Tag: collaborative design
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Designing for the Senses
Think for a moment about the last station or airport you travelled through. What did it sound like? Was there a constant hum of announcements? A screeching train? Rolling suitcases? People rushing past? Are you tuning anything out? What could you see? Consistent use of colour and organised signage, or disjointed and overwhelming visual cues?…
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Engaging communities in design decision-making
We live in a time where the role of civil society in dealing with social, economic and environmental issues becomes more and more essential in the face of reduced resources by the local and national government to support and develop innovative solutions to such issues. In our research at the OU we have worked with…