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Inequality By Design? Why we need to start talking about aesthetics ...


Who is Creative Placemaking? Some Thoughts on Inequality in Our ...

NEA Design Director Jason Schupbach talks about how creative ... In our evaluation, we want to learn if the Our Town program really ...

Medieval Theories of Aesthetics | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Finally, Aristotle emphasized some characteristics that art requires in order to be good. “Beauty is a matter of size and order” (Aristotle, Poetics, 1450b37).

The psychology of social class: How socioeconomic status impacts ...

Drawing on recent research on the psychology of social class, I argue that the material conditions in which people grow up and live have a lasting impact on ...

Anti-grid Design Icon David Carson Says Computers Make You ...

It's rare to speak to a young designer who's into zines, music, and a generally less strict aesthetic, and have them not cite Carson as an ...

Inside GM's Newly Updated 'Willy Wonka Factory for Car Design'

General Motors' has invested nearly $2 billion into its historic 1956 technical center built by modernist architect Eero Saarinen.

Everydayness - Roma TrE-Press

I am not talking here about some external elements that infuse aesthetics ... anesthetized acts, we have to start looking for ways to return the routine.

Shade - Places Journal

It's a civic resource, an index of inequality, and a requirement for public health. Shade should be a mandate for urban designers.

The Resurgence of Retro Sports Design - PRINT Magazine

Can you talk a bit ... I've always gravitated toward retro design and aesthetics, so now you have me questioning my own mental health.

Aesthetic Labor for the Sociologies of Work, Gender, and Beauty

To account for the worth of looks, and embodied cultural capital more generally, sociologists have situated beauty in fields of power relations, ...

On Design Thinking | Issue 35 | n+1 | Maggie Gram

By embracing “design thinking,” we attribute to design a kind of superior epistemology: a way of knowing, of “solving,” that is better than the old and ...

Interviews in the social sciences | Nature Reviews Methods Primers

Getting these insights largely depends on the participants' willingness to talk to the researcher. We recommend designing open-ended questions ...

Semiotics in Art and Design: The Power of Symbols and Signs

I have touched briefly on how typography is important in design, not only in terms of aesthetics but also as a powerful tool for conveying a ...

Unfair Comparisons: How Visualizing Social Inequality Can Make It ...

The way they're framed can mislead audiences towards harmful stereotypes about the people being visualized. Cindy Xiong and I explored this ...

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Key Terms and Definitions

Similarly, the language society uses to talk about DEI is likely to grow and change as we better understand one another. As such, this glossary is a living ...

THE SENSE OF BEAUTY - George Santayana

Kant used it, as we know, for his theory of time and space as forms of all perception; and it has at times been narrowed into an equivalent for the philosophy ...

Why every single statue should come down | Art and design

In the course of my career I'd written pieces with headlines such as “Riots are a class act”, “Let's have an open and honest conversation about ...

Using Graphic Design to Advocate for Social Inclusion and Reduced ...

Through thoughtful design, we can break down stereotypes, challenge biases, and pave the way for inclusivity. Vibrant visuals can convey stories ...

The 25 Most Defining Pieces of Furniture From the Last 100 Years

Antonelli: I don't think we need to include Pesce. De Cárdenas: Pesce was always niche and was left out of the design conversation for a long ...

Theme Tracks — DRS2024

These are theme tracks proposed in an open call by groups of researchers interested in bringing together scholars and practitioners working on specific areas.

Inequality by Design | Princeton University Press

More critical yet, patterns of inequality must be explained by looking beyond the attributes of individuals to the structure of society. Social policies set the ...