Design act : socially and politically engaged design today : critical roles and emerging tactics /

Design act : socially and politically engaged design today : critical roles and emerging tactics / Socially and politically engaged design today editors: Magnus Ericson and Ramia Mazé. - 327 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 23 cm

Inserted an errata to the contents, which corrects information about section II. 'How does it happen and what does it take?' is authored by Ramia Maze and Natasha Marie Llorens.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Introduction -- About DESIGN ACT: Motivations, Aims and Forms -- WHAT are examples of these movements? -- Historical and Current Views Introduction 1 -- 'Suicidal Desires' by Peter Lang -- 'Designer as Author' by Anthony Dunne and Fiona Raby -- Historical Perspectives, an interview with Helena Mattsson and Christina Zetterlund by Magnus Ericson -- Reflections on Practice, an interview with Doina Petrescu by Ramia Maze -- HOW does it happen and what does it take? -- Tactics in Contemporary Design Introduction -- Tactics of Representing Constituencies -- Designing Social Interactions -- Materializing Societal Structures -- Transforming Modes of Production -- Relocating the Design Agency -- Making Common Ground -- Occupying the Margins of Design -- WHERE does it happen and in what contexts? -- Sites and Platforms Introduction -- Interviews with Pelin Dervis -- Joseph Grima -- OuNing -- Meike Schalk -- Yanki Lee -- Otto von Busch -- Ana Betancour -- Mauricio Corbalan -- Tor Lindstrand -- Reflection by Magnus Ericson and Ramia Maze -- About DESIGN ACT -- Approach and Biographies -- Index. 1. 2. 3.


English, Chinese, Swedish.

1934105619 9781934105610


Design--Social aspects
Design--History--21st century.

NK1520 / .D47 2011

306.47

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