We Are Not Users Dialogues, Diversity, and Design

• Main Author: Subrahmanian, Eswaran (auth)
• Other Authors: Reich, Yoram (auth), Krishnan, Sruthi (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge The MIT Press 2020
• Series: The MIT Press
• Subjects: Art & design styles: Postmodernism; Individual designers; Regional geography; human-centred design; usability; participation; sustainability; engineering design; design for diversity; technology and society; technology and culture; inclusive design; design philosophy; complex social systems; context-sensitive; non-reductionist; liberal arts; design as social process; interdisciplinary design; architecture; industrial design; public policy; management design; design management; design science; models in design; design history; computer science; information design; development studies; humanities; science; technology; and society; STS
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

A call to reclaim and rethink the field of designing as a liberal art where diverse voices come together to shape the material world. We live in a material world of designed artifacts, both digital and analog. We think of ourselves as users; the platforms, devices, or objects provide a service that...