Social Matter Social Design

Author : Jan (editor) Boelen
Publisher : Valiz
ISBN 13 : 9789492095848
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Matter, Social Design written by Jan (editor) Boelen and published by Valiz. This book was released on 2020-08 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you start to deconstruct or question design, all sorts of questions emerge: How does design affect our behaviour, our use of resources, our choices and freedoms to participate in social, political or economic decision-making, and the extent to which we feel we have agency over our lives? Jan Boelen in conversation with Michael Kaethlers Social matter, social design' challenges the way we look at, think of, and interact with the social world by emphasising the role of materiality. This enlarged field for engagement demands that design incorporates a more nuanced and complex reading of how the social is intertwined with the material, which confronts the often reductive or simplistic notion of ?social design?, and offers novel forms of critical and meaningful engagement at a time of mounting social contradictions.0The essays in this book explore and unveil uncanny, disconcerting or discordant connections, bricolages, assumptions or breaches at critical junctures for transformation. They are centred around four major themes: the body; earth; the political; and technology.

Author : Mariana Amatullo
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000464512
Total Pages : 487 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Design for Social Innovation written by Mariana Amatullo and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-11-29 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United Nations, Australia Post, and governments in the UK, Finland, Taiwan, France, Brazil, and Israel are just a few of the organizations and groups utilizing design to drive social change. Grounded by a global survey in sectors as diverse as public health, urban planning, economic development, education, humanitarian response, cultural heritage, and civil rights, Design for Social Innovation captures these stories and more through 45 richly illustrated case studies from six continents. From advocating to understanding and everything in between, these cases demonstrate how designers shape new products, services, and systems while transforming organizations and supporting individual growth. How is this work similar or different around the world? How are designers building sustainable business practices with this work? Why are organizations investing in design capabilities? What evidence do we have of impact by design? Leading practitioners and educators, brought together in seven dynamic roundtable discussions, provide context to the case studies. Design for Social Innovation is a must-have for professionals, organizations, and educators in design, philanthropy, social innovation, and entrepreneurship. This book marks the first attempt to define the contours of a global overview that showcases the cultural, economic, and organizational levers propelling design for social innovation forward today.

Author : Joshua Porter
Publisher : Peachpit Press
ISBN 13 : 013208953X
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Designing for the Social Web written by Joshua Porter and published by Peachpit Press. This book was released on 2010-04-07 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No matter what type of web site or application you’re building, social interaction among the people who use it will be key to its success. They will talk about it, invite their friends, complain, sing its high praises, and dissect it in countless ways. With the right design strategy you can use this social interaction to get people signing up, coming back regularly, and bringing others into the fold. With tons of examples from real-world interfaces and a touch of the underlying social psychology theory, Joshua Porter shows you how to design your next great social web application. Inside, you’ll discover: • The real reasons why people participate online and the psychology behind them • The Usage Lifecycle—or how people use your web application over time • How to get people past that trickiest of hurdles: sign-up • What to do when you’ve launched a web application and nobody is using it • How to analyze the effectiveness of your application screens and flows • How to grow your social web application from zero users to 1000—and beyond Designing for the social web is about much more than adding features. It’s about embracing the social interaction of the people who make you successful—and then designing smartly to encourage it.

Author : David Carlson
Publisher : BIS Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9789063693046
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Make Design Matter written by David Carlson and published by BIS Publishers. This book was released on 2012-12-25 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pocket guide to meaningful design in seven steps.

Author : Marc Brenman
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1610912330
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Planning as if People Matter written by Marc Brenman and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2012-08-16 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American communities are changing fast: ethnic minority populations are growing, home ownership is falling, the number of people per household is going up, and salaries are going down. According to Marc Brenman and Thomas W. Sanchez, the planning field is largely unprepared for these fundamental shifts. If planners are going to adequately serve residents of diverse ages, races, and income levels, they need to address basic issues of equity. Planning as if People Matter offers practical solutions to make our communities more livable and more equitable for all residents. While there are many books on environmental justice, relatively few go beyond theory to give real-world examples of how better planning can level inequities. In contrast, Planning as if People Matter is written expressly for planning practitioners, public administrators, policy-makers, activists, and students who must directly confront these challenges. It provides new insights about familiar topics such as stakeholder participation and civil rights. And it addresses emerging issues, including disaster response, new technologies, and equity metrics. Far from an academic treatment, Planning as if People Matter is rooted in hard data, on-the-ground experience, and current policy analysis. In this tumultuous period of economic change, there has never been a better time to reform the planning process. Brenman and Sanchez point the way toward a more just social landscape.

