Programma at the HKU.
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I think that the "Social Design" needs to be a platform and not a design proposal.
Most of the proposals are related with the creation of design but not with the cohesion of society, culture and integrations.
"Social Design" could be projected as an starting point for mutual compromises between the designers and the handcrafts, citizens, users, artists, developers, etc. for creating useful meanings and designs. Then the "Social Design" platform will shows the cohesion between them and be use as a creative generator of connections. (Social connections)... more
What does social design mean to you?
Social design is about working with what is sometimes referred to as wetware, that is to say people, and working with the sticky, vague, and mutable stuff that goes with them. Social design is a way of working with people, their behaviour and the existing social context as materials.
Could you give some direction to how you would define social design? ... more
What does social design mean to you?... more
What does social design mean to you? ... more
What does social design mean for you?
It’s still a utopia.
Could you give some directions of how you would define social design?
Without wanting to use the word utilitarianism, for me social design is a principle in the sense of Jeremy Bentham’s creating the best possible world for the greatest possible number of people.
What are you doing or showing at Utrecht Manifest? Could you explain how these activities relate to social design?... more
Utrecht Manifest, 3rd Biennial for Social Design
Opening events: 4–18 October 2009
The third edition of Utrecht Manifest, the biennial for social design, will take a closer look at the utopian potential of Modernism, which has left explicit physical and mental traces in Utrecht thanks to De Stijl. After an intensive research period, Utrecht Manifest is the occasion for several projects, meetings and exhibitions on various locations in Utrecht. The programme and its implementation are a group effort resulting from the various contributions of curators, designers, producers and experts in specific fields.... more