The Agency of Discursive Design Exists in the Industrial
Can there be a closer collaboration between academic design and the industrial world? This paper outlines common territory between Discursive Design and industrial market forces and proposes a partnership for a more sustainable future. In contrast to the commercial product, I advocate for the Twenty...
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2021
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10725/16258 http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php https://www.academia.edu/82766202/The_Agency_of_Discursive_Design_Exists_in_the_Industrial |
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| Summary: | Can there be a closer collaboration between academic design and the industrial world? This paper outlines common territory between Discursive Design and industrial market forces and proposes a partnership for a more sustainable future. In contrast to the commercial product, I advocate for the Twenty-First Century Activist Discursive Object. This object acts as a catalyst for change, rejecting the antiquated model of the designer aspiring to create a perfect aesthetic in favor of a collaborative, team-based multidisciplinary practice where comprehensive solutions are offered to the global commons. This paper envisions a future where intellectual criticality is capable of positively influencing practices that exacerbate societal and environmental ills, thus proposing a more sustainable future. As ideas generated in Discursive Design grow and become integrated into commercial culture, their positive effects will become palpable, and the status quo will transition into a friendlier, more sustainable reality. |
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