About the Book Series
Social responsibility, in various disguises, has been a recurring theme in design for many years. Since the 1960s several more or less commercial approaches have evolved. In the 1970s designers were encouraged to abandon ‘design for profit’ in favour of a more compassionate approach inspired by Papanek. In the 1980s and 1990s profit and ethical issues were no longer considered mutually exclusive and more market-oriented concepts emerged, such as the ‘green consumer’ and ethical investment. The purchase of socially responsible, ‘ethical’ products and services has been stimulated by the dissemination of research into sustainability issues in consumer publications. Accessibility and incl…
About the Book Series
Social responsibility, in various disguises, has been a recurring theme in design for many years. Since the 1960s several more or less commercial approaches have evolved. In the 1970s designers were encouraged to abandon ‘design for profit’ in favour of a more compassionate approach inspired by Papanek. In the 1980s and 1990s profit and ethical issues were no longer considered mutually exclusive and more market-oriented concepts emerged, such as the ‘green consumer’ and ethical investment. The purchase of socially responsible, ‘ethical’ products and services has been stimulated by the dissemination of research into sustainability issues in consumer publications. Accessibility and inclusivity have also attracted a great deal of design interest and recently designers have turned to solving social and crime-related problems. Organisations supporting and funding such projects have recently included the NHS (research into design for patient safety); the Home Office has (design against crime); Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (design decision-making for urban sustainability). Businesses are encouraged (and increasingly forced by legislation) to set their own socially responsible agendas that depend on design to be realised. Design decisions all have environmental, social and ethical impacts, so there is a pressing need to provide guidelines for designers and design students within an overarching framework that takes a holistic approach to socially responsible design. This edited series of guides is aimed at students of design, product development, architecture and marketing, and design and management professionals working in the sectors covered by each title. Each volume includes: ¢ The background and history of the topic, its significance in social and commercial contexts and trends in the field. ¢ Exemplar design case studies. ¢ Guidelines for the designer and advice on tools, techniques and resources available.
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Systemic Service Design
1st Edition
Edited By Mari Suoheimo, Peter Jones, Sheng-Hung Lee, Birger Sevaldson February 17, 2025
Systemic Service Design provides a comprehensive overview of how systems theories can be integrated into service design to address complex social-economic-technological challenges. Across 14 chapters split into two sections, the book connects theoretical backgrounds and practical worldwide case ...
Design for Education: Spaces and Tools for Learning
1st Edition
Edited By Ana Rute Costa, Rachel Cooper July 31, 2024
This book charts the impact of design on education, specifically focusing on how design can shape the spaces and tools for learning. This edited collection brings together the work of designers, architects, engineers, professionals, educators, and researchers, and presents a series of case studies ...
Design for Dementia, Mental Health and Wellbeing: Co-Design, Interventions and Policy
1st Edition
Edited By Kristina Niedderer, Geke Ludden, Tom Dening, Vjera Holthoff-Detto July 22, 2024
This edited volume offers the first overview and reflective discussion of how design can contribute to people’s wellbeing and mental health in the context of dementia, mental illness and neurodiversity. This book explores and promotes holistic, salutogenic and preventive strategies that ...
Design for Global Challenges and Goals
1st Edition
Edited By Emmanuel Tsekleves, Rachel Cooper, Jak Spencer January 09, 2023
Design for Global Challenges and Goals charts the developments, opportunities and challenges for design research in addressing global challenges facing developing contexts focusing on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. The book explores the role that design and social responsibility play in ...
Design for Wellbeing: An Applied Approach
1st Edition
Edited By Ann Petermans, Rebecca Cain September 30, 2021
Design for Wellbeing charts the development and application of design research to improve the personal and societal wellbeing and happiness of people. It draws together contributions from internationally leading academics and designers to demonstrate the latest thinking and research on the design ...
Design for People Living with Dementia: Interactions and Innovations
1st Edition
By Emmanuel Tsekleves, John Keady May 17, 2021
There were an estimated 50 million people worldwide living with dementia in 2017 and this number will almost double every 20 years, reaching 82 million in 2030. Design has significant potential to contribute to managing this global concern. This book is the first to synthesise the ...
Design Against Crime: A Human-Centred Approach to Designing for Safety and Security
1st Edition
By Caroline L. Davey, Andrew B. Wootton September 30, 2020
Design Against Crime will aid the design profession to meet the challenges presented by the competing needs and complex systems around crime and security. It proposes that designers should use their creative talents to develop innovative solutions to security problems that contribute to the ...
Design for Behaviour Change: Theories and practices of designing for change
1st Edition
Edited By Kristina Niedderer, Stephen Clune, Geke Ludden September 30, 2020
Design impacts every part of our lives. The design of products and services influences the way we go about our daily activities and it is hard to imagine any activity in our daily lives that is not dependent on design in some capacity. Clothing, mobile phones, computers, cars, tools and kitchenware...
Design for Health
1st Edition
Edited By Emmanuel Tsekleves, Rachel Cooper September 30, 2020
One of the most complex global challenges is improving wellbeing and developing strategies for promoting health or preventing ‘illbeing’ of the population. The role of designers in indirectly supporting the promotion of healthy lifestyles or in their contribution to illbeing has emerged. This ...
Design for Personalisation
1st Edition
Edited By Iryna Kuksa, Tom Fisher September 30, 2020
The principle of personalisation appears in a range of current debates among design professionals, healthcare providers and educationalists about the implications of new technologies and approaches to consumer sovereignty for ‘mass’ provision. The potential of new technologies implies systems of ...
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