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Design for This Century Lecture Notes - Akshansh Chaudhary
This document summarizes a lecture from an open course on art, design, technology and impact. The lecture discusses several topics: - The course is open to all levels and puts an emphasis on thinking about how creativity and design can respond to issues like climate change. - Assignments include weekly discussion responses, two short papers and a final manifesto. - A current exhibit at Times Square featuring the work of Melle Chin is mentioned. - Examples of historical manifestos are discussed to understand the genre.
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- 3. 30Aug2018 looking at impactofworkingwith art design tech Outsidepeoplewould come give talks It is an open course Anyone can join It isieaerded.fr OF difflevels Puton canvas 1 hrafter individuallevel class systemic level globallevel Thinking ofrelatedquestions eg how can creativity design respond toclimate disruption Grading call onCanvas 12 weeklyheadingresponses 2shortpapers 4thirdterm Manifesto Final Recipe MelleChin 9 Wake Piece onTimesSquare Ondisplay till Sep5 Akshansh Chaudhary 1 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 4. ConceptofMETANMIRATNE welookforreference forwhat Horatio Alger AmericanWinter bebehineistrue Wetend toginesewhatother things exist go Physarumpolycephalam slime mold discussion ofits goesthrough a path efficiently property egg StevenJohnson'sbook Emergence Similarbehaviorin lmao egg Resnick's Turtles Termites bodyworks financial marketsworketo Alan Turing's work on Morphogenesis cyclicAMPsecreted bybody EvelynFox Keller followedonTuring's paper Working on the ideathathumanbody behaveslike thinemold ophetaNarratives can befieldofthoughts that we can build on Wyndham Lewis Blast Trade a manifesto Salvador Dali 1925 yellow Manifesto Akshansh Chaudhary 2 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 5. Severalexamples ofmanifesto discussedin class IsTheideais tounderstand thetopicpeoplewanttoshare 0 fmmiwsFgiplaceonthe topicthatpeoplechose whattheyfeltwhile writing a manifesto HOMEWORK Read assignment on Canvas Culturaltexts AnswerIthinkofsuchquestions ifyou can answerthem you are on thenighttrack Akshansh Chaudhary 3 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 6. RECITATION E Discussion Eachweektherewouldbe a studentmoderatopair Theypostthat on canvas everyone discusses them Do an activitybased on a topic you discussed Justtoonireaseengagement on topics WHATISDATCABOUT O MFA 9Ideabehind thecourse is to think aboutideas whatkind ofquestions to ask around theworld I How toask form an opinion I Akshansh Chaudhary 4 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 7. Semiotics: Study of understandingmeaning through signs Parts: Signifier, signified and referent Representation for example: red: danger in west and auspicious and festivity in east GSept 2018 IdentityikepresentationIPomei X icon listofmeanings that you attributetothis mark Danger Bagffomentuenty Jthffommmgalvaniable Arithmetic for Incorrect answer Alphabet when you thinkaboutconceptIsth think whois represented who isnt whyisthatchoicemade Representation BodysuitasshewaspregnantFrenchbanned8blacksuit spoilsthe culture oftennis Akshansh Chaudhary 5 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 8. Interpellation Discussion on howpeopleare accepted ofthesociety eg girls pink FBmktcategory who you are howmuchdo youspendetc Theorize Menaregenerally theinstigator Menaregenerallytheactionofthefilm Panopticon a prisonarchitecture involvingcentralizedcontrol Akshansh Chaudhary 6 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 9. 13Sept2018 following fromlastweek'sdiscussion Panopticon LaurenMcClarenhasaprojectin whichsheistrackingeveryone who joinher D.ES GN0NTOL0GY o Designersworking on Fetting Mathew Mazzotta TheStorefrontTheater Is TempleGrandin createda differentslaughterhouseforcattle better wayfootreatinglivestock WendyJacob Squeezechainforautisticpeople CamilleTurner Miss Canadiana PedroReyes Palas forPistotas voluntarydonation forarms weapons were melted converted toshovels Imagine convertedweaponstomusical instruments Akshansh Chaudhary 7 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 10. Antanas thockus wearing superherocostumesandspreading awarenessaboutttaffic mimesmaking funofpeoplebreakingtrafficrules thiele Ukeles Touchsanitation actofshaking handswith allworkers Tomas Jonsson Buygoodsfrombig stores sellthem outside Inogain or margin atthe same price Adrian Blackwell e thodel forpublicspace Ideastalkedaboutin the tent Co design Designing bytakingopinions of users Akshansh Chaudhary 8 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 11. 