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Re: PhD in Design for Social Wellbeing

2009-11-06T21:57:31Z

Hello Edan et al,
A few more ideas for you...

if you haven't already you might look into the "base of the pyramid" (BOP) literature concerning commercial product/service development for low-income markets -- some of this concerns social enterprise and some not so explicitly.

As you may already know, IDEO has taken a big role in this kind of work, See for example this Fast Company overview
http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/alissa-walker/designerati/human-centered-design-toolkit-shares-information

It's funded largely by the Rockefeller foundation which has this area of design/social innovation/well being in one of its programs, though its work has not gone without criticism.

You can download IDEO's report, "Design for Social IMpact" for Rockefeller here
http://osocio.org/message/design_for_social_impact/

for tech assistance and capacity, there are a few more interesting groups, again you may already have come across them: Aid to Artisans, Ten Thousand Villages, and the North South project. You might also consider some of the emerging labeling systems (eg Rugmark, fairtrade) and related rights organizations (human rights watch) not only for their capacity building, but perhaps for some theoretical underpinnings. I've written about some of these issues and have links to these groups here
http://designactivism.net/archives/101

Design that Matters and Architecture for Humanity also cover the assistance and capacity territory, find links to these org.s in a post I wrote here:
http://designactivism.net/archives/43

Another avenue you probably shouldn't overlook is university/academic design assistance. Although this arguably is more common in architecture, the approach of getting students to work on projects for communities in need under supervision from the faculty, is becoming more common. In any case I come across a fair number of these projects done by architects who end up designing what we might call "products." Rural Studio is probably the best known but there are many others.

For social enterprise I think you'll end up having to consider how to adapt broader economic theories to design. Last year I covered social innovation/enterprise topics with my students using a short article by Marjorie Kelly “Not Just for Profit,” in Strategy + Business, Spring 2009 (you can get this article online but have to register with the site). Beyond that there is a growing literature and a few large foundations/centers that work on social enterprise as you probably already know (Acumen, Skoll, Stanford Center for Social Innovation, Young Foundation) and these have produced a lot of reports etc. on the wider topic, not necessarily touching upon design explicitly.

In my own research I've turned up a number of cases where designers work with various communities in need and would be happy to discuss further off line searching through my archive for the types of cases you're interested in as your research progresses.

Best,
Ann

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Re: design in the face of overwhelming complexity.

2009-11-06T06:45:49Z

Here is another interesting lecture:
May be we should stop talking of the third world. This is at least what Hans Rosling suggests in his talk here:
http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_at_state.html

Maybe stopping to look at the world in simplifications and clichés is the first step to cope with complexity.

Best
Birger

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Subject: design in the face of overwhelming complexity.

folks,

i just received a link to several lectures last week by george soros: www.ft.com/soroslectures. in the lectures on reflexivity he details what it means to cope with truly overwhelming complexity. reserve an hour for listening. don't be put off by his focus on economic issues, which should interest everyone anyhow. national decision makers do have a design problem to find economic measures that could stabilize a global economy.

klaus

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Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 6:31 PM
To: PHD-DESIGN@...
Subject: Re: PhD in Design for Social Wellbeing

Dear Eden,

It's probably important to be aware of the huge amount of disastrous design
activity in the development arena.

Most of this has been undertaken by well-meaning designers not realizing
their primary focus was to make money, increase their status or make
themselves feel good at the expense of others - always difficult issues when
coming from a privileged society and working with the less privileged.

There is a substantial literature 60s to 90s. A starting reference point for
thinking some concepts is Illich (especially Tools for Conviviality,
Deschooling Society, Medical Nemesis, Energy and Equity). "Greening of
Africa" by Harrison also is useful as are Friere's analyses.

Best wishes and good luck,
Terry

-----Original Message-----
From: PhD-Design - This list is for discussion of PhD studies and related
research in Design on behalf of Edan Weis
Sent: Thu 05/11/2009 07:25
To: PHD-DESIGN@...
Subject: PhD in Design for Social Wellbeing

Hello,

I am a PhD student from the University of Melbourne, currently researching
design practice which aims to contribute to poverty alleviation and economic
development in poor nations, or "Design for Social Wellbeing". (sometimes
called design for social impact, design for development, design activism,
etc..)

I am focusing on the normative aspects of "design thinking"; such as an
individual's underlying ideological, institutional or theoretical
dispositions which influence product or service development within DSW
organizations.

I have begun looking for organizations who may be interested in
participating in my case study. If anybody is aware of organizations
working in any of these three capacities (particularly in Sth/Central
America), or could advise or refer me to them, I would be extremely
grateful...

1) Commercial product/service development for low-income markets through
social enterprise

2) Technical assistance and capacity building with local artisans or
micro-enterprises

3) Product, service and infrastructure development assistance for
communities and organizations.

Also, I have found the literature and theoretical background of DSW to be
fragmented and underdeveloped. In an attempt to contribute and open it
further, I have uploaded my research proposal online, for anyone interested:

http://www.xime.com.au/wiki/index.php?title=Work_in_Progress

I welcome any comments or advice...

Thanks everybody!!

Regards,

Edan Weis

PhD Student,
Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning.
The University of Melbourne

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Re: PhD in Design for Social Wellbeing-COOP

2009-11-06T04:15:10Z

I used coop as the short version of "cooperative" (Sorry just habit).
Cooperatives like Amul where all makers and producers own the business
altogther.Its is a very old system....as an alternative of salary
based corporations.

Thanks for your email.
Cigdem

Research Assistant
Department of Industrial Product Design
Istanbul Technical University
Taskisla, Istanbul 34437, Turkey

t. 0212 2931310 x 2824
f. 0212 2514895
w. www.tasarim.itu.edu.tr

Alinti Edan Weis <eweis@...>

> Thank you to all those who have replied so far, your help is much
> appreciated!
>
> Prabhu Kandachar,
>
> Thank you for providing those references, perhaps I should consider regular
> business enterprises within a separate or wider category. I am also
> interested in learning more about the role of multinational companies such
> as PHILIPS in their philanthropy by design. I will endeavour to read your
> books.
>
> Cigdem,
>
> Thank you for your feedback, and the references you sent me, they
> are helpful.
>
> After reading your thoughts on poverty, it seems we do indeed share a
> similar ideological stance! I have certainly been influenced by Escobars
> writing on development and other critical essays in Sachs, W 1992, The
> Development dictionary : a guide to knowledge as power. Also, the topic of
> post-development also intriguing - Ziai, A 2007, Exploring post-development
> : theory and practice, problems and perspectives
>
> If you are looking to grasp the ideological stance expressed through my
> research proposal, you may be left searchingIn my thesis, I am interested
> in ideology insofar as it effects design thinking. The ideological,
> apolitical and de-political tendencies within DSW practiceparticularly
> within design thinkingare rarely discussed in this field of research. My
> approach to ideological matters in design practice (what I call normative
> design thinking), is to negotiate them through the act of design thinking
> itself, not to place exogenous discourse (economic development,
> technological innovation, etc..) as premises upon which we begin designing.
> For these reasons, I do not convey my ideological stance directly, as the
> focal point of my investigation. Of course implicitly, I do make some
> assertions regarding poverty, development, etc.. which Ill try to clarify.
>
> Regarding the first sentence of my proposal, This study investigates
> industrial design practice which aims to contribute to poverty alleviation
> and economic development in poor nations. Here I am making no attempt to
> define poverty in any way. Therefore, I take your question to mean- why I
> have chosen to associate poverty with the concept of nation rather than
> some other term, to describe the focus of poverty alleviation and economic
> development.
>
> For the very reason that within all nation-states (often countries) there is
> some level of poverty among marginalized populations (like those you
> mention- immigrants, slum populations) and others who live comparatively
> better liveswhether perceived in their own absolute terms or from a
> relative perspectivethere should also be recognition of nations, those
> who are marginalized and who do not identify themselves as state citizens or
> do not posses a territorial border such as indigenous people defined through
> culture, ethnicity or religion (the fourth world). Such nations are
> scattered throughout many countries.
>
> What then defines poor nations as poor? Perhaps the same criteria which is
> used to define individual people as poor; One normative view is for this to
> be self-defined, or constructed through desired capabilities which are
> achieved through certain functionings (Amartya Sen, capabilities approach).
> Communities of people and larger nations often share a common language,
> culture, religion, history etc... which go some way in defining their own
> level of poverty in multi-dimensional terms; deprivations, misfortunes,
> asceticism, etc.. So my use of poor nations avoids unwanted connotations
> of development/underdevelopment/developing but still collectively
> describes a people for which the aims of poverty alleviation and economic
> development can be generalized, though not only towards nation-states
> (developing countries) which precludes other nationalities.
>
> Indeed, I agree with Escobar and others who point to the Eurocentric notion
> and criteria for development (a separate complex discussion in
> itself)wherein the levels of depression, alienation, stress, insecurity,
> violence, suicide prevalent in developed countries are hardly reflected in
> those countries judged in need of development.
>
> Cigdem, Im not so clear on what you mean by a coop, but still a traditional
> corporate system.. but happy to hear more..
>
>
>
>

--
Research Assistant
Department of Industrial Product Design
Istanbul Technical University
Taskisla, Istanbul 34437, Turkey

t. 0212 2931310 x 2824
f. 0212 2514895
w. www.tasarim.itu.edu.tr

Re: PhD in Design for Social Wellbeing

2009-11-05T19:03:43Z

Thank you to all those who have replied so far, your help is much appreciated!

Prabhu Kandachar,

Thank you for providing those references, perhaps I should consider regular
business enterprises within a separate or wider category. I am also
interested in learning more about the role of multinational companies such
as PHILIPS in their philanthropy by design. I will endeavour to read your
books.

Cigdem,

Thank you for your feedback, and the references you sent me, they are helpful.

After reading your thoughts on poverty, it seems we do indeed share a
similar ideological stance! I have certainly been influenced by Escobars
writing on development and other critical essays in Sachs, W 1992, The
Development dictionary : a guide to knowledge as power. Also, the topic of
post-development also intriguing - Ziai, A 2007, Exploring post-development
: theory and practice, problems and perspectives

If you are looking to grasp the ideological stance expressed through my
research proposal, you may be left searchingIn my thesis, I am interested
in ideology insofar as it effects design thinking. The ideological,
apolitical and de-political tendencies within DSW practiceparticularly
within design thinkingare rarely discussed in this field of research. My
approach to ideological matters in design practice (what I call normative
design thinking), is to negotiate them through the act of design thinking
itself, not to place exogenous discourse (economic development,
technological innovation, etc..) as premises upon which we begin designing.
For these reasons, I do not convey my ideological stance directly, as the
focal point of my investigation. Of course implicitly, I do make some
assertions regarding poverty, development, etc.. which Ill try to clarify.

Regarding the first sentence of my proposal, This study investigates
industrial design practice which aims to contribute to poverty alleviation
and economic development in poor nations. Here I am making no attempt to
define poverty in any way. Therefore, I take your question to mean- why I
have chosen to associate poverty with the concept of nation rather than
some other term, to describe the focus of poverty alleviation and economic
development.

For the very reason that within all nation-states (often countries) there is
some level of poverty among marginalized populations (like those you
mention- immigrants, slum populations) and others who live comparatively
better liveswhether perceived in their own absolute terms or from a
relative perspectivethere should also be recognition of nations, those
who are marginalized and who do not identify themselves as state citizens or
do not posses a territorial border such as indigenous people defined through
culture, ethnicity or religion (the fourth world). Such nations are
scattered throughout many countries.

What then defines poor nations as poor? Perhaps the same criteria which is
used to define individual people as poor; One normative view is for this to
be self-defined, or constructed through desired capabilities which are
achieved through certain functionings (Amartya Sen, capabilities approach).
Communities of people and larger nations often share a common language,
culture, religion, history etc... which go some way in defining their own
level of poverty in multi-dimensional terms; deprivations, misfortunes,
asceticism, etc.. So my use of poor nations avoids unwanted connotations
of development/underdevelopment/developing but still collectively
describes a people for which the aims of poverty alleviation and economic
development can be generalized, though not only towards nation-states
(developing countries) which precludes other nationalities.

Indeed, I agree with Escobar and others who point to the Eurocentric notion
and criteria for development (a separate complex discussion in
itself)wherein the levels of depression, alienation, stress, insecurity,
violence, suicide prevalent in developed countries are hardly reflected in
those countries judged in need of development.

Cigdem, Im not so clear on what you mean by a coop, but still a traditional
corporate system.. but happy to hear more..

design in the face of overwhelming complexity.

2009-11-05T17:49:26Z

folks,

i just received a link to several lectures last week by george soros: www.ft.com/soroslectures. in the lectures on reflexivity he details what it means to cope with truly overwhelming complexity. reserve an hour for listening. don't be put off by his focus on economic issues, which should interest everyone anyhow. national decision makers do have a design problem to find economic measures that could stabilize a global economy.

klaus

-----Original Message-----
From: PhD-Design - This list is for discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design [mailto:PHD-DESIGN@...] On Behalf Of Terence Love
Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 6:31 PM
To: PHD-DESIGN@...
Subject: Re: PhD in Design for Social Wellbeing

Dear Eden,

It's probably important to be aware of the huge amount of disastrous design
activity in the development arena.

Most of this has been undertaken by well-meaning designers not realizing
their primary focus was to make money, increase their status or make
themselves feel good at the expense of others - always difficult issues when
coming from a privileged society and working with the less privileged.

There is a substantial literature 60s to 90s. A starting reference point for
thinking some concepts is Illich (especially Tools for Conviviality,
Deschooling Society, Medical Nemesis, Energy and Equity). "Greening of
Africa" by Harrison also is useful as are Friere's analyses.

