Dear all,
some of you recently recommended Papanek's "Design for the real world".
I read it (1st edition) with great interest - thanks for the hint!
Reading it brought up some questions that I'd like to ask the list. I
will be very grateful for all your replies.
1. Mr Papanek criticizes some designers' practices back in the 70ies
(e.g. designing for wants, not for needs; not feeling responsible for
some designs' consequences etc.). What do you think: Has it changed
since then? And if yes, in what respect?
2. Is there a school, a sub discipline or any other group you would call
Papanek's "successors"? If so who are they?
3. Mr Papanek was asking for more cross disciplinary work groups -
a. do you see major changes in this regard?
b. do your thoughts regarding "3a." count for both the academics' and
the practitioners' worlds?
c. what are the design community's positions concerning cross-/
inter-/trans-disciplinarity today?
4. While reading I had the feeling that Papanek writes in an "either
or"-mindset regarding e.g. the individuals OR the industry. On the other
hand it is the designers who successfully (and admirably so) often
strive for win-win-solutions.
a. Is this a development over time or does the win-win-idea stem from
another school/group/philosophy? (If so: from which one?)
b. The idea that there is more than one possible winner: is this a
generally agreed upon aspect of the designers' education and work?
(c. Do you think I misunderstood Papanek on this?… )
5. And one quick thing: I read the first edition - would you recommend
going through the second as well?
Thank you very much for your consideration. As a lecturer and
PhD-candidate of Social Psychology who is very interested in design
(research) I am very happy about being part of this beneficial list!
All best,
Friederike
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Friederike S. Borntraeger
Dipl.-Psych.
Research Assistant, Lecturer
Social Psychology
Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany
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