20Sept2018 Discussionability AliceSheppard Integrateddance disabilitydance Analysisofrelationship ofthebodyninth awheelchair I Call a wheelchair a technology i b Destigmatying it bynotcalling it a device I 4Assistivetechnology i bA wheelchairis an extension ofthebody A diffcartographyoftheworld Readtheslopes through thewheels ofa Infirm teemingin movementthroughwheelchair is Technology enhances the joyofdisability Akshansh Chaudhary 9 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 12. Design is notthinkingaboutaccessforthedisabled design concentrateson functionality not on aesthetics I Googenheim MuseumRamp i Not ADA compliant i l I i t Ramp Placement in buildings theexperience is backing its Rampfail I I I I I i Ifyougoto a restaurant I findtheramparea i separatefrom the stat entrance you are i disconnectingthepeoplewithdisabilityfromtherest Akshansh Chaudhary 10 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 13. b Ramp Joy trampsthat give a joyofmovement ADA compliancemin compliance It missesthe experience Compliance is notenough It's notequitable AmericansninthDisabilityAct Consideraudiodescriptions fordanceevents Howdo you RENDERdance Nothow you describe dance Create an audio experienceforlisteners Givethem a choice contentbasedon thetrack you want to listento Arafat Ytunking aboutthe future Agerelated disability Akshansh Chaudhary 11 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 14. 4Howcan you as designers maketheworldbetterCinclusive fewdisability Do your research Talktodisabledpeople owthie thinkthattechnology willfixdisability why don't we create a culturethatmakes disability more inclusive DisabilityModels g Medical Social Caused byhealth Identitymodel Laynditions Caused bythestructureofsociety Institutionalmodel Diff btw Impaiment Disability Actualmedical Foldersthatcomedueto condition that impairment Akshansh Chaudhary 12 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 15. 27Sept2018 TalkbyAmelia Winger Bearskin VNAAdirector producer Background inAI Decentralized Storytelling 4Wampum Modern day blockchain a contract T n oldculture it was done infrontofpeople Cadeclarationsinstead of digital orlodgerleased Tellingstories in realtime Eg Minecraft fakeNews Workon NewYork Museum project Monsters Installationnextmonth 360 videopiece with WendyRedStar 2nd pqjefamofapmonsnf.sn.earth Theforestunderground I Akshansh Chaudhary 13 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 16. Another project yourHands arefeet Foundthe Hackathon qgg.gg qq.gg www.gmq Annefeiftonfeek w Theideaaboutstorytelling Takeuptechnologiesofthepast sharing it forthefuture Creating a storytoexplain a conceptsuchthat people wouldunderstand it 7generationsfrom now why2 Becausestoriesstick Akshansh Chaudhary 14 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 17. Good booktoreadOo 10 reasonsto delete your Socialmedia accounts right now Akshansh Chaudhary 15 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 18. 04Oct 2018 TalkbyRamfromPriyaShakti Facts 34000rapes reported20 are takenforward PriyaShakti targetaudience Teenagers Chapters 9Rape AcidAttacks See trafficking 1in 2019 Akshansh Chaudhary 16 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 19. 11 Oct 2018 midTermAssignment MANIFESTO panakealotof41000words Noformat bfollow riskystatements Addreferences sothatpeoplecan SubmissiontricitationFaculty f challenge you on them whatgouwidthere wouldbe integrated with Msl's finalproject SgTalk_leyMattieBhice_Imattie newschool.edu ThesisfacultyItas2faculty MFADT Divinatory history ofgames pagamedesign playingwith lifelDivination's Divine Diviners tying changethe Performance a history ofgames future YokoOno comparingaperfumeolikeyokoono to a gamer Akshansh Chaudhary 17 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 20. Gamedesigners use games tosolveissue It'slikeusing ahammertosolve everyproblem in a house