Best wishes and good luck,
Terry

-----Original Message-----
From: PhD-Design - This list is for discussion of PhD studies and related
research in Design on behalf of Edan Weis
Sent: Thu 05/11/2009 07:25
To: PHD-DESIGN@...
Subject: PhD in Design for Social Wellbeing

Hello,

I am a PhD student from the University of Melbourne, currently researching
design practice which aims to contribute to poverty alleviation and economic
development in poor nations, or "Design for Social Wellbeing". (sometimes
called design for social impact, design for development, design activism,
etc..)

I am focusing on the normative aspects of "design thinking"; such as an
individual's underlying ideological, institutional or theoretical
dispositions which influence product or service development within DSW
organizations.

I have begun looking for organizations who may be interested in
participating in my case study. If anybody is aware of organizations
working in any of these three capacities (particularly in Sth/Central
America), or could advise or refer me to them, I would be extremely
grateful...

1) Commercial product/service development for low-income markets through
social enterprise

2) Technical assistance and capacity building with local artisans or
micro-enterprises

3) Product, service and infrastructure development assistance for
communities and organizations.

Also, I have found the literature and theoretical background of DSW to be
fragmented and underdeveloped. In an attempt to contribute and open it
further, I have uploaded my research proposal online, for anyone interested:

http://www.xime.com.au/wiki/index.php?title=Work_in_Progress

I welcome any comments or advice...

Thanks everybody!!

Regards,

Edan Weis

PhD Student,
Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning.
The University of Melbourne

To view the terms under which this email is distributed, please go to
http://disclaimer.leedsmet.ac.uk/email.htm

Re: PhD in Design for Social Wellbeing

2009-11-05T15:31:21Z

Dear Eden,

It's probably important to be aware of the huge amount of disastrous design
activity in the development arena.

Most of this has been undertaken by well-meaning designers not realizing
their primary focus was to make money, increase their status or make
themselves feel good at the expense of others - always difficult issues when
coming from a privileged society and working with the less privileged.

There is a substantial literature 60s to 90s. A starting reference point for
thinking some concepts is Illich (especially Tools for Conviviality,
Deschooling Society, Medical Nemesis, Energy and Equity). "Greening of
Africa" by Harrison also is useful as are Friere's analyses.

Best wishes and good luck,
Terry

-----Original Message-----
From: PhD-Design - This list is for discussion of PhD studies and related
research in Design on behalf of Edan Weis
Sent: Thu 05/11/2009 07:25
To: PHD-DESIGN@...
Subject: PhD in Design for Social Wellbeing

Hello,

I am a PhD student from the University of Melbourne, currently researching
design practice which aims to contribute to poverty alleviation and economic
development in poor nations, or "Design for Social Wellbeing". (sometimes
called design for social impact, design for development, design activism,
etc..)

I am focusing on the normative aspects of "design thinking"; such as an
individual's underlying ideological, institutional or theoretical
dispositions which influence product or service development within DSW
organizations.

I have begun looking for organizations who may be interested in
participating in my case study. If anybody is aware of organizations
working in any of these three capacities (particularly in Sth/Central
America), or could advise or refer me to them, I would be extremely
grateful...

1) Commercial product/service development for low-income markets through
social enterprise

2) Technical assistance and capacity building with local artisans or
micro-enterprises

3) Product, service and infrastructure development assistance for
communities and organizations.

Also, I have found the literature and theoretical background of DSW to be
fragmented and underdeveloped. In an attempt to contribute and open it
further, I have uploaded my research proposal online, for anyone interested:

http://www.xime.com.au/wiki/index.php?title=Work_in_Progress

I welcome any comments or advice...

Thanks everybody!!

Regards,

Edan Weis

PhD Student,
Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning.
The University of Melbourne

To view the terms under which this email is distributed, please go to
http://disclaimer.leedsmet.ac.uk/email.htm

Re: PhD in Design for Social Wellbeing

2009-11-05T11:48:47Z

Hello Edan,

I am also doing somewhat similar phd work co-supervised by Ozlem Er
and Chris Rust. I am based in Istanbul which is also my research
field. I study home crafts practitioners.

I did not read your entire proposal but I have read enough to share my
thoughts.
I could not grasp the ideological stance of the text and I am very
interested in being able to.
Your first sentence is: "This study investigates industrial design
practice which aims to contribute to poverty alleviation and economic
development in poor nations."
I can't ask wondering why you define poverty by nationality. There is
not one "rich" country that does not face poverty, that does not have
slums or immigrants. I cant help saying that in every third world
there is a first world and in every first world there is a third world.
What then defines poor nations as poor?
If you read Bonsiepe's and Er's work closely they talk about locating
the designer to facilitate growth from within but not to import it in
a top to down manner in the developing world (Newly Developing
Countries), not "poor nations".
Also Arthuro Escobar writes very nicely about how we take granted what
development is. Maybe the most backwards nation is the most developed
in means of something else but not money. That is why the
understanding of development seems shortsighted in the
developmentalism discourse as we know it. Escobar writes about how the
world was split into first and third not more than app. 70 years ago
due to political reasons.

Also, these issues have been studied in India since late 60s. Check
out Amul Coop. and the Jawaja Project. M.P. Ranjan has tons of
information about this on his blog. Again I cant help asking this: if
one talks about "activism" why not a coop but still a traditional
corporate system?

Also, check out work by Otto Von Busch, Coopa Roca, Swati Argade and
Escama Studio.

I do believe that social involvement does need some stance- preferably
guerrilla :)- because there is a thin line between breaking free and
feeding it back and making the poor poorer in the long run.

I d like to keep exchanging ideas about this.

Best,
Cigdem

--
Researcher
Department of Industrial Product Design
Istanbul Technical University
Taskisla, Istanbul 34437, Turkey

t. 0212 2931310 x 2824
f. 0212 2514895
w. www.tasarim.itu.edu.tr

Alinti Edan Weis <eweis@...>

> Hello,
>
> I am a PhD student from the University of Melbourne, currently researching
> design practice which aims to contribute to poverty alleviation and economic
> development in poor nations, or "Design for Social Wellbeing". (sometimes
> called design for social impact, design for development, design
> activism, etc..)
>
> I am focusing on the normative aspects of "design thinking"; such as an
> individual's underlying ideological, institutional or theoretical
> dispositions which influence product or service development within DSW
> organizations.
>
> I have begun looking for organizations who may be interested in
> participating in my case study. If anybody is aware of organizations
> working in any of these three capacities (particularly in Sth/Central
> America), or could advise or refer me to them, I would be extremely
> grateful...
>
> 1) Commercial product/service development for low-income markets through
> social enterprise
>
> 2) Technical assistance and capacity building with local artisans or
> micro-enterprises
>
> 3) Product, service and infrastructure development assistance for
> communities and organizations.
>
> Also, I have found the literature and theoretical background of DSW to be
> fragmented and underdeveloped. In an attempt to contribute and open it
> further, I have uploaded my research proposal online, for anyone interested:
>
> http://www.xime.com.au/wiki/index.php?title=Work_in_Progress
>
> I welcome any comments or advice...
>
> Thanks everybody!!
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Edan Weis
>
> PhD Student,
> Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning.
> The University of Melbourne
>
>

Re: PhD in Design for Social Wellbeing

2009-11-05T08:39:49Z

Have a look at the following books:

"Design Like you Give a Damn". You'll find lot's of contacts in that.

"Design for the other 90%" which the accompanying catalogue for an exhibition that took place
a few years ago at the Cooper Hewitt in New York

I also just picked up a book called "Design Revolution" by Emily Pilloton but haven't looked at it yet.

and check out the 'practical action' website.

-----Original Message-----
From: PhD-Design - This list is for discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design on behalf of Edan Weis
Sent: Thu 05/11/2009 07:25
To: PHD-DESIGN@...
Subject: PhD in Design for Social Wellbeing

Hello,

I am a PhD student from the University of Melbourne, currently researching
design practice which aims to contribute to poverty alleviation and economic
development in poor nations, or "Design for Social Wellbeing". (sometimes
called design for social impact, design for development, design activism, etc..)

I am focusing on the normative aspects of "design thinking"; such as an
individual's underlying ideological, institutional or theoretical
dispositions which influence product or service development within DSW
organizations.

I have begun looking for organizations who may be interested in
participating in my case study. If anybody is aware of organizations
working in any of these three capacities (particularly in Sth/Central
America), or could advise or refer me to them, I would be extremely grateful...

1) Commercial product/service development for low-income markets through
social enterprise

2) Technical assistance and capacity building with local artisans or
micro-enterprises

3) Product, service and infrastructure development assistance for
communities and organizations.

Also, I have found the literature and theoretical background of DSW to be
fragmented and underdeveloped. In an attempt to contribute and open it
further, I have uploaded my research proposal online, for anyone interested:

http://www.xime.com.au/wiki/index.php?title=Work_in_Progress

I welcome any comments or advice...

Thanks everybody!!

Regards,

Edan Weis

PhD Student,
Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning.
The University of Melbourne

To view the terms under which this email is distributed, please go to http://disclaimer.leedsmet.ac.uk/email.htm

Re: PhD in Design for Social Wellbeing

2009-11-05T03:36:25Z

Hi,

I think you may be interested in Federal Art Project which was a program to
support artist during Great depression of US. You may find many artist names
who were supported and actually their jobs were focused on social/public
issues.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Art_Project (start from here).
I think it can be early exemplary project and works for your topic.

Alf Bae
PhD. student Hongik univ. IDAS.

On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 7:04 PM, Gavin Melles
<GMelles@...>wrote:

> Hello
> I'm sure I speak for many on this list when I say that the delft bop work
> is exemplary
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Prabhu Kandachar - IO <P.V.Kandachar@...>
> To: <PHD-DESIGN@...>
> To: IO, Prabhu Kandachar - <P.V.Kandachar@...>
>
> Sent: 5/11/2009 8:48:32 PM
> Subject: Re: PhD in Design for Social Wellbeing
>
> Dear Edan Weis,
>
> We have carried out quiet a few design projects for/at developing
> countries. A part of our effort is available at:
> http://www.io.tudelft.nl/bop where you can download also the book:
> Designing for Emerging Markets, which gives a brief overview of many of
> these projects.
>
> They fall under your category of (1): Commercial product/service
> development for low-income markets, although not with social
> enterprises, as we are experimenting with regular business enterprises
> and NGO's, with the so called Base of the Pyramid (BoP) strategy,
> introduced by Prahalad and Hart (2002).
>
> Some empirical background for BoP can be found at:
>
> Prahalad, C.K. and Hart, S., 2002. The fortune at the bottom of the
> pyramid. Strategy+Business, issue 26: 1-15.
> Prahalad, C.K., 2005. The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid:
> Eradicating Poverty Through Profits. Wharton School Publishing. ISBN-10:
> 0-13-187729-1, ISBN-13: 978-0-13-187729-0, Pages: 304.
> Prabhu Kandachar et.al. (Ed), Design of Products and Services for the
> Base of the Pyramid, Oct. 2007, Delft University of Technology, ISBN
> 978-90-5155-034-4. http://www.io.tudelft.nl/bop
>
> Prabhu Kandachar and Minna Halme, Introduction: An Exploratory Journey
> towards the Research and Practice of the Base-of-the-Pyramid, Special
> issue of "Greener Management International (GMI)", edited by Prabhu
> Kandachar, June 2007, ISSN 0966-9671.
> http://www.greenleaf-publishing.com/
>
> Prabhu Kandachar and Minna Halme (Ed)., Sustainability Challenges and
> Solutions at the Base of the Pyramid: Business, Technology and the Poor,
> 2008, ISBN 978-1-906093-11-2 http://www.greenleaf-publishing.com/
>
> Prabhu Kandachar and Minna Halme, Farewell to pyramids: how can business
> and technology help to eradicate poverty? in Sustainability Challenges
> and Solutions at the Base of the Pyramid: Business, Technology and the
> Poor, Prabhu Kandachar and Minna Halme (Ed)., 2008, ISBN
> 978-1-906093-11-2 http://www.greenleaf-publishing.com/
>
> P.V. Kandachar, Integrated Product Development - Discovering, defining,
> designing and delivering products & services for the Emerging Markets, A
> chapter to be published in the forthcoming book: Creating Mutual Value:
> Building Businesses and Alleviating Poverty with the Base of the
> Pyramid, Eds.: Ted London & Stuart Hart. Publisher: Wharton, USA. In
> 2010 http://bop2009.org/
>
> You could also consider participating in: http://www.bopimpact.nl/
>
> With kind regards,
>
> Prabhu Kandachar, PhD
>
> Professor- Industrial Design Engineering,
>
> Chairman, Design Engineering Department
> Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering
> Delft University of Technology
> Landbergstraat 15
> 2628 CE DELFT
> The Netherlands
>
> Tel: +31.15.278.3034
> Fax: +31.15.278.1839
> p.v.kandachar@...
> www.io.tudelft.nl
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PhD-Design - This list is for discussion of PhD studies and
> related research in Design [mailto:PHD-DESIGN@...] On Behalf
> Of Edan Weis
> Sent: donderdag 5 november 2009 8:25
> To: PHD-DESIGN@...
> Subject: PhD in Design for Social Wellbeing
>
> Hello,
>
> I am a PhD student from the University of Melbourne, currently
> researching design practice which aims to contribute to poverty
> alleviation and economic development in poor nations, or "Design for
> Social Wellbeing". (sometimes called design for social impact, design
> for development, design activism, etc..)
>
> I am focusing on the normative aspects of "design thinking"; such as an
> individual's underlying ideological, institutional or theoretical
> dispositions which influence product or service development within DSW
> organizations.
>
> I have begun looking for organizations who may be interested in
> participating in my case study. If anybody is aware of organizations
> working in any of these three capacities (particularly in Sth/Central
> America), or could advise or refer me to them, I would be extremely
> grateful...
>
> 1) Commercial product/service development for low-income markets through
> social enterprise
>
> 2) Technical assistance and capacity building with local artisans or
> micro-enterprises
>
> 3) Product, service and infrastructure development assistance for
> communities and organizations.
>
> Also, I have found the literature and theoretical background of DSW to
> be fragmented and underdeveloped. In an attempt to contribute and open
> it further, I have uploaded my research proposal online, for anyone
> interested:
>
> http://www.xime.com.au/wiki/index.php?title=Work_in_Progress
>
> I welcome any comments or advice...
>
> Thanks everybody!!
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Edan Weis
>
> PhD Student,
> Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning.
> The University of Melbourne
>

Re: PhD in Design for Social Wellbeing

2009-11-05T02:04:40Z

Hello
I'm sure I speak for many on this list when I say that the delft bop work is exemplary
-----Original Message-----
From: Prabhu Kandachar - IO <P.V.Kandachar@...>
To: <PHD-DESIGN@...>
To: IO, Prabhu Kandachar - <P.V.Kandachar@...>

Sent: 5/11/2009 8:48:32 PM
Subject: Re: PhD in Design for Social Wellbeing

Dear Edan Weis,

We have carried out quiet a few design projects for/at developing
countries. A part of our effort is available at:
http://www.io.tudelft.nl/bop where you can download also the book:
Designing for Emerging Markets, which gives a brief overview of many of
these projects.

