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Explore the evolution of design practice across disciplinary boundaries, embracing new collaboration opportunities and technological advancements. Discover the transformative shifts in the design industry and the need for multi-disciplinary approaches to address complex societal challenges.
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“...a blurring of traditional design domains.” [Sanders, 2006] “...a new capacity for collaboration has encouraged new types of design practice.” [Hight and Perry, 2006]. “Encouraged by the rise of telecommunication technologies, new interconnections and configurations of knowledge have materialized and presented new opportunities for creative practice.” [Gibbons et al, 1994].
Changes in Design Practice • Professional (Discipline Blurring) • Economical (Employment and Financial Shifts) • Technological (Developments in Information and Computing Technologies)
The problems of society are increasingly complex and interdependent.
“Designers no longer fit neatly into categories such as product, furniture and graphics; rather they are a mixture of artists, engineers, designers, entrepreneurs and anthropologists.” [West, 2007]
There are significant transformations within the design industry. Projects now integrate various disciplinary influences, skills, knowledge, and new designer hybrids.
‘Multi-disciplinary design’, ‘cross-disciplinary design’, ‘interdisciplinary design’ and ‘trans-disciplinary design’ each have their own distinct characteristics.
In practice, disciplines are constructs that we can choose to adhere to or not.
In academia, discipline boundaries are important for research/teaching.
What are the implications for design practice, education and research?
How can we improve the activities of designing objects and ‘cultures’?
Thank You. Any Questions?