Critical design as constructive provocation
- Between art and design
- By definition aimed at fixing problems, critical design is aimed at questioning the present conditions
- The functional and rational always take precedent
- Unlike art, design has an obligation to take an interest in the practical use of things
- The main purpose of critical design is to make the invisible visible by showing us something we didn’t know existed
- Critical design as a tool
- An advantage to use critical design as a provocation to make people leave the comfort zone to find a better solution to the design problem
- Access to wider audience
- Provocation to think outside box
Critical design FAQ
- Uses speculative proposals to challenge narrow assumptions
- To discussion and debate
- Design that reinforces the status quo
- Critical design builds on this attitude and extends it into today’s world
- Mainly to make us think
- One of many mutation is undergoing in an effort to remain relevant to the complex technological, political, economic and social changes
- More about values and an attitude
- Definitely not art
- Closer to the everyday
- Question the limited range of emotional and psychological experiences offered through designed products
- More about the positive use of negativity
- 90% humour, 10% critique
- Opposite from affirmative design
- Shift points of view