They fall under your category of (1): Commercial product/service
development for low-income markets, although not with social
enterprises, as we are experimenting with regular business enterprises
and NGO's, with the so called Base of the Pyramid (BoP) strategy,
introduced by Prahalad and Hart (2002).

Some empirical background for BoP can be found at:

Prahalad, C.K. and Hart, S., 2002. The fortune at the bottom of the
pyramid. Strategy+Business, issue 26: 1-15.
Prahalad, C.K., 2005. The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid:
Eradicating Poverty Through Profits. Wharton School Publishing. ISBN-10:
0-13-187729-1, ISBN-13: 978-0-13-187729-0, Pages: 304.
Prabhu Kandachar et.al. (Ed), Design of Products and Services for the
Base of the Pyramid, Oct. 2007, Delft University of Technology, ISBN
978-90-5155-034-4. http://www.io.tudelft.nl/bop

Prabhu Kandachar and Minna Halme, Introduction: An Exploratory Journey
towards the Research and Practice of the Base-of-the-Pyramid, Special
issue of "Greener Management International (GMI)", edited by Prabhu
Kandachar, June 2007, ISSN 0966-9671.
http://www.greenleaf-publishing.com/

Prabhu Kandachar and Minna Halme (Ed)., Sustainability Challenges and
Solutions at the Base of the Pyramid: Business, Technology and the Poor,
2008, ISBN 978-1-906093-11-2 http://www.greenleaf-publishing.com/

Prabhu Kandachar and Minna Halme, Farewell to pyramids: how can business
and technology help to eradicate poverty? in Sustainability Challenges
and Solutions at the Base of the Pyramid: Business, Technology and the
Poor, Prabhu Kandachar and Minna Halme (Ed)., 2008, ISBN
978-1-906093-11-2 http://www.greenleaf-publishing.com/

P.V. Kandachar, Integrated Product Development - Discovering, defining,
designing and delivering products & services for the Emerging Markets, A
chapter to be published in the forthcoming book: Creating Mutual Value:
Building Businesses and Alleviating Poverty with the Base of the
Pyramid, Eds.: Ted London & Stuart Hart. Publisher: Wharton, USA. In
2010 http://bop2009.org/

You could also consider participating in: http://www.bopimpact.nl/

With kind regards,

Prabhu Kandachar, PhD

Professor- Industrial Design Engineering,

Chairman, Design Engineering Department
Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering
Delft University of Technology
Landbergstraat 15
2628 CE DELFT
The Netherlands

Tel: +31.15.278.3034
Fax: +31.15.278.1839
p.v.kandachar@...
www.io.tudelft.nl

-----Original Message-----
From: PhD-Design - This list is for discussion of PhD studies and
related research in Design [mailto:PHD-DESIGN@...] On Behalf
Of Edan Weis
Sent: donderdag 5 november 2009 8:25
To: PHD-DESIGN@...
Subject: PhD in Design for Social Wellbeing

Hello,

I am a PhD student from the University of Melbourne, currently
researching design practice which aims to contribute to poverty
alleviation and economic development in poor nations, or "Design for
Social Wellbeing". (sometimes called design for social impact, design
for development, design activism, etc..)

I am focusing on the normative aspects of "design thinking"; such as an
individual's underlying ideological, institutional or theoretical
dispositions which influence product or service development within DSW
organizations.

I have begun looking for organizations who may be interested in
participating in my case study. If anybody is aware of organizations
working in any of these three capacities (particularly in Sth/Central
America), or could advise or refer me to them, I would be extremely
grateful...

1) Commercial product/service development for low-income markets through
social enterprise

2) Technical assistance and capacity building with local artisans or
micro-enterprises

3) Product, service and infrastructure development assistance for
communities and organizations.

Also, I have found the literature and theoretical background of DSW to
be fragmented and underdeveloped. In an attempt to contribute and open
it further, I have uploaded my research proposal online, for anyone
interested:

http://www.xime.com.au/wiki/index.php?title=Work_in_Progress

I welcome any comments or advice...

Thanks everybody!!

Regards,

Edan Weis

PhD Student,
Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning.
The University of Melbourne

Re: PhD in Design for Social Wellbeing

2009-11-05T01:48:32Z

Dear Edan Weis,

We have carried out quiet a few design projects for/at developing
countries. A part of our effort is available at:
http://www.io.tudelft.nl/bop where you can download also the book:
Designing for Emerging Markets, which gives a brief overview of many of
these projects.

They fall under your category of (1): Commercial product/service
development for low-income markets, although not with social
enterprises, as we are experimenting with regular business enterprises
and NGO's, with the so called Base of the Pyramid (BoP) strategy,
introduced by Prahalad and Hart (2002).

Some empirical background for BoP can be found at:

Prahalad, C.K. and Hart, S., 2002. The fortune at the bottom of the
pyramid. Strategy+Business, issue 26: 1-15.
Prahalad, C.K., 2005. The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid:
Eradicating Poverty Through Profits. Wharton School Publishing. ISBN-10:
0-13-187729-1, ISBN-13: 978-0-13-187729-0, Pages: 304.
Prabhu Kandachar et.al. (Ed), Design of Products and Services for the
Base of the Pyramid, Oct. 2007, Delft University of Technology, ISBN
978-90-5155-034-4. http://www.io.tudelft.nl/bop

Prabhu Kandachar and Minna Halme, Introduction: An Exploratory Journey
towards the Research and Practice of the Base-of-the-Pyramid, Special
issue of "Greener Management International (GMI)", edited by Prabhu
Kandachar, June 2007, ISSN 0966-9671.
http://www.greenleaf-publishing.com/

Prabhu Kandachar and Minna Halme (Ed)., Sustainability Challenges and
Solutions at the Base of the Pyramid: Business, Technology and the Poor,
2008, ISBN 978-1-906093-11-2 http://www.greenleaf-publishing.com/

Prabhu Kandachar and Minna Halme, Farewell to pyramids: how can business
and technology help to eradicate poverty? in Sustainability Challenges
and Solutions at the Base of the Pyramid: Business, Technology and the
Poor, Prabhu Kandachar and Minna Halme (Ed)., 2008, ISBN
978-1-906093-11-2 http://www.greenleaf-publishing.com/

P.V. Kandachar, Integrated Product Development - Discovering, defining,
designing and delivering products & services for the Emerging Markets, A
chapter to be published in the forthcoming book: Creating Mutual Value:
Building Businesses and Alleviating Poverty with the Base of the
Pyramid, Eds.: Ted London & Stuart Hart. Publisher: Wharton, USA. In
2010 http://bop2009.org/

You could also consider participating in: http://www.bopimpact.nl/

With kind regards,

Prabhu Kandachar, PhD

Professor- Industrial Design Engineering,

Chairman, Design Engineering Department
Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering
Delft University of Technology
Landbergstraat 15
2628 CE DELFT
The Netherlands

Tel: +31.15.278.3034
Fax: +31.15.278.1839
p.v.kandachar@...
www.io.tudelft.nl

-----Original Message-----
From: PhD-Design - This list is for discussion of PhD studies and
related research in Design [mailto:PHD-DESIGN@...] On Behalf
Of Edan Weis
Sent: donderdag 5 november 2009 8:25
To: PHD-DESIGN@...
Subject: PhD in Design for Social Wellbeing

Hello,

I am a PhD student from the University of Melbourne, currently
researching design practice which aims to contribute to poverty
alleviation and economic development in poor nations, or "Design for
Social Wellbeing". (sometimes called design for social impact, design
for development, design activism, etc..)

I am focusing on the normative aspects of "design thinking"; such as an
individual's underlying ideological, institutional or theoretical
dispositions which influence product or service development within DSW
organizations.

I have begun looking for organizations who may be interested in
participating in my case study. If anybody is aware of organizations
working in any of these three capacities (particularly in Sth/Central
America), or could advise or refer me to them, I would be extremely
grateful...

1) Commercial product/service development for low-income markets through
social enterprise

2) Technical assistance and capacity building with local artisans or
micro-enterprises

3) Product, service and infrastructure development assistance for
communities and organizations.

Also, I have found the literature and theoretical background of DSW to
be fragmented and underdeveloped. In an attempt to contribute and open
it further, I have uploaded my research proposal online, for anyone
interested:

http://www.xime.com.au/wiki/index.php?title=Work_in_Progress

I welcome any comments or advice...

Thanks everybody!!

Regards,

Edan Weis

PhD Student,
Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning.
The University of Melbourne

PhD in Design for Social Wellbeing

2009-11-04T23:25:20Z

Hello,

I am a PhD student from the University of Melbourne, currently researching
design practice which aims to contribute to poverty alleviation and economic
development in poor nations, or "Design for Social Wellbeing". (sometimes
called design for social impact, design for development, design activism, etc..)

I am focusing on the normative aspects of "design thinking"; such as an
individual's underlying ideological, institutional or theoretical
dispositions which influence product or service development within DSW
organizations.

I have begun looking for organizations who may be interested in
participating in my case study. If anybody is aware of organizations
working in any of these three capacities (particularly in Sth/Central
America), or could advise or refer me to them, I would be extremely grateful...

1) Commercial product/service development for low-income markets through
social enterprise

2) Technical assistance and capacity building with local artisans or
micro-enterprises

3) Product, service and infrastructure development assistance for
communities and organizations.

Also, I have found the literature and theoretical background of DSW to be
fragmented and underdeveloped. In an attempt to contribute and open it
further, I have uploaded my research proposal online, for anyone interested:

http://www.xime.com.au/wiki/index.php?title=Work_in_Progress

I welcome any comments or advice...

Thanks everybody!!

Regards,

Edan Weis

PhD Student,
Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning.
The University of Melbourne

[Social Innovation Design] Survey of Asia Design Journal 2010

2009-11-04T23:00:38Z

Dear All,

This is Soojung Yoo from Korean Design Research Institute, Korea.
Firstly, I must apologize for the trouble of last survey of Asia Design Journal 2010.
I have made again the survey with checking no trouble.

Once again I cordially ask you all to participate in the survey.
Please click the link below.

http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dEVqUkkzYlBueHRTR240VVl5Z0tZWmc6MA

If you have any question, please do not hesitate to email me.
Thank you very much.

Best regards,
Soojung Yoo
KDRI

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Social Innovation Design] Survey of Asia Design Journal 2010
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dEVqUkkzYlBueHRTR240VVl5Z0tZWmc6MA

Korean Design Research Institute (KDRI) is going to publish the 5th international issue of ASIA DESIGN JOURNAL to find and create concepts and trends in Asian values and culture. KDRI wants to ask you some questions for a survey of designers' opinion for the special theme of ASIA DESIGN JOURNAL 2010.

The subject of ASIA DESIGN JOURNAL in 2010 is 'Social Innovation Design'. KDRI asks design professionals what they think about 'Social Innovation Design'. From this survey, KDRI hopes to understand other designers' viewpoints and ideas about social innovation with this as a momentum.

Please read the following and answer the questions given below. KDRI promises not to use collected data only except for the special theme of ASIA DESIGN JOURNAL 2010. KDRI cordially asks your interest and participation to think and express your valuable design thoughts of the future. Thank you very much.

[Social Innovation Design] Survey of Asia Design Journal 2010

2009-11-04T22:58:27Z

Dear All,

This is Soojung Yoo from Korean Design Research Institute, Korea.
Firstly, I must apologize for the trouble of last survey of Asia Design Journal 2010.
I have made again the survey of Asia Design Journal 2010 with checking no trouble.

I cordially ask you all again to participate in the survey once again.
Please click the link below.

http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dEVqUkkzYlBueHRTR240VVl5Z0tZWmc6MA

If you have any question, please do not hesitate to email me.
Thank you very much.

Best regards,
Soojung Yoo
KDRI

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Social Innovation Design] Survey of Asia Design Journal 2010
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dEVqUkkzYlBueHRTR240VVl5Z0tZWmc6MA

Korean Design Research Institute (KDRI) is going to publish the 5th international issue of ASIA DESIGN JOURNAL to find and create concepts and trends in Asian values and culture. KDRI wants to ask you some questions for a survey of designers' opinion for the special theme of ASIA DESIGN JOURNAL 2010.

