In the age of climate change, psychology and design have been employed through impromptu collaborations to validate solutions and future scenarios.
Introduction to Design Psychology contests this approach by proposing an ideological framework for an intentional, joint endeavour between psychology and design. Intentional design psychology is presented as a critical proposal grounded in unpredictability, nominating ways to activate new production, consumption, and habitation patterns. It unfolds through chapters exploring urban environments, technology, and consumer culture, making evident the need for new definitions of social resilience and adaptation. As part of this process, adaptive designs that enable resilient psychologies are revealed. By challenging the disciplinary status quo of psychology and design, this book aims to activate a new field of knowledge.
Introduction to Design Psychology is essential for psychologists, designers, and urban planners, as well as professionals from affiliated fields, willing to reconfigure their own thinking and practice.
By:
Eleni Kalantidou
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Weight: 420g
ISBN: 9780367258184
ISBN 10: 0367258188
Pages: 212
Publication Date: 09 January 2025
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface Acknowledgements List of figures Introduction Chapter One: Setting the Scene for Design Psychology - Where from and where to Design Psychology: Where from Psychology and Design Ontologically Situated Psychology and Design Epistemologically Situated The ‘Scientification’ of Psychology and Design Psychology as a Science Critiquing the Natural-Scientific Model and Modern Psychology Design as a Science Critiquing the Natural-Scientific Model and Design as a Science Psychology and Design Psychologies and Designs References Notes Chapter Two: Psychology and Design - An Opportunity for Change Impromptu Design Psychology Defining Impromptu Design Psychology Cognitive Psychology and Design Behavioural Psychology and Design Design and Emotion Impromptu Design Psychology as a Response to Social and Environmental Challenges Impromptu Design Psychology and User-Centred Design Intentional Design Psychology Plural Psychologies and Designs Place-Based and Lived Experience Approaches Design Psychology: Where to References Notes Chapter Three: The Design Psychology of Urban Environments The Evolving Relationship Between Cities and Psychologies Urban Schizophrenia The Urban Psychologies of Housing Precarity The Housing ‘Problem’ Psychologies of Displacement Designing Psychologies of Adaptation The Technocratic Approach The Degrowth/Commoning Approach The Just Transitions/Green New Deal Approach The Intentional Design Psychology of Adaptation References Notes Chapter Four: The Design Psychology of Technological Dependence The Design Psychology of Technocracy From Technê to Technology From Homo Faber to Posthuman The Design Psychology of Informational Revolution The Role of Design The Role of Psychology The Role of Design Psychology The Intentional Design Psychology of Critically Living with Technology References Notes Chapter Five: The Design Psychology of Waste The Condition of Waste The Making of Consumption Culture The Sociology and Psychology of Consumption Culture The Design of Consumption Culture The Design Psychology of (Un)Happiness Steps Toward Redemption: Design, Psychology and (Impromptu) Design Psychology Design Psychology Impromptu Design Psychology The Verdict Repair As Intentional Design Psychology Learnings From Lived Experience for Intentional Design Psychology References Notes Chapter Six: Intentional Design Psychology - An Introduction Intentional Versus Impromptu Design Psychology Di/De- with Care Detaching Destroying Disassembling Discomforting Intentional Design Psychology: A Loose Ideological Framework Bringing Psychology and Design Together Disrupting Normality Community-Led Behavioural Change Handling Fr/Agility with Care Epilogue Next Steps References Notes Index
Eleni Kalantidou is a design psychologist, strategist, researcher, and senior lecturer at Griffith University, Australia. Her research activities are focused on environmental and social resilience, design strategy, social impact, and social innovation. Kalantidou’s research on repair, community-led behavioural change, resilience, and adaptation has been published in books and journals and funded by grants and consultancies. As a researcher and consultant, she has collaborated with various international, national, and local non-governmental organisations, as well as the public sector.
Reviews for Introduction to Design Psychology
"“Psychology is intrinsic to design practice, is elemental in acquiring a design habitus, and is mobilised in numerous environmental contexts. Yet for all this, design psychology mostly resides in the domain of the unthought. So, what exactly is it? How should it be understood? And, how can it be moved directly into the consciousness of designers, and with what consequence? Eleni Kalantidou’s informative and challenging book provides the means for designers to answer these questions.” Tony Fry, Adjunct Professor of Architecture and Design, University of Tasmania, author of Design Futuring: Sustainability, Ethics and New Practice ""For years, critical academics have argued that the discipline of psychology must learn about mental life by including the psychological humanities. Eleni Kalantidou thoughtfully expands the boundaries of psychology and demonstrates that psychology and design studies mutually invigorate their theories and practices. This relevant book is thoughtfully articulated and convincingly affirms that design psychology is a program that deserves significant intellectual and applied attention."" Thomas Teo, Professor of Psychology, York University, author of The Critique of Psychology: From Kant to Postcolonial Theory"
