{"product_id":"design-as-democratic-inquiry-isbn-9780262543460","title":"Design as Democratic Inquiry","description":"\u003cb\u003eThrough practices of collaborative imagination and making, or \"doing design otherwise,” design experiments can contribute to keeping local democracies vibrant.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this counterpoint to the grand narratives of design punditry, Carl DiSalvo presents what he calls “doing design otherwise.” Arguing that democracy requires constant renewal and care, he shows how designers can supply novel contributions to local democracy by drawing together theory and practice, making and reflection. The relentless pursuit of innovation, uncritical embrace of the new and novel, and treatment of all things as design problems, says DiSalvo, can lead to cultural imperialism. In \u003ci\u003eDesign as Democratic Inquiry\u003c\/i\u003e, he recounts a series of projects that exemplify engaged design in practice. These experiments in practice-based research are grounded in collaborations with communities and institutions. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe projects DiSalvo describes took place from 2014 to 2019 in Atlanta. Rather than presume that government, industry—or academia—should determine the outcome, the designers began with the recognition that the residents and local organizations were already creative and resourceful. DiSalvo uses the projects to show how design might work as a mode of inquiry. Resisting heroic stories of design and innovation, he argues for embracing design as fragile, contingent, partial, and compromised. In particular, he explores how design might be leveraged to facilitate a more diverse civic imagination. A fundamental tenet of design is that the world is made, and therefore it could be made differently. A key concept is that democracy requires constant renewal and care. Thus, designing becomes a way to care, together, for our collective future. Acknowledgments ix\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e1 Design Experiments in Civics 15\u003cbr\u003e2 Stories 35\u003cbr\u003e3 Devices 69\u003cbr\u003e4 Institutions 103\u003cbr\u003e5 Events and Quasi-Events 139\u003cbr\u003e6 Care of the Possible 161\u003cbr\u003eConclusion 179\u003cbr\u003eReferences 189\u003cbr\u003eIndex 209“The vision of design that DiSalvo outlines is experimental, problem-making over problem-solving, and oriented towards caring for our collective futures. This rich and humble book gave me hope for both the future of design and the future of democracy.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eCatherine D’Ignazio, Assistant Professor, MIT, and Director, Data + Feminism Lab, MIT; coauthor of \u003ci\u003eData Feminism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“The public and activist roles of design matter today more than ever. Through vivid and reflexive examples of civic design—situated within the politically resonant context of Atlanta—this book is sure to inspire scholars and designers alike.” \u003cbr\u003e—R\u003cb\u003eamia Mazé, Professor, University of the Arts London\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“DiSalvo asks us to rethink design and democracy, showing how imagination and experimentation could be central to our lives and bringing a subtle political eye to many years’ work with communities.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eAnn Light, Professor of Interaction Design, Social Change, and Sustainability, Malmö University; Professor of Design and Creative Technology, University of Sussex\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“In accessible, story-driven prose, DiSalvo weaves firsthand observations together with sharp theoretical insight to bring the importance of attending to lived experience and the conditions of civic life to new audiences within and beyond design.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eDaniela Rosner, Associate Professor, Human Centered Design and Engineering, University of Washington\u003c\/b\u003eCarl DiSalvo is Associate Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, with appointments in the School of Interactive Computing and the School of Literature, Media, and Communication. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAdversarial Design\u003c\/i\u003e (MIT Press).\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302315577573,"sku":"NP9780262543460","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780262543460.jpg?v=1767725014","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/design-as-democratic-inquiry-isbn-9780262543460","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}