Essays about: "more-than-human design"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words more-than-human design.

1. 1. Designing for Interconnectedness : Strategies for More-Than-Human Experiences

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för informatik

   Author : Anton Fischer; Flora Jameson; [2023]
   Keywords : Research through design; interconnectedness; more-than-human design; design strategies; noticing; sustainable HCI; 3D-printing; circular material flow;

   Abstract : More-than-human design represents a paradigm shift that decentralises the human in relation to the rest of the living world. As part of this movement, scholars call for a new worldview that recognizes the interconnectedness between human and non-human beings. READ MORE

3. 2. Towards a new aesthetics of care : a critical reading of Nassauer’s cues to care

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Jack Richold; [2023]
   Keywords : cues to care; Joan Nassauer; Timothy Morton; strange stranger; sublime; scenic; broken windows; ecological function; aesthetics of care; design through maintenance;

   Abstract : Joan Nassauer’s concept of cues to care has been influential within landscape design since her seminal essay Messy Ecosystems, Orderly Frames was published in 1995 and her research is often used to justify the need for marking landscapes as owned, although there have been critical voices too. The enduring popularity of cues to care as a design method is due to how open it is to interpretation, and this thesis examines various landscape interventions that can be classed as cues to care, both explicitly and implicitly. READ MORE

4. 3. AI as a tool and its influence on the User Experience design process : A study on the usability of human-made vs more-than-human-made prototypes

   University essay from Jönköping University/Tekniska Högskolan

   Author : Mira Pop; Max Schricker; [2023]
   Keywords : Artificial Intelligence; User experience design; Midjourney; text-to-image; Human-made; More-than-human-made; Prototypes; Focus group; User Study;

   Abstract : This research paper delves into the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in the process of user experience (UX) design resulting in more-than-human-made designs. Specifically, the study focuses on the utilization of the text-to-image AI tool, Midjourney. READ MORE

5. 4. BUILDING RELATIONS WITH NATURE BY DESIGN METHODS

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/HDK-Valand - Högskolan för konst och design

   Author : Matt Christoph; [2022-06-03]
   Keywords : Kinship; More-than-human; Posthumanism; Anthropocene; Design Camp; Design Workshop; Design toolkit; Participatory Design; Embedded design; Sustainability;

   Abstract : Culture, art, and design can help us as a society and for each earthling to reflect on the ambivalent relationship between nature and humans in the Anthropocene by raising the critical question of how we can build more sustainable relations with nature through design. Respectively, this project documentation informs about my graduation project within the MFA embedded design program at HDK-Valand, focusing on design, organization, and sustainability. READ MORE

6. 5. Dialogues with the unwell body : Rethinking the notion of wellbeing in HCI from feminist and somaesthetic perspectives

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Eirini Kaklopoulou; [2022]
   Keywords : wellbeing; biodata; first-person perspective methods; soma design; digital wellbeing; välbefinnande; biodata; first-person perspective metoder; soma design; digitalt välbefinnande;

   Abstract : With the emergence of ubiquitous computing and biosensing technologies, there is a growing interest to explore wellbeing within design research. This paper unpacks the notion of wellbeing from somaesthetic and feminist perspectives. READ MORE