We Are Not Users (Dialogues, Diversity, and Design)

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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 we can use. But is this really the case? We Are Not Users argues that people cannot be reduced to the entity called ā€œuserā€; we are not homogenous but diverse. That buzz of dissonance that we hear reflects the difficulty of condensing our diversity into ā€œone size fits all.ā€ This book proposes that a new understanding of design could resolve that dissonance, and issues a call to reclaim and rethink the field of designing as a liberal art where diverse voices come together to shape the material world. The authors envision designing as a dialogue, simultaneously about the individual and the socialā€”an act enriched by diversity of both disciplines and perspectives.

The book presents the building blocks of a language that can conceive designing in all its richness, with relevance for both theory and practice. It introduces a theoretical model, terminology, examples, and a framework for bringing together the social, cultural, and political aspects of designing. It will be essential reading for design theorists and for designers in areas ranging from architecture to software design and policymaking.

This book title, We Are Not Users (Dialogues, Diversity, and Design), ISBN: 9780262043366, by Eswaran Subrahmanian, Yoram Reich, Sruthi Krishnan, published by MIT Press (March 17, 2020) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.

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Author:
Eswaran Subrahmanian, Yoram Reich, Sruthi Krishnan
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
200
Publisher:
MIT Press (March 17, 2020)
Language:
English
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9780262043366
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026204336X
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17.6oz
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6.25" x 9.31" x 0.77"
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