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  • Critical & Speculative Design Practice and Semiotics: Meaning-Crafting for Futures Ready Brands

    Article thumbnail: Critical & Speculative Design Practice and Semiotics: Meaning-Crafting for Futures Ready Brands
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    Article
    Description/Abstract:
    This article concerns the use of critical design practices within the context of commercial semiotics, arguing that incorporating practices from a critical design approach is valuable for client brands, but also an important means with which to incite brands to consider more deeply their role in shaping the future. As an alternative to the oppositional approach frequently taken by critical design practitioners, working through design practices collaboratively alongside client brands creates potential for the radical changes sought by many of the movement’s vanguard. A case study of recent work with a corporate client demonstrates the practical effects of using critical design practice within a commercial setting, proving the complementarity between critical design practice and commercial semiotics – where the confluence of the thinking brought new value to improve product design for example – and points to the value of using current leading edge thinking within the design community.
    Creator/Author:
    Salamanques, Malex
    Submitter:
    Lora Alberto
    Date Uploaded:
    11/30/2017
    Date Modified:
    11/30/2017
    Date Created:
    2017-10-31
    License:
    Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International