The subject of ASIA DESIGN JOURNAL in 2010 is 'Social Innovation Design'. KDRI asks design professionals what they think about 'Social Innovation Design'. From this survey, KDRI hopes to understand other designers' viewpoints and ideas about social innovation with this as a momentum.

Please read the following and answer the questions given below. KDRI promises not to use collected data only except for the special theme of ASIA DESIGN JOURNAL 2010. KDRI cordially asks your interest and participation to think and express your valuable design thoughts of the future. Thank you very much.

Search for Professor and Department Head: Language, Literature, and Communication, Rensselaer

2009-11-04T05:09:26Z

The Department of Language, Literature and Communication (LLC) at Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute seeks a Department Head who will deepen and broaden
our program. The Department Head will be expected to lead the re-examination
of current programs and to propose new programs. Current programs include
the Ph.D. degree in Communication and Rhetoric; M.S. degrees in
Communication and Rhetoric, Human-Computer Interaction, and Technical
Communication; and B.S. degrees in Communication and Communication with a
Concentration in Graphic Design. In addition, the Department offers a B.S.
in Electronic Media, Arts, and Communication (EMAC) jointly with the Arts
Department, and contributes to a new and rapidly growing B.S. degree in
Games and Simulation Arts and Sciences (GSAS), and the B.S. and M.S. degrees
in Information Technology.

*Qualifications*
Candidates must have an earned Ph.D. or foreign equivalent, a strong record
of research and teaching, substantial administrative experience, and an
ability to guide and nurture active programs of externally funded research.
Candidates must be eligible for a tenured position at Rensselaer. Named one
of the "New Ivies", Rensselaer is an emerging elite university with
nationally recognized graduate and undergraduate academic programs. For the
eighth consecutive year, Rensselaer has been counted among the top 50
universities in the nation, according to the U.S. News and World Report.
With approximately 5,000 undergraduate and 2,500 graduate students from
across the country and around the world, Rensselaer is located in the Tech
Valley region of the Hudson River Valley region of New York State, with New
York City, Boston and Montreal only a few hours away by car.

The appointment is expected to begin in July 2010. Review of applications
will begin immediately, and continue until suitable candidates are
identified. Interviews will be conducted by phone. To apply, please send
hard copies of the following items to the attention and address listed
below:

Application letter
Current C.V.
Writing samples
Evidence of teaching excellence
Three letters of recommendation

LLC Search Committee
C/O Ms. Toni Sposito
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
SA 5th Floor
110 8th Street
Troy, NY 12180
For more information, please contact:
sposia@...
Phone: 518-276-6575
Fax: 518-276-4871

We welcome candidates who will bring diverse intellectual, geographical,
gender and ethnic perspectives to Rensselaer's work and campus communities.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Employer.

--
Audrey G. Bennett
Associate Professor of Graphics
Dept. of LL&C, HASS, Rensselaer
110 8th Street
Troy, New York 12180-3590
O: 518.276.8129
F: 518.276.4092
U: www.rpi.edu/~bennett
E: bennett@...

Audrey Bennett
Design Consultant
POB 853
Troy, NY 12181-0853
C: 518.301.4583
U: www.audreygbennett.com
E: audrey@...

Advocacy Chair, Board of Directors
AIGA, the professional association for design, UP ST NY Chapter

Posting on PhD-design

2009-11-04T01:44:57Z

I was thinking about recent comments about posting on PhD-design
when I came across this by Phil Agre:

"Nonetheless, I do think that there are legitimate purposes in public
discourse for accounts of personal feelings. My own purpose, clearly and
consciously, is empowerment. I want other people to be able to use the
Internet in socially positive ways, but I am also aware that many people
hold back from establishing a public voice for emotional reasons. Many
people fear being attacked, or saying something stupid, or getting
overwhelmed. The worst part of those feelings is feeling alone with them, as
if they had never happened to anyone else. That is how an authoritarian
society works: everyone lives in a little box, atomized and isolated,
playing out a role in the artificial public space of "ordered liberty",
never saying what they think because it is too dangerous to even let
themselves know what they feel. Knowing that other people feel the same way
can thus be liberating: one is not alone, and the feelings are not only
common but understandable.

Of course, a story about feelings can become its own dogma, but that's just
one of the transitional phases that people can go through as they try
stepwise to emerge from the mental prisons of oppression. In the end,
everyone has to recognize the emotions that can keep them from doing
something useful in the world."

Useful.

Terry

===
Dr. Terence Love
Tel/Fax: +61 (0)8 9305 7629
Mobile: +61 (0)434 975 848
t.love@...
www.love.com.au
===

Re: Positions in Visual Communication Design at University of South Australia

2009-11-03T18:38:48Z

Dear all (apologies for cross postings),

Please note application closing date for the following positions has been amended to 30 November 2009

School of Art, Architecture and Design, University of South Australia
SENIOR LECTURER VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN (Level C)
LECTURER VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN (Level A)

With regards,
Veronika

--
Veronika Kelly
Program Director
Visual Communication Design
Art, Architecture and Design
University of South Australia
City West Campus Adelaide South Australia 5000

T +61 8 8302 0671
email: veronika.kelly@...

CRICOS provider code: 00121B
------------------------------------------------------------------------
________________________________
From: Veronika Kelly <veronika.kelly@...>
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 23:18:33 +1030
To: "PHD-DESIGN@..." <PHD-DESIGN@...>
Subject: Positions in Visual Communication Design at University of South Australia

Dear all (apologies for cross postings),

The School of Art, Architecture and Design at the University of South Australia has a number of positions open for application, with 2 in visual communication:

SENIOR LECTURER/LECTURER VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN (Level C or B)
LECTURER VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN (Level A)

For full position descriptions see under Academic and Research Positions at UniSA:
http://unisa.nga.net.au/bin/fnt_jobs_list_filter.cfm?

The School of Art, Architecture and Design at the University of South Australia is committed to providing high quality, integrated and flexible programs. It has developed a national reputation for education and working with the professions and broader community. The School offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs in both coursework and research in art, architecture and design. These programs and courses are innovative in content and incorporate design studio, art and design history and theory programs designed to ensure maximum opportunity for creative development.
Due to program popularity and increased student demand, the School is rapidly expanding and we are seeking innovative thinkers who are enthusiastic about quality teaching and research in design. The successful candidates will be encouraged to pursue research and consultancies relevant to visual communication design to further strengthen the School's close association with professional bodies.

SENIOR LECTURER/LECTURER VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN (Level C or B)
You will be responsible for providing leadership and fostering excellence in both teaching and research. Significant contribution to course and program development and teaching undergraduate and postgraduate programs are key responsibilities of this role. You will actively engage in independent or collaborative research, and developing and maintaining strategic relationships both internal and external to the University is essential to the success of this role. You will have demonstrated ability and/or experience teaching in a range of visual communication design courses, with particular emphasis on interactive and web-based design with sound knowledge of contemporary theory and practice in these areas.

LECTURER VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN (Level A)
You will have demonstrated the ability and/or experience to teach in a range of visual communication design courses with particular emphasis on graphic and typographic design and sound knowledge of contemporary practice and theory in these areas. You have demonstrated the ability and/or experience to contribute to research and consultancy activities, conduct independent or collaborative research resulting in high quality outcomes, and the ability to work as a member of an interdisciplinary team.

If you wish to discuss a position further, please contact Head of School, Professor Mads Gaardboe on +61 8 8302 0230 or email: mads.gaardboe@...

Applications close: 9.00am Monday 9 Nov 2009

--
Veronika Kelly
Program Director Visual Communication Design
Art, Architecture and Design
University of South Australia

tel +61 8 8302 0671
email: veronika.kelly@...

CRICOS Provider Number: 00121B

-Last request-

2009-11-03T12:05:21Z

Dear All,

At first,
I would like to thank to all who has

Dear All,

At first,
I would like to thank to all who has answered my questions and apologise for my
insisting emails in your mailboxes recently.

However,
as I believe this research will be important for all who is working on or
interested in this subject, I was worried about the limited
participation.

The research is going to be finalised shortly. So as a last
reminder, I will kindly ask one more time, for all who is involved in
sustainable design education, to answer the revised short version of the
survey by following
the link below;

http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGwyTFVpbkhtZ2Q5X3B6bHQwU1RxbkE6MA..

Thank you
all in advance for your contributions.

Best
Regards

Gulden
Malya

MSc
Industrial Design

Istanbul
Technical University,

Turkey

Call for Papers - Journal 'Interiors'

2009-11-02T16:26:36Z

INTERIORS: DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

Call for Papers

Berg Publishers are pleased to announce the launch of a new academic
journal, Interiors: Design, Architecture, Culture in 2010. The editors,
Anne Massey, (MIRC, Kingston University) and John Turpin (Washington
State University) welcome contributions that consider the spaces and
places within built structures. Interiors: Design, Architecture, Culture
will bring together the best critical work on the analysis of all types
of spaces. Whether homes, offices, shopping malls, schools, hospitals,
churches and restaurants, interiors are all embedded with meaning, both
consciously and subconsciously, and evince particular, multi-sensory and
psychological responses. The Journal will investigate the complexities
of the interior environment*s history, orchestration and composition,
and its impact on the inhabitant from a trans-disciplinary perspective.

In its exploration of the interior environment, Interiors aims to
challenge divisions between theory and practice, and seeks to be a place
of inspiration and information for practitioners, historians and
theorists of the interior. There are no limits in terms of geography or
chronology. The content of the Journal is relevant not only to the
design disciplines, but also those of anthropology; art and design
history; cultural studies; film studies; gender studies; geography;
material culture; sexuality studies and visual culture.

We are seeking articles that reflect the latest research on the
interior from historians, practitioners and theorists. Principal
articles of 5,000 to 7,000 words, including notes and references, with
4-8 illustrations are invited, and should be sent as an attachment to
interiors@... by 4th January 2010. Further details of
the Journal, including Notes For Contributors, are available on
www.bergjournals.com/interiors. If you have any queries about the
Journal or about submitting an article, please contact us on the above
email address.

Anne Massey
John Turpin
October 2009

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Associate Professor Suzie Attiwill
Program Director | Interior Design
School of Architecture + Design
RMIT University
Chair | IDEA | Interior Design/Interior Architecture Educators
Association | www.idea-edu.com
Member | Urban Interior Research Group | www.urbaninterior.net
Board member | West Space Inc. | www.westspace.org.au

Interior Spaces in Other Places_ 3 to 5 February 2010

2009-11-02T16:20:46Z

Interior Spaces in Other Places
An IDEA Symposium 3-5 February 2010
Partnered by QUT Interior Design and the State Library of Queensland
Conveners:
Associate Professor Mark Taylor, Program Coordinator, Interior Design,Queensland University of Technology.
Professor Gini Lee, Executive Editor, IDEA Journal, Queensland University of Technology.

The focus of this symposium is to question whether interior design is changing relative to local conditions, and the effect globalization has on the performance of regional, particularly Southern hemisphere identities. The intention being to understand how theory and practice is transposed to 'distant lands', and how ideas shift from one place to another. This process, sometimes referred to as a shift from 'the centre to the margins', seeks new perspectives on the adoption of European and US design ideas abroad, as well as their return to their place of origin.
Paralleling this trafficking of ideas are broader observations about interior space that emerge through specificity of place. These include new and emerging directions and differences in our understanding of
interiority; both real and virtual, and an ever-changing relationship to city, suburb and country. Keeping within the Symposium theme the intention is to examine other places, particularly on the margins of the
discipline's domain.

visit www.interiorspacesinotherplaces.com for further details. Early bird registration closes 30 November 2009.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

Associate Professor Suzie Attiwill
Program Director | Interior Design
School of Architecture + Design
RMIT University
Chair | IDEA | Interior Design/Interior Architecture Educators Association | www.idea-edu.com
Member | Urban Interior Research Group | www.urbaninterior.net
Board member | West Space Inc. | www.westspace.org.au

Conference and journal calls

2009-11-01T10:11:16Z

Hi all,
As some of you may know, http://designcalls.wordpress.com is my new blog for
CFPs for designerly conferences and journals. My coverage is NOT 100%, but
I'm trying. There's the possibility of having other contributors on this
blog; more info on that at http://designcalls.wordpress.com/about/, if
you're interested.

Just FYI, below are summaries of the items I posted in Oct.
Cheers.
Fil
NMIC2010: 2nd International Conference on New Media and
Interactivity<http://designcalls.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/nmic2010/>

In Conference <http://en.wordpress.com/tag/conference/> on October 28, 2009
by Fil Salustri Tagged: interaction<http://en.wordpress.com/tag/interaction/>,
media <http://en.wordpress.com/tag/media/>

You are cordially invited to the 2nd International Conference on New Media
and Interactivity (NMIC 2010). It will take place in Nisantasi, Istanbul,
Turkey, on April 28th – 30th, 2010. The conference web site is now online
at: http://iletisim.marmara.edu.tr/newmedia. We invite you to visit
conference web page and send your abstract(s) until 4th January 2010.

