http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/130/mission-critical.html is a
good article about Hilary Cottam and had gave a more tangible spin to
a discussion I'm pretty tired of (because there seems to be little
actual result but a lot of weepy chest thumping).
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Check out John Thackara's book, "In the Bubble".
http://www.thackara.com/inthebubble/index.html
It's a really strong treatise on how the decisions we make as
designers have consequences that we may not understand. And it offers
a real vision on how interaction design can be part of the solution.
I'd agree that design can do it's part to "save the world", or at least make
it better place ;), ("saving the world" seems a bit dramatic, as the
"world", always had some turmoil in it).
There's a lot of tangible things design can offer, and Interaction Design
could aide/lead in many of these ende
ssage-
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Responding to Mark's comment, there is a feeling that as designers, we're
helpi
Responding to Mark's comment, there is a feeling that as designers,
we're helping to support a voracious appetite, deploy toxic
advertising and other not-so-healthy interests. Part of the idea of
human-centered design principles is to produce something that serves
humans in a positive way. However,
Hi,
I would say there is more than enough blame to go around than just
saying its Wall Street. I probably differ than most views here,
but in my book, its really greed based. That applies to all of us,
consumers, the
high ups on Wall Street, the get all the money they can CEO's, those in
*C
Wall Street has gotten itself and the rest of the world in a huge mess.
Could good design save the world? Some basic design principles not only
apply well to products and services, but also to policy!
http://danielmckenzie.com/blog/2008/10/what-wall-street-could-learn-from-goo
d-design/
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