Design Directions Plus
Design for social inclusion
Community-based design
Design is often associated with high value goods and services targeted to appeal to a narrow group of consumers with higher than average income and spending power. But what about those who are excluded, for whatever reason, and for whom good design is less available, yet whose needs and problems are equally worthy of well designed solutions? They could be socially, economically, physically or geographically excluded. For example, people and groups which operate on the fringes of society, or fall between its cracks, and for whom the normal interactions and touch points of daily life do not feature.
This project asks how design could be used to support and empower such individuals or groups, through the process of engagement and co-design.
Make sure you check out the Resources link below for support material.
This project is open to undergraduates, postgraduates and those in the first year following graduation.
Project brief (PDF 103KB, 2 pages)
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