Read More » <http://designcalls.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/nmic2010/#more-45>
DN2010: 5th Intl Conf on Comparing Design in Nature with Science
and Engineering<http://designcalls.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/dn2010-5th-intl-conf-on-comparing-design-in-nature-with-science-and-engineering/>

In Conference <http://en.wordpress.com/tag/conference/>,
Journal<http://en.wordpress.com/tag/journal/>on October 26, 2009 by
Fil Salustri Tagged:
biodesign <http://en.wordpress.com/tag/biodesign/>

Papers are published in the Transactions of the Wessex Institute of
Technology and distributed throughout the world. In addition, they are
archived in the Wessex Institute eLibrary where they are permanently and
easily accessible to the international community. Delegates attending
Design and Nature 2010 will be invited to submit an extended version of
their paper for publication in the International Journal of Design & Nature
and Ecodynamics, associated with the Wessex Institute of Technology. Read
More »<http://designcalls.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/dn2010-5th-intl-conf-on-comparing-design-in-nature-with-science-and-engineering/#more-42>
CARWH 2010: Conf of the Canadian Association for Research on Work
and Health <http://designcalls.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/carwh2010/>

In Conference <http://en.wordpress.com/tag/conference/> on October 26, 2009
by Fil Salustri

The next conference of the Canadian Association for Research on Work and
Health (CARWH) will be held in Toronto on May 28-29, 2010, hosted by the
Institute for Work & Health. The theme for the conference is, “Worker Health
in a Changing World of Work.” This conference provides an opportunity to
present research results and innovative research methods, explore the
applications of research, identify and clarify needs, foster collaborations
and new research projects, and inform occupational health and safety
policies and practices that will result in the improved health and safety of
Canadian workers.The Call for Abstracts for the conference is now posted at
http://carwh2010.iwh.on.ca. Read More
»<http://designcalls.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/carwh2010/#more-39>
FISCAR10: Nordic Conference on Activity Theory and the Fourth Finnish
Conference on Cultural and Activity
Research<http://designcalls.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/fiscar10-nordic-conference-on-activity-theory-and-the-fourth-finnish-conference-on-cultural-and-activity-research/>

In Conference <http://en.wordpress.com/tag/conference/> on October 23, 2009
by Fil Salustri

The theme of the conference is “Perspectives on social creativity, designing
and activity.” The conference will take place at Aalto University School of
Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland, May 23-25 2010. The deadline for
submissions is 15 Dec 2009 (in either English or Finnish). See
http://www.iscar.org/fi/5NC/ for more information. Read More
»<http://designcalls.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/fiscar10-nordic-conference-on-activity-theory-and-the-fourth-finnish-conference-on-cultural-and-activity-research/#more-37>
POPCAANZ: 1st Annual Conf of the Popular Culture Association of Australia
and New Zealand<http://designcalls.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/popcaanz-1st-annual-conf-of-the-popular-culture-association-of-australia-and-new-zealand/>

In Conference <http://en.wordpress.com/tag/conference/> on October 23, 2009
by Fil Salustri Tagged: fashion <http://en.wordpress.com/tag/fashion/>

The 1st Annual Conference of the Popular Culture Association of Australia
and New Zealand will be held June 30-july 2, 2010, at the Vibe Hotel,
Goulburn Street, Sydney Australia. The theme is: FASHION. Fashion is
concerned with all areas of dress, clothing, apparel and fashion which
includes: historical methods, design, sustainability, aesthetics,
philosophy, marketing, advertising, branding, merchandising, retailing,
cultural and sociological aspects of dress and fashion, gender, body image,
and cultural identities.

Please email a short 25-word bio with contact information and a 150-word
abstract by November 30, 2010 to Vicki.karaminas@....
DESIGN2010: 11th Intl Design Conference (May,
Croatia)<http://designcalls.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/design2010/>

In Conference <http://en.wordpress.com/tag/conference/> on October 15, 2009
by Fil Salustri Tagged: engineering<http://en.wordpress.com/tag/engineering/>

The 11th INTERNATIONAL DESIGN CONFERENCE
<http://www.designconference.org/>will be held May 17-20, 2010, in
Cavtat near DUBROVNIK, Croatia. The
Conference aims to create opportunities for participants to discuss their
existing research, develop new research questions and develop awareness and
understanding of *engineering design* by sharing and exchanging knowledge
with fellow researchers and practitioners. Read More
»<http://designcalls.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/design2010/#more-32>
Re-public: Innovative Service Design for
All<http://designcalls.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/re-public-innovative-service-design-for-all/>

In Journal <http://en.wordpress.com/tag/journal/> on October 12, 2009 by Fil
Salustri Tagged: service design<http://en.wordpress.com/tag/service-design/>

Call for journal papers: Innovative Service Design for All (Part Two)
* Deadline for submissions: Saturday 12 December 2009*
Re-public <http://www.re-public.gr/en/> is an online journal published in
Greece, in two languages (Greek-English).
Last July, Re-public published a Special Issue on “Innovative Service Design
for All <http://www.re-public.gr/en/?cat=45>“.
Re-public invites contributions for a *second* special issue dedicated to
“Innovative Service Design for All”.

Service design lies in the centre of attention in contemporary, increasingly
service-oriented knowledge economies. In such contexts, user experience is
paramount, including both the interfaces and interactions that customers use
to contact the service provider, as well as the back-office activities
performed by the service provider. Given the complexity of services in
modern, multicultural, networked societies and the criticality of their
environmental impact, service design becomes a major issue for the years to
come. Read More
»<http://designcalls.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/re-public-innovative-service-design-for-all/#more-29>
7th Intl Conf on Design & Emotion (Oct 2010,
Chicago)<http://designcalls.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/7th-intl-conf-on-design-emotion-oct-2010-chicago/>

In Conference <http://en.wordpress.com/tag/conference/> on October 12, 2009
by Fil Salustri Tagged: emotion <http://en.wordpress.com/tag/emotion/>

The Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology, and the Design &
Emotion Society are pleased to invite you to participate in the 7th
International Conference on Design & Emotion
<http://www.id.iit.edu/de2010/>in Chicago, October 4-7, 2010. The
International Conference on Design &
Emotion is a forum held every other year where practitioners, researchers
and industry leaders meet and exchange knowledge and insights concerning the
cross-disciplinary field of design and emotion. The conference will offer
workshops, research paper presentations, design case presentations, and
poster presentations. The conference language is English. Read More
»<http://designcalls.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/7th-intl-conf-on-design-emotion-oct-2010-chicago/#more-27>

RGD2010: 2nd Intl Design Conf “Responsibility in Graphic Design”
(January, Poland)<http://designcalls.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/rgd2010-2nd-intl-design-conf-responsibility-in-graphic-design-january-poland/>

In Conference <http://en.wordpress.com/tag/conference/> on October 10, 2009
by Fil Salustri Tagged: graphic
design<http://en.wordpress.com/tag/graphic-design/>

The Design Faculty at the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice cordially invites
all Design Teachers, Researchers, Students, Alumni and Professionals to
participate in the 2nd International Design Conference under the heading
“Responsibility in Graphic Design” <http://conference.aspkat.edu.pl/2009/>,
to be held between the 11th and 15th of January 2010 at the Roundabout Art
Gallery.

The focus of this conference is on the notion of responsibility with
relation to graphic design professionals and teachers, responsible attitudes
in its practice, and the necessary changes in the scope and methods of
teaching the subject. The conference is intended as a means of bringing
together an international group of academics, students, and professionals.
We invite everyone who is interested in shaping civic attitudes and teaching
responsible design to take part in the lectures and discussions. The main
objective of the conference is to direct the attention of participants to
their own work strategies, curricula and teaching methodology, as well as
research and projects characterising the current, socially responsible
graphic design. Read More
»<http://designcalls.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/rgd2010-2nd-intl-design-conf-responsibility-in-graphic-design-january-poland/#more-25>
ICTVC2010: 4th Intl Conf on Typography and Visual Communication
(June, Cyprus) <http://designcalls.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/ictvc2010/>

In Conference <http://en.wordpress.com/tag/conference/> on October 10, 2009
by Fil Salustri Tagged: typography <http://en.wordpress.com/tag/typography/>

On 17, 18 & 19 June 2010 the Department of Design & Multimedia of the
University of Nicosia will be hosting the 4th International Conference on
Typography and Visual Communication (ICTVC) with the general theme “Lending
Grace to Language”.

After three important and successful international meetings (2002, 2004,
2007 / http://www.ictvc.org/) ICTVC moves to Cyprus. Our new home sits at
the crossroads of three continents, a location of historical significance
that far outweighs its small size. The multicultural character of the
island makes Cyprus a perfect location for a conference that explores the
world of typographic design and visual language. Read More
»<http://designcalls.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/ictvc2010/#more-23>
MMEP2010: 1st Intl Conf on Modelling and Management of
Engineering Processes<http://designcalls.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/mmep2010/>

In Conference <http://en.wordpress.com/tag/conference/> on October 10, 2009
by Fil Salustri Tagged: engineering<http://en.wordpress.com/tag/engineering/>

The aim of this first international conference is to showcase recent trends
in the modelling and management of engineering processes (MMEP), to explore
potential synergies between different modelling approaches, to gather and
discuss future challenges for the management of engineering processes and to
discuss future research areas and topics. Read More
»<http://designcalls.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/mmep2010/#more-13>
QQML2010: 2nd Intl Conf on Qualitative and Quantitative Methods
in Libraries <http://designcalls.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/qqml2010/>

In Conference <http://en.wordpress.com/tag/conference/> on October 9, 2009
by Fil Salustri Tagged: library
science<http://en.wordpress.com/tag/library-science/>

You are kindly invited to participate in the 2nd Qualitative and
Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference (QQML2010),
Chania, Crete, Greece, 25-28 of May, 2010. The first submission deadline is
15 Dec 2009.

QQML2010 was decided by the QQML Committee and announced during the closing
ceremony of the previous QQML2009 Conference. The proceedings of QQML2010
will be published by an international publisher, while selected papers are
to be published by the International journals: Decision Support System
Technology, Library Management, and Performance Measurement and Metrics.
QQML2010 is organized under the umbrella of ASMDA International Society
organising conferences on data analysis from 1981. Read More
»<http://designcalls.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/qqml2010/#more-7>

--
Filippo A. Salustri, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Ryerson University
350 Victoria St, Toronto, ON
M5B 2K3, Canada
Tel: 416/979-5000 ext 7749
Fax: 416/979-5265
Email: salustri@...
http://deseng.ryerson.ca/~fil/

Academic Position @ Parsons in design ethics, activism and sustainability

2009-11-01T08:48:28Z

Apologies for cross-listing and redundancy but we would greatly appreciate members of the PhD-design list bringing this position to the attention of anyone you think may be interested in it and qualified for it. The position promises to be an important one in advancing teaching and research in these areas.
Best wishes
Clive Dilnot
_____________________________________________________________________

Academic Position in Parsons w/emphasis on ecological & social sustainability, design ethics, and design activism.

Dear All,
Colleagues may be interested to know of an academic position opening in Parsons, New York focusing on the history, theory and criticism of design with an emphasis on issues such as ecological and social sustainability, design ethics, and design activism.

A summary of the position advertisement is given below. Complete description and requirements are available at http://careers.newschool.edu. Online applications are now being accepted.

Clive Dilnot
Professor of Design Studies
School of Art and Design History and Theory
Parsons New School of Design,
New School University,
New York
dilnotc@...
_________________________________________

Assistant Professor of Design History and Theory
Renewable Term Appointment
School of Art and Design History and Theory
Parsons The New School for Design

Opportunity
Parsons The New School for Design, a division of The New School, New York
seeks applicants for a new renewable term faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor within the School of Art and Design History and Theory (ADHT).

The position is focused on the history, theory and criticism of design relative to the
built or made environment with an emphasis on issues such as ecological and social sustainability, design ethics, and design activism.

Applicants should demonstrate the ability to link analytical study of these areas with critical practice. The School is looking for candidates who are forward-thinking about approaches and methodologies appropriate to address complex twenty-first century global urban conditions, innovative in their pedagogical approaches to activating students' interest in the relationship between theory and practice, and can demonstrate an ability to teach/mentor students at both the undergraduate and graduate level from a variety of disciplines across Parsons and The New School.

A Ph.D. or equivalence in a relevant area, as well as demonstrated excellence in teaching, research, and scholarship are required and an established record of publications is preferred. .

The locus of this teaching position will be in the School of Art and Design History and Theory. The school offers courses to undergraduate and graduate students across Parsons, and to students in other divisions of The New School. It also offers two of its own graduate degrees:

MA in History of Decorative Arts and Design (in collaboration with the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum)
MA in Fashion Studies (beginning Fall 2010)

Please see www.parsons.edu for a full description of the School of Art and Design History and Theory and its current programs.

Positions in Visual Communication Design at University of South Australia

2009-11-01T04:48:33Z

Dear all (apologies for cross postings),

The School of Art, Architecture and Design at the University of South Australia has a number of positions open for application, with 2 in visual communication:

SENIOR LECTURER/LECTURER VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN (Level C or B)
LECTURER VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN (Level A)

For full position descriptions see under Academic and Research Positions at UniSA:
http://unisa.nga.net.au/bin/fnt_jobs_list_filter.cfm?

The School of Art, Architecture and Design at the University of South Australia is committed to providing high quality, integrated and flexible programs. It has developed a national reputation for education and working with the professions and broader community. The School offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs in both coursework and research in art, architecture and design. These programs and courses are innovative in content and incorporate design studio, art and design history and theory programs designed to ensure maximum opportunity for creative development.
Due to program popularity and increased student demand, the School is rapidly expanding and we are seeking innovative thinkers who are enthusiastic about quality teaching and research in design. The successful candidates will be encouraged to pursue research and consultancies relevant to visual communication design to further strengthen the School's close association with professional bodies.