Author : Bela H. Banathy
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1475799810
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Designing Social Systems in a Changing World written by Bela H. Banathy and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-22 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this original text/reference, Bela H. Banathy discusses a broad range of design approaches, models, methods, and tools, together with the theoretical and philosophical bases of social systems design. he explores the existing knowledge bases of systems design; introduces and integrates concepts from other fields that contribute to design thinking and practice; and thoroughly explains how competence in social systems design empowers people to direct their progress and create a truly participative democracy. Based on advanced learning theory and practice, the text's material is enhanced by helpful diagrams that illustrate novel concepts and problem sets that allow readers to apply these concepts.

Author : Bent Flyvbjerg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139429922
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Making Social Science Matter written by Bent Flyvbjerg and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-01-15 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Making Social Science Matter presents an exciting new approach to the social and behavioral sciences including theoretical argument, methodological guidelines, and examples of practical application. Why has social science failed in attempts to emulate natural science and produce normal theory? Bent Flyvbjerg argues that the strength of social sciences lies in its rich, reflexive analysis of values and power, essential to the social and economic development of any society. Richly informed, powerfully argued, and clearly written, this book opens up a new future for the social sciences. Its empowering message will make it required reading for students and academics across the social and behavioral sciences.

Author : Elizabeth Resnick
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350026026
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Social Design Reader written by Elizabeth Resnick and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-11 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Social Design Reader explores the ways in which design can be a catalyst for social change. Bringing together key texts of the last fifty years, editor Elizabeth Resnick traces the emergence of the notion of socially responsible design. This volume represents the authentic voices of the thinkers, writers and designers who are helping to build a 'canon' of informed literature which documents the development of the discipline. The Social Design Reader is divided into three parts. Section 1: Making a Stand includes an introduction to the term 'social design' and features papers which explore its historical underpinnings. Section 2: Creating the Future documents the emergence of social design as a concept, as a nascent field of study, and subsequently as a rapidly developing professional discipline, and Section 3: A Sea Change is made up of papers acknowledging social design as a firmly established practice. Contextualising section introductions are provided to aid readers in understanding the original source material, while summary boxes clearly articulate how each text fits with the larger milieu of social design theory, methods, and practice.

Author : Siu, Kin Wai Michael
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1522541845
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Practice and Progress in Social Design and Sustainability written by Siu, Kin Wai Michael and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2018-07-06 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designers provide creative solutions for user problems and identify the needs of users in a given environment. However, it is often difficult to understand the social design of a product or service. Practice and Progress in Social Design and Sustainability is a critical scholarly resource that provides groundbreaking research on social contributions to design. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as rural sustainability, ecological farmhouse designs, and community public spaces, this book is geared towards architects, designers, program planners, entrepreneurs, and engineers seeking information about design for resolving social issues.

Author : Andrew Shea
Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN 13 : 9781616890476
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Designing For Social Change written by Andrew Shea and published by Princeton Architectural Press. This book was released on 2012-03-07 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This newest title in the design briefs series is a compact, hands-on guide for graphic design professionals who want to start helping communities and effectuating social change in the world. Author Andrew Shea presents ten strategies for successful community engagement, grounding each one in two real world case studies. The twenty projects featured in the book are by both design professionals and students and range from creating a map of services for the homeless community in Santa Monica, helping Chicago's Humboldt Park community by designing a website where donors can buy essential items for community members, to encouraging LA's Latina community to go for an annual PAP exam in an attempt to prevent cervical cancer through carefully designed posters, murals, and other material. Designing for Social Change is both an inspiration and a how-to book that encourages graphic designers everywhere to go out and do good with their work, providing them with the tools to complete successful projects in their communities.