heritage Sites, Saad Ahmed Maqbool, Debbie Maxwell

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The lack of interpretation when considering the outdoor cultural heritage sites has the potential to limit the engagement and educational potential of these sites, as well as presenting a missed opportunity for visitor engagement. We pre-sent an approach that explores the development of interactive stories specific to users that documents their journey through a physical site via a tangible artefact – The Abbot’s Book. We describe the Research through Design process, which in-cluded interviews with Museum and Heritage experts, and the creation of two design prototypes that acted as probes to explore the potential to provoke emo-tional, empathetic relationships with …

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Empowerment Of People With Disabilities Through Collaborative Making: Exploring User Involvement In Designing And Adapting Assistive Products, Koray Canlar, Çağla Doğan Jun 2024

Empowerment Of People With Disabilities Through Collaborative Making: Exploring User Involvement In Designing And Adapting Assistive Products, Koray Canlar, Çağla Doğan

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This study investigates the extent of the empowering effects of making and collective production activities on people with disabilities and the assistive products they use. The universal and participatory design approaches intend to empower people with disabilities, but how a person with a disability can be empowered, and the requirements for it are highly dependent on the individual and the context. The research utilizes the elements of The Empowerment Theory to assess the resulting empowerment of participants’ making-related experiences. Semi-structured interviews and participant observations were conducted to understand the role of making and collective production activities in enabling the participation …

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