Posts tagged design ethics
From a designer’s perspective, AI is like the new version of plastic - distorting everything, at great ecological cost
“Peace isn’t the absence of war, but a dynamic process that can be built, nurtured and sustained”. Designing Peace shows the creative possibilities
How can the productions of architects and designers help mitigate and prevent environmental disasters? “Design failure” is often a cause
“We're living through a global 'blandemic' in building design - an age of boring”, says Thomas Heatherwick, who wants emotion to return to architecture
Norway's Minus makes "carbon-negative" chairs that you "subscribe" to - ensuring they end up as bio-char
4TH SECTOR, ENVIRONMENTALISTS, INGENUITY, NEW ECONOMICS, CREATIVE INDUSTRIES, ARTISTS, REGEN ECONOMIES, TECHNOLOGYpat kanedesign, design ethics, circular economy, furniture, norway
“If we design well, we design for shared aliveness”. Speaking from China, John Thackara lays out an economy defined by care
REGEN ECONOMIES, ENVIRONMENTALISTS, INGENUITY, NEW ECONOMICS, NEW ENERGY SOURCESpat kaneJohn thackara, ecodesign, ecocivilisation, design, DESIGN, design thinking, design ethics
The AI summer keeps going... Meredith Whitaker says worry about corporations, not machine consciousness. And David Wood calls for "singularity activism"
It's a coming new economy, says John Thackera - and its concerns are "care for life, and care for place"
Waste Age: designers should begin designing with the minimisation of waste as their prime goal
TRU LUV have a mighty ambition - to produce digital rituals that heal us, invoking “tend-and-befriend” over “fight-and-flight”
A BETTER MEDIA, ARTISTS, EQUIP FOR THE FUTURE, TECHNOLOGY, CREATIVE INDUSTRIES, FEMININE, CREATE THE FEEL, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, INDIVIDUALpat kanevideo games, computer games, design ethics
“Vaccine passports” are coming. Will they guarantee our access to public space, or segregate society?
What can Islam and Buddhism teach us about the ethics of regulating artificial intelligence? Answer: a lot
To escape our "social dilemma" with the Net - both connecting and exploiting us - we need more mindful tech. Welcome to Junto
Algorithms don't define "creditworthiness" or "high-risk individuals". Data scientists do. Shouldn't citizens have a say?
“Great things happen to your brain and your life when you Look Up and out”. An interesting and revitalising practice from Australia
Can sweet reason, and persuadability, be the default behaviour for online communities? Change A View shows it can be done
If a design school like the Bauhaus was launched today, it would have eco-literacy as its foundation course
I (Am) Not A Monster: Nelly Ben Hayoun makes a documentary that tells designers they have to challenge power
We are in an addictive relationship with our social media tech. Design ethics can break that
