3 inclusive design actions leaders can take right now
Forrester’s Gina Bhawalkar offers three effective tips from her latest report on inclusive design that can be implemented immediately.
Design for One And All
Now that the first London Design Biennale is over, we take a look at Norway’s contribution, Reaching for Utopia – Inclusive Design in Practice, and find out why inclusive design is an idea the world needs to know about. Throughout September, London’s Somerset House played host to 37 countries all responding to the theme of […]
Designing for Alzheimer’s using the Goals of Universal Design
Designing meaningful environments that help people thrive is a primary objective of Universal Design. There is a growing body of evidence-based design research that demonstrates the many benefits resulting from a well-designed environment. Particularly for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, the built environment can act as a therapeutic tool. Research shows there is a strong link […]
Designing a Better Shopping Experience with a Holistic Approach to Aging in Place
This article originally appears in Design for All Institute of India October 2016: Vol-11 No-9. by Elnaz Davoudi | UX Designer San Francisco State University Holistic Approach to Research & Design Aging in place is a complicated subject that involves many interrelated factors. Studying any of these factors as a solo lead can be misleading […]
Improving the Eye Drop Experience
Universal Design: A Driver for Transforming Global Education The 1983 release of the federal report “A Nation at Risk”sparked an obsession in the United States on rectifying America’s decline as the world’s educational leader. Today, as many countries eclipse the U.S. on rankings from international standardized tests such as PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) […]
VitrA For All-A Business Practice Of Design For All
This article originally appears in Design for All Institute of India July 2016 (Istanbul Technical University, Turkey) Vol-11 No-7. by Nisan Tunçak | Industrial Designer, Vitra Istanbul Technical University, Turkey “Are companies really interested in people and in culture? Do manufacturers discuss personal rituals, the depth of private relationships, the warmth of family, the codes […]
What is holding back progress in creating accessible buildings?
This article originally appears in Design for All Institute of India June 2016 (GAATES) Vol-11 No-6. by Thea Kurdi Global Alliance on Accessible Technologies and Environments (GAATES) Creating accessible built environments – that are actually accessible – is almost as much of a challenge today as it was years ago when the first technical requirements […]
INCLUSIVE OR EXCLUSIVE DESIGN?
This article originally appears in Design for All Institute of India May 2016 (Prof Pekka Harni, Finland) Vol-11 No-5. by PEKKA HARNI | Professor, Architect, Designer, Finland CULTURAL EVOLUTION OF OBJECTS AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT The slow evolution of handcrafted artefacts and buildings from the Stone Age to the initial stages of industrial manufacturing has shaped […]
THE ROLE OF DESIGN IN COMMUNICATION
How to enhance everyday understanding among different users and cultures This article originally appears in Design for All Institute of India May 2016 (Prof Pekka Harni, Finland) Vol-11 No-5. by SANNA SIMOLA | Designer, Researcher, Finland In this reflection I will discuss challenges of creating public services and communication forms that should reach all recipients in […]
Excerpts from Design For All – Guest Editors Beth Tauke and Korydon Smith – April 2016
Excerpts from: Design for All Institute of India, Special Issue, April 2016 (University at Buffalo – State University of New York), Vol. 11, No. 4 Introduction by Beth Tauke and Korydon Smith University at Buffalo, School of Architecture and Planning, United States Recall the face of the poorest and weakest man you have seen, and […]