SENIOR LECTURER/LECTURER VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN (Level C or B)
You will be responsible for providing leadership and fostering excellence in both teaching and research. Significant contribution to course and program development and teaching undergraduate and postgraduate programs are key responsibilities of this role. You will actively engage in independent or collaborative research, and developing and maintaining strategic relationships both internal and external to the University is essential to the success of this role. You will have demonstrated ability and/or experience teaching in a range of visual communication design courses, with particular emphasis on interactive and web-based design with sound knowledge of contemporary theory and practice in these areas.

LECTURER VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN (Level A)
You will have demonstrated the ability and/or experience to teach in a range of visual communication design courses with particular emphasis on graphic and typographic design and sound knowledge of contemporary practice and theory in these areas. You have demonstrated the ability and/or experience to contribute to research and consultancy activities, conduct independent or collaborative research resulting in high quality outcomes, and the ability to work as a member of an interdisciplinary team.

If you wish to discuss a position further, please contact Head of School, Professor Mads Gaardboe on +61 8 8302 0230 or email: mads.gaardboe@...

Applications close: 9.00am Monday 9 Nov 2009

--
Veronika Kelly
Program Director Visual Communication Design
Art, Architecture and Design
University of South Australia

tel +61 8 8302 0671
email: veronika.kelly@...

CRICOS Provider Number: 00121B

Call for participation at Olhares de Outono Digital Art Festival

2009-10-31T11:26:44Z

Dear sir,

Could you please kindly forward this email to all potential researchers.

Kind Regards.

Luis Teixeira

P.S. - Sorry for duplicate messages

This year we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Digital Arts Festival "Olhares de Outono", an organization from CITAR (Research Center in the fields of Science and Technology of the Arts) of the Catholics University at Oporto ( http://olhares-outono.ucp.pt/ ).

Under the theme "Research in Digital Arts: Outlooks", CITAR has the pleasure to host, once again, from the 19th to the 26th of November of 2009, conferences, workshops, events, and artists talks.

This topic aims to promote reflection regarding the progress and the development of the research as well as discussion on the new borders and future directions of the area. In our perspective, Digital Art is a multidisciplinary field that congregates art, science, and practices that appropriate digital technology as a mean of expression.

This year's event keeps the same goals of the previous years, that is: to involve the public, to inform the community and to support the artists in their creative process, agreement and appreciation of the Digital Arts. We will continue with a model that in itself seemed, since the beginning, to adjust to this type of events. Once again there will be a place for workshops, open conferences, events, and artists talks to everyone and with free admission.

The organization, once again, appeals to your participation in order to promote the open and frank dialogue around the inherent concepts to the theme of "Research in Digital Arts: Outlooks", with the aim to distinguish, to compare, to contextualize the Digital Arts with the other more traditional forms of plastic expression.

Kind Regards,

Luis Teixeira

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New Academia.edu feature for PhD-Design

2009-10-30T16:22:32Z

Dear PhD-Design members,

I wanted to tell the list about a new feature on Academia.edu. Academia.edu
launched 12 months ago and now helps 300,000 academics a month answer the
question 'who's researching what?'

We have built a dedicated page on Academia.edu for the PhD-Design mailing
list:

http://lists.academia.edu/See-members-of-PhD-Design

This page will show you fellow members already on Academia.edu. You can see
their papers, research interests, and other information

Visit the link below, sign up with Academia.edu, and share your research
interests with fellow members of PhD-Design .

http://lists.academia.edu/See-members-of-PhD-Design

Richard

Dr. Richard Price, post-doc, Philosophy Dept, Oxford University.
Founder of Academia.edu

Student Design Competition :: CREATE 2010 conference :: June/July, Edinburgh, UK

2009-10-30T03:45:24Z

Todays art, design and technology students are the people who will be defining what the
interdisciplinary field of interaction design will become in the near future. Create10 is a
conference that celebrates innovative interaction design, whether digital products,
services, environments or new interaction paradigms.
This competition is aimed at students from a range of disciplines, both undergraduate and
postgraduate, in interaction design, product design, industrial design, communications
design, architecture, fashion, multimedia, HCI, and related fields.

Competition brief

The conference theme of transitions is the inspiration for this competition brief. We want
to receive entries that scope, explore, define and prototype interactions that make
transitions visible. These could be transitions that investigate the relationship between the
analogue and digital realms, or systems that make visible transitions across time, place
or information spaces.

Entries will be assessed by a jury of leading creative design practitioners and academics,
and all selected submissions will be exhibited at the Create10 conference exhibition in
June/July 2010 in Edinburgh, at New Media Scotlands Inspace, www.mediascot.org.

For full details go to : www.create-conference.org

Initial submission deadline: March 31st 2010
Successful exhibitors will be notified by the end of April 2010

CREATE10 :: the conference for innovative interactions

CREATE 2010 is a 2-day conference about creating innovative interactions, whether digital
consumer products, interactive services or interaction paradigms. A conference where the
emphasis is on sharing the wealth of creative ideas we have developed to resolve
problems, to create new capabilities, or new functions; where the aim is to evolve further
creative designs that can make a difference to people. After three successful years in
Convent Garden, London, 2010 the conference will be moving to Edinburgh Napier
University, Scotland, UK.

CREATE is jointly organised by the Human-Computer Interaction Specialist Group of the
Ergonomics Society, and British Computing Society's Interaction Specialist Group.
Provisional dates are 30th June to 2nd July 2010. The Call for Participation will be out
soon for papers, videos, exhibitions, demos and workshops.

If you would like to be kept informed please contact i.helgason @ napier.ac.uk
Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/create10Edin

The Objects of Design and Social Science

2009-10-29T03:00:35Z

The Objects of Design and Social Science seminar series continues next
Wednesday (November 4th) with Albena Yaneva speaking on the topic
Buildings as Things.

Albena Yaneva is a Lecturer in Architectural Studies at the University
of Manchester, The Manchester Architecture Research Centre. She holds
a doctoral degree in Sociology from Ecole des Mines de Paris. She is
the author of the books: The Making of a Building: A Pragmatist
Approach to Architecture, Oxford: Peter Lang (2009) and Made by the
Office for Metropolitan Architecture: An Ethnography of Design,
Rotterdam: 010 Publishers (2009), and the guest editor of
Understanding Architecture, Accounting Society, 2008 (a special issue
of Science Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal for Science and
Technology Studies). Her work has been published in Design and
Culture, The Yale Architectural Journal, Museum and Society, The
Journal of Material Culture, Social Studies of Science, Public
Understanding of Science.

All welcome.

all the best

Alex
---------------------------------------------
Alex Wilkie

Lecturer in Design & PhD Candidate

Centre for the Study of Invention and Social Process
Department of Sociology
http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/csisp/

Room 1202, Warmington Tower
Goldsmiths, University of London
New Cross, London
SE14 6NW, UK

Tel: +44 (0)20 7078 5058
Fax: +44 (0)20 7919 7713
Mob: 0781 796 0120

http://www.alexwilkie.org
http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/csisp/source/members.html
http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/design/staff/wilkie.php
---------------------------------------------

Lucerne International Animation Academy, December 2009

2009-10-29T02:36:52Z

Insights into the secrets of animated storytelling

The Faculty of Design, part of the Lucerne School of Art and Design, is the
initiator and organiser of the LIAA - Lucerne International Animation Academy.

With many friends and colleagues from the world of animation having agreed
to attend, the Faculty of Design is arranging an event from 8 to 11 December
2009. At this event, prominent representatives of art research and practical
application will come together to take part in an open exchange of
fundamental questions around dramaturgy and its application in animation.

As an art form in its own right, animation is, above all, employed to relate
stories. Bringing all forms of art together, animation thus places
substantial demands on its creators.

We have identified a dearth of consolidated knowledge, in particular in the
complex subject area of dramaturgy. Contrary to its multi-faceted and
extensive use in all areas of communication and its omnipresence in everyday
life, knowledge of animation's function in society and its specific method
of production is rarely a matter of theoretical reflections.

The LIAA, located at the interface between theory and practice, has set
itself the goal of nurturing and deepening the dialogue on animation. All
people practicing, lecturing or studying in the areas of animation and media
are thus offered the opportunity for unique cross-discipline reflection on
theoretical and practical questions relating to the genre. The LIAA will
thus operate as a professional forum and place strong emphasis on an
internationally positioned programme focus.

The programme offers presentations - speeches, lectures, dialogues,
discussions, film screenings and exhibitions. These will be presented by
recognised artists, critics, researchers and lecturers. By means of
documenting and evaluating the various viewpoints and positions, the LIAA
aims to collect new knowledge for education, practical experience and research.

The programme's content will be further widened via the presentation of
various research projects (Research Window), which will be connected to the
event's central theme. This element of the programme is the responsibility
of the research department, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences & Arts.
The Visual Narrative Competence Center, located in our university, will
discuss questions on dramaturgy of animated advertising films.
On a further platform, organised by the Federal Department of Culture's film
section, questions will be raised and answers searched for concerning the
potential future direction of animation film advancement in Switzerland.
For the general public, the LIAA programme will be expanded by means of film
presentations, a night special programme in the city cinema, as well as
exhibitions.

The LIAA also understands its role as a "laboratory" for artistic research.
Artistic processes and viewpoints will be exposed, researched and documented
in a cross-discipline environment. Participating practitioners in the
creative branch will thus be enriched with ideas, critique and tutelage for
their practical work.

It remains for the LIAA to hope that the questions raised offer the
participants new insights into the secrets of animated story telling, bear
exciting findings, enable productive encounters, and generate creative ideas.

Welcome to Lucerne!

Otto Alder
Head LIAA

Roman Aebersold
Head R&D, Faculty of Design, Lucerne School of Art and Design

LIAA website:
http://www.liaa.hslu.ch/

LIAA programme overview:
http://www.liaa.hslu.ch/sites/default/files/091022Programme_Overview.pdf

LIAA flyer:
http://www.hslu.ch/d-liaa_flyer.pdf

Full-time Faculty in Designed Objects at SAIC

2009-10-28T09:51:32Z

> FULL-TIME FACULTY IN DESIGNED OBJECTS at SAIC
>
> The School of the Art Institute of Chicago announces a full-time
> tenured or tenure-track faculty position in Designed Objects,
> starting Fall 2010 in its Department of Architecture, Interior
> Architecture, and Designed Objects (AIADO). Rank and salary are
> commensurate with experience, teaching, and current professional
> status.
>
> The Designed Objects program focuses on the critical and creative
> re-thinking of the tools, furnishings, networks, and products that
> constitute everyday life. Borrowing from industrial design and
> disciplines such as systems design, furniture design, experience
> design and interaction design, Designed Objects envisions and seeks
> to produce designers as social citizens and cultural agents who
> choose "the contextualized object" as their primary means of
> reflecting and affecting our world. While concerned with
> professional competency within the realm of product design, the
> program also maintains a more critical and expansive understanding
> of the production and consumption of objects and products.
>
> Qualifications: The School seeks a visionary practitioner with a
> minimum of 5 years experience within the field of product and/or
> interaction design. The program is particularly interested in
> designers with a strong background in one or more of the following
> emerging practice areas: systems design; social ecologies;
> experience design; advanced materials and technologies applications.
> The successful applicant’s research interests might include: human
> habitation, future wellbeing, critical design, biosciences, socio-
> cultural use-contexts, human computer interface, instantiated design
> thinking, material science, emerging technologies, and design
> activism/advocacy. Candidates should have the ability to integrate
> theoretical, material, practical, and social issues into design
> studio pedagogy. Previous teaching, lecturing or workshop experience
> is especially advantageous.
>
> Responsibilities include teaching graduate- and undergraduate-level
> studio courses where design ideas are realized as tangible 3D
> outcomes. As such, we invite applicants with a working familiarity
> with a wide range of current materials and technology. Other
> teaching may include graduate design seminars and studios /seminars /
> labs in the candidate's field of expertise alongside the opportunity
> to take a leading role in the Design Objects curriculum. In addition
> to teaching, all faculty members at the School must perform research
> related to professional practice, service for the department and the
> School, and other duties as designated by the department Chair.
>
> The Designed Objects program is within the department of AIADO,
> which is one of twenty studio departments at the School of the Art
> Institute of Chicago. The department is directed by a full-time
> faculty member with three full-time faculty who serve as directors,
> one of whom directs the Designed Objects program. Designed Objects
> offers 80 courses each year, with 60 undergraduate courses and 20
> graduate courses for the Master of Design students. The department
> has 20-25 graduate students as well as MFA students from across the
> school that work independently with faculty through Graduate Projects
> —individual tutorial sessions—including DesOb faculty. There are
> currently 3 to 4 full-time faculty, in addition to 3 full-time art
> historians who provide historical overview of design and designart,
> and 20-25 part-time faculty.
>
> Application Procedure: By Monday, January 11, 2010 send résumé,
> statement of design experience and research interests, a teaching/
> educational philosophy, portfolio documenting professional practice,
> contact information for three references, and a self-addressed,
> stamped postcard to confirm receipt of materials to:
>

Designed Objects Search/phd
SAIC Deans Office
37 South Wabash Avenue
Chicago IL 60603

> If you would like your application materials to be returned, please
> include an appropriately sized, self-addressed, stamped envelope at
> the time of application. Materials will be returned at the
> conclusion of the selection process in Spring 2010.
>
>
> Questions regarding the School and its open positions, application
> procedures, or the search process may be directed to Shanna Linn,
> Director of Academic Administration in the Office of Deans, at slinn@...
> , or (312) 899-7472. Consult www.said.edu for information on the
> School and its programs, or www.saic.edu/about/jobs/faculty for
> postings of open positions and application procedures.
>
> About SAIC: A leader in educating artists, designers, and scholars
> since 1866, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) offers
> undergraduate, graduate, and post-baccalaureate programs to 3,000
> students from across the globe. Located in the heart of Chicago, the
> School is one of the largest private schools of art and design in
> the country with programs reflecting current practices in art.
> SAIC's educational philosophy is built upon a transdisciplinary
> approach to art and design that provides unparalleled opportunities
> for students to develop their creative and critical abilities.
> Renowned faculty are leading practitioners in their fields. SAIC's
> resources include the Art Institute of Chicago and its new Modern
> Wing. Numerous special collections and programming venues provide
> students with exceptional exhibitions, screenings, lectures, and
> performances.
>
> The School currently enrolls 3,000 students in 15 studio departments
> and 8 academic departments. There are150 full-time tenured or tenure-
> track faculty and visiting artists, and 500 adjunct and part-time
> faculty suppported by 300 staff.
>
> Degree tracks include the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio; BFA with
> Emphasis in Art Education, Art History, or Writing; BA and MA in
> Visual and Critical Studies; BIA (Interior Architecture); Master of
> Architecture; Master of Design in Designed Objects or Fashion, Body
> and Garment; Master of Fine Arts in Studio or Writing; Master of Art
> degrees in Arts Administration; Art Education; Art History, Theory,
> and Criticism; Art Therapy; New Arts Journalism; Teaching; and a
> Master of Science in Historic Preservation.
>
> EOE: The School of the Art Institute of Chicago is committed to
> creating a diverse community of faculty and students, and is an
> Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants are considered on the basis
> of their qualifications for the position without regard to race,
> religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status,
> sexual orientation, or veteran status.
>
>
>
>
>

Positions @ Parsons - Design Management

2009-10-28T08:44:12Z

Dear All (apologies for duplicates),

Amongst many positions now open for application at
Parsons the New School for Design (see list below),
I am responsible for a search for:

Assistant Professor in the School of Design Strategies
(Design and Management)
http://bit.ly/38T18i

See following description and contact me for further
information:
____________________________

Parsons The New School for Design is seeking qualified applicants with
professional and/or academic backgrounds for a tenure-track assistant
professor position in the School of Design Strategies at Parsons.

