Today, a significant number of critical design projects exist only as exhibitions even though the... more Today, a significant number of critical design projects exist only as exhibitions even though the start point of the critical design approach is to bring provocativeness into our homes. So, how can critical design be integrated in daily life alongside the developing technology? The aim of this paper is to show that lifelike products can assist in bringing critical design into our everyday lives. In the paper, the effectiveness of user interaction was emphasized for this aim. Not just any kind of interaction, but lifelike critical design projects were discussed in order to explain how lifelike traits can contribute to the practice. Also, the importance of human and petlike characteristics in products create emotional bond between user and product was implied. As a method, examples of critical design projects were examined in the following order; without interaction, with interaction, and lifelike.
Gender identities are defined based on social constructions. Today, not only women but also all c... more Gender identities are defined based on social constructions. Today, not only women but also all constructed identities, should be treated equally as human-beings. For an equal world, designers have a significant role for shaping culture and the society. Thus, the designers' role is to use their material to design products that are independent from all constructed bias and to point to the importance of genderless design for the society. The aim of this paper is to investigate how masculine and feminine stereotyped characters have been imposed on products, the importance of genderless product, and how it can be designed. First, feminist theory, queer theory , and cyborg manifesto are explained so as to understand the necessity of gender-neutral communities, then, gender elements on products are examined, and finally, how genderless product can be designed according to the analysis is discussed. This research is an initial study to understand gender parameters in product design to contribute to future studies.
Today, a significant number of critical design projects exist only as exhibitions even though the... more Today, a significant number of critical design projects exist only as exhibitions even though the start point of the critical design approach is to bring provocativeness into our homes. So, how can critical design be integrated in daily life alongside the developing technology? The aim of this paper is to show that lifelike products can assist in bringing critical design into our everyday lives. In the paper, the effectiveness of user interaction was emphasized for this aim. Not just any kind of interaction, but lifelike critical design projects were discussed in order to explain how lifelike traits can contribute to the practice. Also, the importance of human and petlike characteristics in products create emotional bond between user and product was implied. As a method, examples of critical design projects were examined in the following order; without interaction, with interaction, and lifelike.
Gender identities are defined based on social constructions. Today, not only women but also all c... more Gender identities are defined based on social constructions. Today, not only women but also all constructed identities, should be treated equally as human-beings. For an equal world, designers have a significant role for shaping culture and the society. Thus, the designers' role is to use their material to design products that are independent from all constructed bias and to point to the importance of genderless design for the society. The aim of this paper is to investigate how masculine and feminine stereotyped characters have been imposed on products, the importance of genderless product, and how it can be designed. First, feminist theory, queer theory , and cyborg manifesto are explained so as to understand the necessity of gender-neutral communities, then, gender elements on products are examined, and finally, how genderless product can be designed according to the analysis is discussed. This research is an initial study to understand gender parameters in product design to contribute to future studies.
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