Expanding Design Space(s)

The author disassembles the language of design to realise broader conceptions of temporality, design spaces, roles, and entities implicated in design processes. Based on two case studies of fledgling communities (seniors aging together) and emergent collectives (citizens and city officials sharing l [...]
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The author disassembles the language of design to realise broader conceptions of temporality, design spaces, roles, and entities implicated in design processes. Based on two case studies of fledgling communities (seniors aging together) and emergent collectives (citizens and city officials sharing locative media), the thesis shows how continuities and collaboration can be achieved between design and life-practices more generally. A significant move is the re-conception of "design space" to capture the wider interplay of possibilities, practices, partly assembled technologies; as well as developing competencies and social arrangements that are the basis for ongoing design choices. Design space(s) presents us with a collection of principles and practices, to design within and for communal endeavours. Andrea Botero (BA Industrial Design - Universidad Nacional de Colombia and MA Product and Strategic Design - University of Art and Design Helsinki) is a researcher and designer exploring services, media, and technologies for communities.