Intermediation in Design: Designers as Intermediaries
Speaker: Marcus Foth – Brisbane, QLD, AustraliaTopic(s): Human Computer Interaction , Society and the Computing Profession
Abstract
Design practices often involve grassroots communities and institutional actors with designers working as or with intermediaries. This talk introduces intermediation and suggests the merits of more explicitly recognising it as part of design practice, especially when designers engage in commoning and institutioning – concepts that have gained traction in recent discourses in design scholarship. To discuss intermediation, the talk introduces examples from a case study: a food supply chain research project between Australia and China. This case study shows implicit and explicit ways that intermediation can form an integral part of the practices and competences of designers. The talk concludes with a brief outlook how these intermediation practices have started to be integrated into the new Master of Design (Strategic Design) in the QUT School of Design.
Recommended readings:
McQueenie, J., Foth, M., & Hearn, G. (2024). Community, Culture, Commerce: The intermediary in design and creative industries. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-981-99-7888-5. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/244126/
Teli, M., McQueenie, J., Cibin, R., & Foth, M. (2022). Intermediation in Design as a Practice of Institutioning and Commoning. Design Studies, 82, 101132. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/233765/
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Number of Slides: 36Duration: 30 - 90 minutes
Languages Available: English
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