Hi Erik, Christena, Kari-Hans, Nicola, Klaus and others
thank you for the lively discussion.
OK, I think that I can follow the arguments about how designs and products being part
of the socio-cultural life of people. I think I also buy into the idea that designers
should have the understanding of the socio-cultural implications of their works and
thus the potentials and the responsibilities that they have.
however, allow me to play the devil-advocate for a moment:
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Christena wrote on Dec 4
"Knowledge of disturbance, ... -- isn't that at least partly the unique turf of
designers? ..... But it's also knowledge
about how different choices in what you create/use manifest, challenge,
defend and possibly change all these other things, from basic concepts to
the social/power relations between people who are affected by them".
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in response to the above, Kari-Hans wrote on Dec 4
Yes, designers are in a unique position...... This is both an opportunity and a
challenge. Can the designer extend her mind to question the obvious and does she
have the means to find her way beyond the "self-evident" and "well
known"? And of course, does she want to?
And what happens if designers DON'T want to "manifest, challenge, defend, and
possibly change..."? Are these challenges/responsibilities considered imposing?
And what may happen to the field of design if these babies are not wanted? I mean
may the babies be adopted by some other fields or may the babies be abandoned?
Rosan
Rosan Chow
Graduate Student
College of Design
North Carolina State University
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