TY - GEN
T1 - The problem of De-sign as conjuring
T2 - 13th Participatory Design Conference, PDC 2014
AU - Storni, Cristiano
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright 2014 ACM.
PY - 2014/9/15
Y1 - 2014/9/15
N2 - In this paper, I articulate a critique of design as conjuring (design as de-sign) and I argue that it is incompatible with the idea of user empowerment. In particular, I discuss the idea of empowerment-in-use and I highlight the role of design seams and scars in supporting it through appropriation and design-after-design. To support this argument, I draw on some recent contributions in Participatory Design (PD), Human Computer Interaction (HCI), New Media Studies, and Science and Technology Studies (STS), and I discuss three illustrative case studies from the area of digital Do-it-Yourself (DIY). I argue that restoring the sign in de-sign through design seams and scars can be a way to explore different forms and perhaps deeper levels of critical engagement and participation supporting empowerment.
AB - In this paper, I articulate a critique of design as conjuring (design as de-sign) and I argue that it is incompatible with the idea of user empowerment. In particular, I discuss the idea of empowerment-in-use and I highlight the role of design seams and scars in supporting it through appropriation and design-after-design. To support this argument, I draw on some recent contributions in Participatory Design (PD), Human Computer Interaction (HCI), New Media Studies, and Science and Technology Studies (STS), and I discuss three illustrative case studies from the area of digital Do-it-Yourself (DIY). I argue that restoring the sign in de-sign through design seams and scars can be a way to explore different forms and perhaps deeper levels of critical engagement and participation supporting empowerment.
KW - Appropriation
KW - Design-after-design
KW - DIY
KW - Seams and scars
KW - User empowerment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85011702077&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1145/2661435.2661436
DO - 10.1145/2661435.2661436
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85011702077
T3 - ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
SP - 161
EP - 170
BT - Proceedings of the 18th International Software Product Line Conference
A2 - Dhungana, Deepak
A2 - Gnesi, Stefania
A2 - Rubin, Julia
A2 - Czarnecki, Krzysztof
A2 - Heymans, Patrick
A2 - Fantechi, Alessandro
PB - Association for Computing Machinery
Y2 - 6 October 2014 through 10 October 2014
ER -