INTERACTION DESIGN THEORY SEMINAR 5th semester
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"Sweet Dreams are Made of This" proposes to dive into the very essence of interaction design agency, ahead of the thesis semester. How does a design project emerges from a particular interest? Should it have an impact? And at what scale? Through a variety of references, we'll address notions of dreams, contribution, position and ownership, especially as they relate to contemporary societal questions. We usually consider that a novel contribution to knowledge has to be read about, dreamed about in a visionary sense, used and related to, through hands on testing, iterations and prototyping at various stages, explored orally and visually, and discussed by peers and tutors. The course is structured around materials discussions showcasing social engagement, activism and aesthetic movements, various assignments such as fictional dream-like scenarios and practical workshop formats.
COURSE OUTLINE
12 sessions sessions structured around 4 sections: engagement, positioning, research and ownership.
EXPECTATIONS AND GRADING
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Class participation 20%
Journal/Blog 20%
In-class assignments 20%
Assignments 60%Final Assignment 40%
Any assignment that remains unfulfilled receives a failing grade.
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Session 02 – 01.10.2018 – Between the Lines In Formation (Joëlle Bitton)
Through a look at the prefix "inter" that poses the condition for "interaction", we address current notions of intersectionality and queer.
We first travel through a series of cultural and political protests in order to frame a discussion on the possible roles and failings of the design discipline in light of social engagement.
Materials presented on Anti-Apartheid activism in South Africa, Aaron Swartz, drag culture, representation in pop culture.
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Poggenpohl, S.H. (2000) Constructing knowledge of design, part 2: Questions – an approach to design research. Proceedings of the Conference Doctoral Education in Design: Foundations for the Future. Staffordshire University Press. Stoke-on-Trent. 2000. pp143 – 151.
Homework Assignment after Session 6:
Analysis of two research methods
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20.11 - 23.11.2018 Reading Week
Assignment:
Please choose 3 references from the list Literature Interaction Design and read them during the reading week.
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Gaver, W.: Making spaces: How design workbooks work, Conference: Proceedings of the International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2011, Vancouver, BC, Canada, (May 7-12, 2011)
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Eco, U., Farina, C., Farina, G., & Erspamer, F. (2015). NOTES. In How to Write a Thesis (pp. 225-230). MIT Press. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt17kk9g5.14
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Koskinen, I., Zimmerman, J., Binder, T., Redström, J., & Wensveen, S. (2011). Design research through practice: From lab, field, and showroom. San Francisco, CA: Morgan Kaufmann.
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Workshop I-IIII Group-Presentations of various approaches in the class
Jonas, W., Zerwas, S., von Anshelm, K., (2015) Transformation Design - Perspectives on a New Design Attitude, Birkhäuser, 978-3-0356-0636-2 November 2015.
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