Applicants should demonstrate expertise in the practice, history and theory
of management, with preference being given to applicants with innovative
research, doctoral-level work or significant professional experience in one
or more of the following areas: design management, brand strategy, social
media, media strategy (particularly in relation to Web2.0), and marketing.
Applicants should be able to teach students from a variety of design and
business fields. Candidates must be innovative in their pedagogical
approaches to activating students¹ interest in the relationship between
theory and practice, and be forward-thinking about what knowledge, skills
and literacies are now required to adeptly respond to complex 21st-century
global challenges. Experience with online learning platforms is desirable.
The successful candidate is expected to have earned either a PhD in their
field or an MBA degree. The candidate is expected to demonstrate strong
potential in teaching, research, and scholarship, and will have an
established record of professional accomplishments.

The School of Design Strategies is an international, diverse, dynamic and
vibrant educational environment consisting of nearly 1400 students, nearly
40 full-time faculty and over 150 part time faculty who all live and
professionally practice in New York City. The School of Design Strategies
currently offers the following degrees and programs:
- The BBA in Design and Management, currently serving more than 600
enrollees.
- The BFA in Integrated Design, with more than 150 enrollees; its courses
also service more than 50 Environmental Studies BA and BS students and Urban
Design Studies BS students.
- The Foundation program, which caters to more than 650 first-year BFA
students.
- In development: MFA in Transdisciplinary Design with concentrations in
Social Imaginary, Sustainable Consumption, Organizational Systems and
Urbanism.
- In development: Online MS in Design Management with concentrations in
Sustainable Design, Service Design and Digital Entrepreneurship.

PARSONS DIVERSITY STATEMENT
Parsons The New School for Design, a division of The New School, values
diversity among our students, faculty and staff, who are a reflection of the
communities where we live, work, create, design and participate. Diversity
serves as a core value of our institution which we identify as a critical
element for achieving academic excellence. We believe that strategic actions
toward achieving diversity goals both individual and collective, will
facilitate a meaningful and sustainable impact throughout The New School
community and more broadly, effect social change in art and design
education. Recognizing that our ability to grasp the historical, political
and social contexts from which we work is vital to fully embracing
diversity, we seek the contributions of people who are members of groups
that are underrepresented in higher education in the US and particularly in
art and design.

___________________________

OTHER POSITIONS NOW SEARCHING

Associate Professor of Product Design/Director of the BFA
Assistant Professor of Environmental Technology & Material
Assistant Professor of Material Culture and Fabrication / Director of
the Donghia Material Library
Associate Professor of Fashion Design & Society
Assistant Professor of Fashion Design
Assistant Professor of Photography
Assistant Professor of Design History and Theory
Assistant Professor of Visual Culture Studies
Assistant Professor of Fashion Studies
Assistant/Associate Professor in the School of Design Strategies
(urbanism)

Complete descriptions
and requirements are available at http://careers.newschool.edu, and
online applications are now being accepted.

--
Assoc.Prof. Cameron Tonkinwise
Chair, Business Design
School of Design Strategies
Parsons The New School for Design
Co-Chair, Tishman Environment and Design Center
Rm 517, 5th Floor, 72 5th Ave, NY 10011
ph +1-212-229-5321 x3416

Craft Research - New journal announcement and second call

2009-10-28T05:50:04Z

ANNOUNCEMENT and CALL for the new journal of CRAFT RESEARCH
Editors
Dr Kristina Niedderer, University of Wolverhampton, UKemail: k.niedderer@...
Dr Katherine Townsend, Nottingham Trent Universityemail: katherine.townsend@...

Aims & Scope
Craft Research is the first peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to the development and advance of contemporary craft practice and theory through research. The aim of Craft Research is to portray and build the crafts as a vital and viable modern discipline that offers a vision for the future and for the sustainable development of human social, economical and ecological issues. This role of craft is rooted in its flexible nature as a conduit from design at one end to art at the other. It gains its strength from its at times experimental, at times developmental nature, which enables craft to explore and challenge technology, to question and develop cultural and social practices, and to interrogate philosophical and human values.

Call for Papers
Craft Research aims to actively promote and strengthen this future-oriented role of the crafts. In order to do so, it recognises inter and cross disciplinary practices, and encourages diverse approaches to research arising from practice, theory and philosophy. It welcomes contributions from new and established researchers, scholars, and professionals around the world who wish to make a contribution to advancing the crafts. Contributions may include research into materials, technology, processes, methods, concepts, aesthetics and philosophy, etc. in any discipline area of the applied arts and crafts, including craft education. Craft Research welcomes a number of different types of contributions as set out below.

Contributions
Full Research Papers (4000-6000 words)They will describe completed research projects, including research problem, questions, methods, outcomes, and findings. They should include original work of a research and/or developmental nature and/or propose new methods or ideas that are clearly and thoroughly presented and argued.
Short Research Papers / Position Papers (2000-3000 words)- Short Research Papers may describe smaller research projects or research in progress including research problem, questions, methods, (expected) outcomes and findings. They are an opportunity to new researchers/practitioners to get into publishing. - Position papers may put forward and debate a position on a particular (current) issue (e.g. new technology, material, theoretical, social or educational issue). Both should include original work of a research or developmental nature and/or propose new methods or ideas that are clearly and thoroughly presented and argued.
Both should include original work of a research and/or developmental nature and/or propose new methods or ideas that are clearly and thoroughly presented and argued. They are an opportunity for new researchers/practitioners to have their research/work published.
Craft & Industry Reports (1500-3000 words)Reports of Investigative Practice from Craft & Industry should present an advance in and for the field, including collaborations and new developments of work, processes, methods, ideas etc. by practitioners and industry in the crafts.
Review Section. We invite reviews of the following:- The Portrait Section (1000-2000 words)Will feature the work of an individual (crafts person, artist, designer, maker, researcher) within the field whose creative work stands out for its developmental / research qualities and contribution to the crafts.- The Exhibition Section (1000-2000 words)Will feature scholarly reviews of exhibitions that are of particular developmental / research significance for the field for the technical, conceptual, aesthetic, social etc. quality of the work or for the curation.- The Publication Review (1000-2000 words)Will feature reviews of publications in print and new media.- The Conference Section (1000-2000 words)Will feature reviews of any relevant conferences/symposia/etc. in the field.
Calendar of Exhibitions & ConferencesWe invite notifications of important and relevant forthcoming craft exhibitions and craft conferences/research events.
Remarkable Image Section We invite the submission of images of outstanding quality for their novelty, beauty, complexity, simplicity, challenging nature, humour, humanity, etc. that are representative of contemporary crafts developments and research.

The final date for submissions for the first issue is Friday 15 January 2010.For guidance notes, for submissions, or further information please contact the editors.Please find all details on the website: http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-Journal,id=172/

*******

Dr Kristina NieddererReader in Design and Applied ArtsSchool of Art and DesignUniversity of WolverhamptonMolineux StreetWolverhampton WV1 1SB
email: k.niedderer@...: +44 (0)1902 321 550web: http://www.niedderer.org

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CFP:New Media and Interactivity:

2009-10-28T00:32:44Z

Announcement

Call for Papers for the 2nd International Conference on New Media and
Interactivity:

Dear Colleague, You are cordially invited to the 2nd International
Conference on New Media and Interactivity (NMIC 2010). It will take
place in Nisantasi, Istanbul, Turkey, on April 28th - 30th, 2010.

The conference web site is now online at: http://iletisim.marmara.edu.tr/newmedia
.

We invite you to visit conference web page and send your abstract(s)
until 4th January 2010.

Important Dates:

Call for Papers: 09 October 2009 Friday
Deadline for Abstract Submission: 04 January 2010 Monday
Early Bird Registration Deadline: 15 March 2010 Monday
Camera-Ready Full Paper Submission Deadline: 09 April 2010 Friday
Conference Program Announcement: 19 April 2010 Monday

MainTopics:

Theoretical and Conceptual Framework of New Media
What is New about New Media?
New Communication Media
Interactivity
Convergence
Cybernetics and Cyberculture
Digital Divide
New Media and New Opportunities Trends in Intercultural International
Communications and Collaborations

New Media and Visual Culture
Virtual Reality
Digital Art and Semiology
Digital Cinema / Soft Cinema
Digital Television-IPTV Technologies
Virtual Communication Design
Social Video
3-D Cinema Systems and Technologies
Digital Animation
New wave in Radio Broadcasting: Trends and Possibilities

Communication Networks and Web Technologies
Ontology and the Semantic Web
Web Content Management
Web Personalization
Web Design Patterns and Pattern Mining
Web Usability and Accessibility Testing and Evaluation of Web Systems
and Applications Localization and Internalization of Web Applications
Mobile Web and Wireless Technologies
Web Intelligence, Agents and Personalization
Enterprise Web
Pervasive, Mobile and Peer-to-Peer Computing Technologies
Security, Privacy, Trust and Reputation for e/m Services
Web Interfaces and Applications
Web Security and Privacy
Intrusion Detection and Response
Web Content Mining
Web Farming and Warehousing
Web Information Filtering and Retrieval
Portal Strategies

Everyday Life and New Media
Computer Mediated Communication
New Media and Society
Edutainment
Infotainment
Computer Games
Identity and Gender in New Media
Cyebrsex and Cybergame
Cyber Law and Cyber Crime
Human-Machine Interaction
Internet Addiction
Ethics in Cyber Society
Online Friendship and Virtual Relationship
Trust and Privacy Issues in Cyber Society
The Future of E-Society
E-Technologies in Human Interaction, Community, Education or Knowledge
Sharing
Technical or Psychological Issues for E-Society
Social Web
Social Information Systems
Social Networks and Organizational Culture
Governmental and Social Main Concerns on E-Community
E-Education or E-Learning Platform
Practices and Cases in E-Governments, E-Organization

Economy of New Media
Knowledge Economy
Trends in Intercultural International Communications and Collaborations
Media Challenges and Opportunities in the Digital Age
Media and Localization New Approaches
The Business and Impact of Global Media
Media Industry Challenges and Opportunities
Corporate Media and Global Hegemony
E-Business
E-Commerce
E-Tailing
E-Payment
E-Banking
Law, Copyright, and Intelligent Property in E-Commerce
Internet Marketing and E-Marketplaces
M-Commerce and Pervasive Computing
Data Mining and Business Intelligence
Intellectual Properties and Digital Rights Management
Payment Technologies for e/m-Services
Innovation

Practices and Cases in E-Society
New Media and Democracy
Surveillance Society
The Mobile Platform 2.0: Establishing the Personalized Video, Music,
and Communications Experience
New Approaches in Journalism: Internet Journalism, Blog, Vlog, Tubes
and Citizenship Journalism
Networked Journalism
The Changing Face of Media and News: The Power, the Influence, the
Challenge of the Economy and Social Change
Print and Imprint: Changing Design of the Medium
Online Public Relations / E-PR
Online Reputation Management
Functions of New Media in Corporate Communication
Marketing Communication and New Media Technologies
Brand Management and New Media Technologies
Social Marketing Social Responsibility Projects on Web
Transforming and Redefining the Relationship between the Consumer,
Advertising and Media Platforms
Strategic Relationships: Broadband, TV and Advertising-New Content,
New Platforms, New Technologies
Advertising Accountability: Metrics and Analytics around Video, Social
Media, P2P and User Generated Media
Internet Advertising / E-Advertising
Web Mining in Advertising
Advergaming
The Television Ecosystem: Cable, Telco, High Definition, Broadband,
Mobile, Satellite -Defining the Future of Entertainment and
Communications

IMPORTANT NOTE: Abstracts and other inquiries should ONLY be directed
to the following e-mail address:

newmedia2010@...

