reflections on the role of design as activism
February 18, 2009
Cultural Preservation Cards for Iraq Sticking with the “game” theme (see the last post on computer games), This post starts a 3-part series on card decks and how design activists have been using them. Designers have a history with card decks, and among the more prominent examples are the Eames’ House of Cards (“Play it again” [...]
February 6, 2009
I’m showing my prejudice here, but computer and video games would ordinarily be the last place I would expect to find “socially responsible design.” Yet recent offerings prove me wrong. A range of new “serious games” (instructional, informational and educational) are tackling issues from obesity to climate change. One example is Games for Change (G4C), [...]
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