every decision is consequential. design is political.
every decision is consequential. design is political.
values and preferences define
influence
agendas
bias determines
design mediates
all tools all habitats all systems we interact with shapes
behavior
influences
are determined by
knowledge and understanding
'if you don't look at what any design is governing, then you are being governed by it.' -Hilary Cottam, Director of RED at the UK Design Council
Andrew Tang | Information Design Theory and Critical Thinking | Northeastern University | College of Arts, Media and Design “Design as a Political Activity | ACM Interactions.” http://interactions.acm.org/archive/view/november-december-2015/design-as-a-political-activity.
Rittel, Horst W. J., and Melvin M. Webber. 2016. “Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning.” Policy Sciences 4 (2). Kluwer Academic Publishers: 155–69. doi:10.1007/BF01405730.
Foucault, M., and C. Gordon. 1980. Power/Knowledge: Selected Interviews and Other Writings, 1972-1977. Pantheon Books. https://books.google.com/books?id=Aqf309sk_EsC.
Winhall, Jennie, Senior Design Strategist for RED. RED is a “do tank” within the UK Design Council that develops innovative thinking and practice on social and economic problems through design. 2006. “Is Design Political” 30: 01–07.
values and preferences define
influence
agendas
bias determines
design mediates
all tools all habitats all systems we interact with shapes
behavior
influences
are determined by
knowledge and understanding
'if you don't look at what any design is governing, then you are being governed by it.' -Hilary Cottam, Director of RED at the UK Design Council
Andrew Tang | Information Design Theory and Critical Thinking | Northeastern University | College of Arts, Media and Design “Design as a Political Activity | ACM Interactions.” http://interactions.acm.org/archive/view/november-december-2015/design-as-a-political-activity.
Rittel, Horst W. J., and Melvin M. Webber. 2016. “Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning.” Policy Sciences 4 (2). Kluwer Academic Publishers: 155–69. doi:10.1007/BF01405730.
Foucault, M., and C. Gordon. 1980. Power/Knowledge: Selected Interviews and Other Writings, 1972-1977. Pantheon Books. https://books.google.com/books?id=Aqf309sk_EsC.
Winhall, Jennie, Senior Design Strategist for RED. RED is a “do tank” within the UK Design Council that develops innovative thinking and practice on social and economic problems through design. 2006. “Is Design Political” 30: 01–07.