The papers are expected to be 10 to 20 pages long and can be written
in the following languages: English, Turkish, and French.

The papers will go through a thorough selection procedure, which will
be ensured by the Scientific Committee of the Congress. The papers
will be evaluated through a double blind (at least three reviewers)
reviewing process. The acceptance of a paper implies that at least one
of the authors must attend the Conference and present the paper.

Should you need any additional information, please do not hesitate to
consult our website:http://iletisim.marmara.edu.tr/newmedia or get in
touch with us.

Yours Sincerely, NMIC 2010 Organizing Committee

Email: newmedia2010@...
Tel: +90 212 233 04 47 Ext: 188
+90 212 225 44 63 Ext: 186

If you wish to be removed from this mailing list, please send an email
to newmedia2010@... REMOVE NMICONFERENCES in the
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Re: Ways of finding where we are (was: current trends...)

2009-10-24T21:45:34Z

terry,

when i think of complex design problems then i think of the design of complex software, of NASA projects, of the manhatten project in WW2, of city planning projects involving diverse communities with different values, or organizing a national campaign to get a presidential candidate elected.

no single individual can handle either of such projects. it requires the coordination of very many creative people. each may use computational aid, for example for forecasting public opinion of a presidential election. but none can rely on mathematical predictions. they have to work together, amplifying the individual intelligences through coordination of their individual capabilities.

all of these design projects work in a domain that is fundamentally unpredictable, allowing for innovative solutions to emerge, which no computer model can forecast.

you say "If individuals(or teams) cannot fully understand the behaviour of the
design situation ..." i suggest full understanding is not possible. we always take some things for granted, like how the shoes we are wearing are manufactured, understanding of which is not required to wearing them. not addressing some dimensions, trusting others to tackle them, is a common way to cope with complexity that matters

cheers

klaus

-----Original Message-----
From: Terence Love [mailto:t.love@...]
Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2009 10:50 PM
To: Klaus Krippendorff; PHD-DESIGN@...
Subject: RE: Ways of finding where we are (was: current trends...)

Hi Klaus,

You say,
' predictive mathematical models do not build cities, do not bring a human
to the moon and back'
You are attempting to be misleading.
Actually, it is only _design activity using mathematically-based predictive
modeling_ that is proven to be effective and successful in complex
situations.

You say,
' of course, everyone uses the tools available to them, including computer
models'
I'm pointing to the fact that many designers do not use computer modeling
when they need to. Nor do they understand them or why they are using them.
Worse, they are taught in design schools that they need not use
mathematically-based computerised predictive modeling even in situations
where their use is essential.

You say,
' we more likely tackle complex problems by analyzing them into orthogonal
dimensions, assign each to different teams and deal with the interactions
among these dimensions in communication (negotiation and participatory
design) among these teams.'
I know that this is your interest, your life work and where your investment
is.
Using orthogonality and teamwork doesn't work in complex design situations
that have more than 2 feedback loops. The reasons are:
1. Orthogonality means that there are separate smaller completely unlinked
design situations (i.e there was no need to tackle the larger design
situation at all!)
2. In complex design situations, the behavior of the outcomes of the
situation is not predictable by humans alone. This apples to and the
consequences of any new design input in such a system. The outcomes emerge
over time and are usually radically different to the outcomes in the short
term. Predictive mathematical modeling is the only proven way for designers
to have a better understanding of the future outcomes that are consequent on
redesign of part of a system.
Or are you suggesting that designers should only be concerned with
short-termism?
3. If individuals(or teams) cannot fully understand the behaviour of the
design situation that they are dealing with, then communication between
collaborating teams simply results in muddle on muddle and an even more
errors. It has the unfortunate secondary effects that it gives the illusion
to team participants that they must be right as everyone agrees with each
other; and also that academics get paid for devising such social interaction
processes and this takes money away from other more legitimate research.

I notice that the frogdesign blog item raised by Glen Johnson follows much
the same path as I'm suggesting
(http://designmind.frogdesign.com/blog/the-end-of-an-era.html). Others such
as Forrester, Sterman and Meadows from MIT have been arguing the same since
the 60s. The approach also aligns with the underlying assumptions of
heavyweight design research journals such as RED and AIEDAM.

BTW the upcoming special issue of AIEDAM on 'Creativity: Simulation,
Stimulation and Studies' looks like it will be of interest. Editors are
Mary-Lou Maher (Australia), Yong Se Kim (Korea) and Nathalie Bonnardel
(France).

Best regards,
Terry
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Cheers

-----Original Message-----
From: Klaus Krippendorff [mailto:kkrippendorff@...]
Sent: Sunday, 25 October 2009 2:31 AM
To: Terence Love; PHD-DESIGN@...
Subject: RE: Ways of finding where we are (was: current trends...)

i'd say:
we more likely tackle complex problems by analyzing them into orthogonal
dimensions, assign each to different teams and deal with the interactions
among these dimensions in communication (negotiation and participatory
design) among these teams. of course, everyone uses the tools available to
them, including computer models.

but predictive mathematical models do not build cities, do not bring a human
to the moon and back -- but interesting visions translated into productive
questions on how to realize these visions may lead to solutions of complex
design situations

klaus

Re: Ways of finding where we are (was: current trends...)

2009-10-24T20:21:19Z

Dear Gunnar,
Wow, what a delightful message and critique.
I suggest there are three things going on:

1. Computer-based automation of many design practices, skills, thinking,
creativity processes and activities previously the province of professional
human skills, thinking and emotions. In most cases, this results in outcomes
better than achieved by most designers (because it is based on distilling
best practices and thinking in design across large numbers of expert
designers).
2. Increased need for designers (I suspect this will apply to MOST
designers) to have deep levels of understanding of complex multi-loop
non-linear multidimensional feedback systems. Some of this knowledge will
need to be mathematically based at when is at present degree-level
mathematics. Knowledge of actual mathematical techniques for undertaking
this work will however be needed less and less as these processes are also
being automated and made available in simple form via computer. An example
is the way that say time series analysis (PhD level in the 70s) is now
available on school children's calculators and used widely by secondary
scholl children in simple design problems with changing inputs.
3. Radical changes in design fields in a highly dynamic with the relative
collapse and replacement of many fields as a result of increased complexity
of design problems being addressed and new knowledge that is resulting in a
shift from foundations in Psychology/Social Science/Humanities towards
foundations in new neurological research/Ethology/Complex Systems/Science.

These forces and factors apply to all design fields but are more significant
to the 'Art and Design' design fields than others. I'm using 'Art and
Design' design fields in the UK sense. They comprise around 40 design fields
and include Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Product Design, Fashion
Design, Textile Design, Architecture' (see for example
http://www.studyin-uk.com/e/studyuk-artdesign/ and
http://diplomaguide.com/article_directory/sh/page/Art%20and%20Design/sh/Job_
Titles_and_Careers_List.html)

One of the claims widely disseminated by academics, researchers and
designers in these 'Art and Design' fields is that they are professionally
qualified using the same methods to also competently design in other areas
that include e.g. design of complex business organisaitonal solutions,
social systems design, engineering systems design, socio-technical systems
design, educational systems design.

My recent posts have had two dimensions. Design as a professional activity
is changing and what is taught and practiced as 'good design professional
practice/education' is commonly badly out of date (although students like
enrolling in courses that teach the earlier stuff!). I'm also emphasizing
that when designers use simplistic design methods in situations that need
more complex design tools, they are open to litigation.

More obviously, I'm pointing to a simple measure that designer or lawyer can
test whether complex systems design tools are necessary. The measure is:

'Are there two or more feedback loops in this design situation?'

If there are 2 or more feedback loops then understanding the system
behaviour is beyond the unaided thinking of any designer or group of
designers. If, as Klaus commented, the situation can be divided into
orthogonal units, they you can address each of these separately (again
asking whether each unit has 2 or more feedback loops).

Best wishes,
Terry
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-----Original Message-----
From: PhD-Design - This list is for discussion of PhD studies and related
research in Design [mailto:PHD-DESIGN@...] On Behalf Of Swanson,
Gunnar
Sent: Sunday, 25 October 2009 5:20 AM
To: PHD-DESIGN@...
Subject: Re: Ways of finding where we are (was: current trends...)

Terry,

I have to agree with you that
> there are many design situations that are simply too
> complex for any designer to understand or think their way round.

And I'll agree that you are right that the
> behaviour of some design situations is beyond human thinking.

I'd be interested in the list of the many
> design fields (usually outside traditional 'Art and Design' fields)
[that]
> are dominated by these sorts of design situations.

but I suspect that you are right on practical and legal levels, especially
within engineering design. You say that the
> only option proven to work in these complex design situations is
> mathematically-based predictive modeling

and I know that there are many situations (especially in structural
engineering) where rapid prototyping is best done as a virtual model of some
sort. Are there no limits to that?

Your current "usually outside traditional 'Art and Design' fields"
disclaimer makes your comments a bit more reasonable but I have understood
recent posts to mean that you were claiming that mathematically-based
predictive modeling as a paradigm would dominate All design fields including
those inside "traditional 'Art and Design' fields." (I'm still not
completely clear on what "traditional 'Art and Design' fields" are but I
have a vague idea what the term is meant to mean.) Have I been
misunderstanding you? Are you just claiming that you think the situations
where mathematically-based predictive modeling works are the interesting
design problems?

Do you believe that design situations that are not simply too complex for
any designer to understand or think their way round are unworthy of anyone's
attention? You seemed to claim earlier that all aspects of design not so
complex would be completely automated, eliminating this sort of design as a
professional activity. Am I understanding that correctly?

Do you believe that there are no design situations of importance where
mathematically-based predictive modeling is unlikely to be fruitful?

Do you believe that there are no design situations that are really too
complex for any designer to understand or think their way round, thus making
the design of a mathematically-based predictive model unlikely? (If so, do
you care to comment on the current crisis in economics, where the tendency
to develop mathematical models of everything has appeared to show a gap
between the models and complex reality?)

I don't believe that anyone would make the case that there are no important
design problems (especially in engineering) where mathematically-based
predictive modeling is not vital. What I am unable to understand is what
seems to be a belief that all complex design (even where the complexity is
created by social and cultural issues) is subject to mathematically-based
predictive modeling.

Is your argument with Klaus over which design problems each of you finds
interesting or important? Is it a fight over what variety of design each of
you sees as most deserving of the honorific "design"?

Care to elaborate on what design fields are dominated by the sorts of design
situations subject to mathematically-based predictive modeling and which are
not?

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Re: Ways of finding where we are (was: current trends...)

2009-10-24T19:49:51Z

Hi Klaus,

You say,
' predictive mathematical models do not build cities, do not bring a human
to the moon and back'
You are attempting to be misleading.
Actually, it is only _design activity using mathematically-based predictive
modeling_ that is proven to be effective and successful in complex
situations.

You say,
' of course, everyone uses the tools available to them, including computer
models'
I'm pointing to the fact that many designers do not use computer modeling
when they need to. Nor do they understand them or why they are using them.
Worse, they are taught in design schools that they need not use
mathematically-based computerised predictive modeling even in situations
where their use is essential.

You say,
' we more likely tackle complex problems by analyzing them into orthogonal
dimensions, assign each to different teams and deal with the interactions
among these dimensions in communication (negotiation and participatory
design) among these teams.'
I know that this is your interest, your life work and where your investment
is.
Using orthogonality and teamwork doesn't work in complex design situations
that have more than 2 feedback loops. The reasons are:
1. Orthogonality means that there are separate smaller completely unlinked
design situations (i.e there was no need to tackle the larger design
situation at all!)
2. In complex design situations, the behavior of the outcomes of the
situation is not predictable by humans alone. This apples to and the
consequences of any new design input in such a system. The outcomes emerge
over time and are usually radically different to the outcomes in the short
term. Predictive mathematical modeling is the only proven way for designers
to have a better understanding of the future outcomes that are consequent on
redesign of part of a system.
Or are you suggesting that designers should only be concerned with
short-termism?
3. If individuals(or teams) cannot fully understand the behaviour of the
design situation that they are dealing with, then communication between
collaborating teams simply results in muddle on muddle and an even more
errors. It has the unfortunate secondary effects that it gives the illusion
to team participants that they must be right as everyone agrees with each
other; and also that academics get paid for devising such social interaction
processes and this takes money away from other more legitimate research.

I notice that the frogdesign blog item raised by Glen Johnson follows much
the same path as I'm suggesting
(http://designmind.frogdesign.com/blog/the-end-of-an-era.html). Others such
as Forrester, Sterman and Meadows from MIT have been arguing the same since
the 60s. The approach also aligns with the underlying assumptions of
heavyweight design research journals such as RED and AIEDAM.

BTW the upcoming special issue of AIEDAM on 'Creativity: Simulation,
Stimulation and Studies' looks like it will be of interest. Editors are
Mary-Lou Maher (Australia), Yong Se Kim (Korea) and Nathalie Bonnardel
(France).

Best regards,
Terry
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Cheers

-----Original Message-----
From: Klaus Krippendorff [mailto:kkrippendorff@...]
Sent: Sunday, 25 October 2009 2:31 AM
To: Terence Love; PHD-DESIGN@...
Subject: RE: Ways of finding where we are (was: current trends...)

i'd say:
we more likely tackle complex problems by analyzing them into orthogonal
dimensions, assign each to different teams and deal with the interactions
among these dimensions in communication (negotiation and participatory
design) among these teams. of course, everyone uses the tools available to
them, including computer models.

but predictive mathematical models do not build cities, do not bring a human
to the moon and back -- but interesting visions translated into productive
questions on how to realize these visions may lead to solutions of complex
design situations

klaus