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Complexity and community - the relevance of the design community for responsible design implementation by consultant industrial designers
conference contribution
posted on 2012-06-22, 09:19 authored by Norman Stevenson, Vicky LofthouseVicky Lofthouse, Debra LilleyDebra Lilley, Alistair CheyneToday, a growing recognition of the profound topics affecting society calls for designers to address additional goals beyond those associated with profit making. But the real opportunity for industrial designers to affect positive change is determined by a myriad of elements, seldom regarded or accurately accounted for in the debates and rhetoric surrounding these topics.This paper will present findings from an explorative study carried out in the UK and Ireland as part of a doctoral research project. Derived from analysis of interviews and workshops with consultants, industrial design firms and academics, we will describe the complex system of factors affecting the possibility for designers to address sustainable and responsible design goals within commercial practice. From this, the industrial design community’s influence on the factors identified is discussed, concluding with an assessment of the community relevance for the implementation of responsible design by industrial design consultancies.
History
School
- Design
Citation
STEVENSON, N. ... et al., 2011. Complexity and community - the relevance of the design community for responsible design implementation by consultant industrial designers. IN: Proceedings of the IDSA International Conference, New Orleans, USA, 8pp.Publisher
Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)Version
- VoR (Version of Record)
Publication date
2011Notes
This paper was presented at the IDSA International Conference, 14 - 17 September 2011, New Orleans, USA. The website is at: http://www.idsa.org/2011internationalconferencePublisher version
Language
- en