Description
Diversity and Design explores how design - whether of products, buildings, landscapes, cities, media, or systems - affects diverse members of society. Fifteen case studies in television, marketing, product design, architecture, film, video games, and more, illustrate the profound, though often hidden, consequences design decisions and processes have on the total human experience. The book not only investigates how gender, race, class, age, disability, and other factors influence the ways designers think, but also emphasizes the importance of understanding increasingly diverse cultures and, thus, averting design that leads to discrimination, isolation, and segregation.
With over 140 full-color illustrations, chapter summaries, discussion questions and exercises, Diversity and Design is a valuable tool to help you understand the importance of designing for all.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments List of Illustrations Foreword by Sina Mossayeb Introduction Beth Tauke, Korydon Smith and Charles Davis Part 1: Race and Ethnicity 1. No Longer Just a Dream: Commemorating the African American Experience on the National Mall Charles Davis 2. Diverse Truths: Unveiling the Hidden Layers of the Shadow Catcher Commemoration Walter Hood and Megan Basnak 3. Landscape Stories: Unearthing the Culture of Agricultural Communities in the Central Valley Patsy Eubanks Owens, Maggie La Rochelle, and Jennifer McHenry 4. Chinese Puzzle: Shifting Spatial and Social Patterns in Shanghai Shikumen Architecture Peter Wong 5. Architects at War: Designing Prison Cities for Japanese-American Communities Lynne Horiuchi Part 2: Gender and Sexuality 6. "Should Women Build?": Debating Gender and Architecture in Germany, 1908-1920 Despina Stratigakos 7. Communicating Gender: The Challenges of Visualizing Information for Advocacy Maya Indira Ganesh and Gabriela Sobliye 8. Overwriting Hate: The Queer Writing on the Bathroom Wall Mark Addison Smith 9. Designing LBGT Senior Housing: Triangle Square, Carefree Boulevard, and BOOM Carl Matthews, Jennifer Webb, and Caroline Hill 10. Repositioning Power: An Alternate Approach to Podium Design Kathryn Anthony Part 3: Age and Ability 11. (Re)forming Regent Park: When Policy Does Not Equal Practice Mary Jane Carroll 12. Victims and Heroes: Exhibiting Difference in Trafalgar Square Korydon Smith 13. ExcLOOsion: How Design is Failing Sanitory Provision Jo-Anne Bichard 14. Packaging Panic: The Design Consequences of the Tylenol Murders Beth Tauke 15. iTransition: Promoting Healthcare Independence for Teens with Chronic Illness Craig Vogel, Linda Dunseath, and Lori E. Crosby Conclusion: Possible Futures Beth Tauke, Korydon Smith and Charles Davis Notes on Contributors Index
