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Bezig met laden... Design Meets Disability (MIT Press) (editie 2009)door Graham Pullin (Auteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. The title says it all: The two cultures of the design field and of disability are historically quite separated, but it doesn't have to be that way. Pullin demonstrates in a quite remarkable little book how the two fields could mutually benefit from each other. The main part consists of thematic discussions of seven tensions between the design culture and that of engineering disability aids, including topics such as "fashion meets discretion" and "feeling meets testing." These discussions are consistently based on salient examples and presented in a very clear and accessible language. The second part of the book is a mix of interviews with designers addressing design challenges from the disability field, and thought experiments on how iconic designers could conceivably take on disability problems. My overall sense after reading the book is one of being inspired, and of realizing that the potential benefits for the design field from engaging with disability actually go beyond bland notions of universal design. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
How design for disabled people and mainstream design could inspire, provoke, and radically change each other. Eyeglasses have been transformed from medical necessity to fashion accessory. This revolution has come about through embracing the design culture of the fashion industry. Why shouldn't design sensibilities also be applied to hearing aids, prosthetic limbs, and communication aids? In return, disability can provoke radical new directions in mainstream design. Charles and Ray Eames's iconic furniture was inspired by a molded plywood leg splint that they designed for injured and disabled servicemen. Designers today could be similarly inspired by disability. In Design Meets Disability, Graham Pullin shows us how design and disability can inspire each other. In the Eameses' work there was a healthy tension between cut-to-the-chase problem solving and more playful explorations. Pullin offers examples of how design can meet disability today. Why, he asks, shouldn't hearing aids be as fashionable as eyewear? What new forms of braille signage might proliferate if designers kept both sighted and visually impaired people in mind? Can simple designs avoid the need for complicated accessibility features? Can such emerging design methods as "experience prototyping" and "critical design" complement clinical trials? Pullin also presents a series of interviews with leading designers about specific disability design projects, including stepstools for people with restricted growth, prosthetic legs (and whether they can be both honest and beautifully designed), and text-to-speech technology with tone of voice. When design meets disability, the diversity of complementary, even contradictory, approaches can enrich each field. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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