This book offers an ideal first step for designers looking to disrupt contemporary design practice by challenging gender inequality. Drawing on feminist and queer theory, it outlines key concepts and applies them to a broad spectrum of design activity. By developing feminist design approaches and methods, it provides a practical resource for designers wanting to make a change.
Designing Gender covers essential topics including definitions of sex, gender and sexuality, histories of women in design, parity in professional design practice, diversity of users, non-binary design approaches, and sustainable and equitable futures.
Filled with examples from around the world, the book recognises the culturally specific nature of gendered experience. Interviews with designers working in a diverse range of fields including user experience design, visual communication, interaction design and critical design, highlight the challenges and opportunities involved in designing a more equitable society. Each chapter showcases key methods and tools and culminates in hands-on activities.
By:
Dr Sarah Elsie Baker
Imprint: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781350273757
ISBN 10: 1350273759
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 21 March 2024
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Acknowledgements Preface 1. Gender, Feminism and Things Introduction: The Complexities of Sex and Gender Defining Gender Feminism and Systems of Oppression Gendered Things/Gendered Processes Designing Intersectional Gender Justice Case Study: Gender Swapping, Karin Ehrnberger, Stockholm Interview: Lindsey Brinkworth, Senior Researcher, Magic+Might, Chicago Activity 1: Gender Journal Activity 2: Norm Discussion Cards 2. Women, Craft, and Technology Introduction: Questioning Design (His)stories Craft as Feminist Resistance Feminist Redesigns and DIY Aesthetics Cyberfeminism and Gender Hacking Case Study: Buen Vivir-Centric Design, Diana Albarran Gonzalez, Mexico/Aotearoa Interview: Cornelia Sollfrank, Artist and Researcher, Berlin Activity 1: Pick a Theme/Make a Zine Activity 2: Hack It Game 3. Women and Design as Profession Introduction: Gender in the Design Industries Women and the Professionalisation of Design Design Knowledge and the Making of the Professional Masculinities at Work in Design Cultures Addressing Inequality in the Workplace Challenging Gender Norms in Professional Design Practice Case Study: Designers Speak (Up) Catherine Griffith, Aotearoa New Zealand Interview: In-ah Shin, Graphic Designer, Feminist Designer Social Club. Seoul Activity 1: Situational Knowledge Map Activity 2: Listening Positionality Exercise 4. Making Gender Inequality Visible Introduction: Gender Justice as a Global Issue Data, Power and Invisibility Design and the Gender Data Gap Feminist Counter-data and Queering AI Visualising Inequality Case Study: Visualizing Gender-based Violence, Nepal Interview: Brindaalakshmi K, Thematic Lead, Point of View, Chennai Activity 1: Queering Algorithms Activity 2: Gendered Life Data Drawing 5. Feminist Design Futures Introduction: Design and the Future Speculative Futures and Design Fictions Speculative Design and Inequality Feminist Visions of the Future Futuring Tools and Approaches to Time Speculative Design and Gender Case Study: Freak Science, Mary Maggic, Vienna Interview: Luiza Prado de O. Martins, Artist and Researcher, Brazil/Germany Activity 1: Participatory Futures Tool Activity 2: Speculating with the Past 6. Non-Binary Design and Sustainable Practice Introduction: Feminism and Ecological Crisis Towards Non-Binary Design More-Than-Human Entanglement, Post-nature and Queer Ecology Indigenous Worldviews, Design and Becoming-With Unmaking Design Practice Case Study: Lehuauakea, New Mexico, US and Papa'ikou, Hawaii Interview: Sixto-Juan Zavala, Designer and Illustrator, Texas/London Activity 1: Mapping Entanglements Activity 2: Feral Experiments
Sarah Elsie Baker is Senior Lecturer and Research Fellow at Media Design School in Auckland, New Zealand. Her research interests are focused on design and social inequality, specifically in relation to user experience and design futures. She teaches design research and methods, as well as courses exploring gender and design.
Reviews for Designing Gender: A Feminist Toolkit
Integrates theory and case studies backed by useful exercises that that will improve the (design) world in tangible ways for all -- Michelle Marzullo * California Institute of Integral Studies, USA * A tremendously enjoyable read that has stimulated a lot of thought and reflection -- Nathan Martin * Arizona State University, USA *