Noteverything is a nail 4Notalwaysyou wantpeople tohave fun in a game Design GamerCentered vs SituationCentered humancentered thinkingaboutthe design context dynamics F player centered how we can intervene design in thosedynamics Youneedtobeembeddedin thatsituationtoexperience design Instrumental games vs participatorydesignlast howcan we makepeoplestart dfgifea.gg themselves thatallows you tosolve yourproblemsyourself Playtesting A session in whichpeopleinteractwith your game I collectdatafrom it Akshansh Chaudhary 18 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 21. Games forchangefestival at TNS Designforchangevs designfonspeculation how can we makedesigns that helppeoplespeculate about their future Future ofgames diviningutopias throughplay Oneofherprojects It's desirabletodesignfoulpersonfommunitythandesigningfor everyone oHowdo we move forward in thepracticeofdesigning for socialissues Akshansh Chaudhary 19 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 22. Exampleofconnecting design ninthDivination ego TeroPlayingCards Usinggames toexplain a design method Done in roleplayinggames This is called Scaffolding Goodbooktoread about games Akshansh Chaudhary 20 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 23. I8 Oct 2018 TalkbyArielKennan Housingforthehomeless inNyc CivicServiceDesign Designing forsomeoneinfluenced by civic services A job hole ofa designer is rare in thegovernment even in Nyc References Akshansh Chaudhary 21 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 24. Inspired by E oDownloadabletemplates civicservicedesigncom nyc.gov xdesign How can we get involved as a CivicService Designer Federallevel GovtDigitalService UsDigitalService Resources on CivicService Design Akshansh Chaudhary 22 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 25. 25 Od 2018 Talkby HelaineCreandata machinelearning Machines are now creatingmiragestobe used by machines machines digitaldata invisible to humans Farooqi dronevision digitaleinageculture Artificiallycreated images Eigenface facialsignature FB'sdeep facealgorithm recognizingpeople ZackBlas ArtisttryingtodeceiveAl byusing masks AdamHarvey Artisttryingto deceiveAl through makeup Akshansh Chaudhary 23 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 26. Recognizingpeople movementpatterns typingpatterns dronesurveillance info Predictive Policing Edward Snowden'sarchive using IBM Watson's tech JamesBeidal Artiststudying dronedata Brownianmotionused tocalculatepeople'smovement thatexamples ofsharks ofmiancialriskis calculated wingBrownian motion Surveillance Capitalism Predictive analytics industry datasoldforadvertisements Understanding user behaviour recording analyzing it Akshansh Chaudhary 24 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 27. O Personal information onsocial mediawebsiteslikeFB allows linking your emailwith your ninage It creates youridentity Axiom Oracle companies interested in creating yourglobalID Creditscoreis createdlegallyby FB Another imp readingon thesame topic How your preference dataiscollected is usedto serve your customads Amodel thathas beenused formodeling people's behaviour Akshansh Chaudhary 25 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 28. Interestinghead 01 Nov 2018 FIBREOPTIC COMMONIcons MarissaJahn CenturyOptic Globalleader offibreopticconnection Lend3 Communications Fibreopticcables thickertowardstheshore mostvulnerable area outerlayers insidethe ocean sending messages throughlight Goodreference to understandtelecommethods Akshansh Chaudhary 26 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 29. Trevor Paglen's DeepWebDine Starosielski a ConnectionNarrative DisruptionNarrative ExampleofNodalNarrative surfacing in Otherresourcedprojects Allied MediaProjects madea welaemetays.org meshnetwork forbetterinternet access Akshansh Chaudhary 27 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 30. Duetothe issuesofNet NeutralityF communities which trytooffera neutralinternettotheregions Countries in Africa aretrying toworkwith VR So access of properinfrastructure is imp forthoseareas Redbook wirelessnetwork example ofa communitynetwork a Akshansh Chaudhary 28 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 31. 08Nov 2018 TVhacksmadeoutofUlexitt hasopticalcharacteristics Used forfibreoptictransmission TalkbyLinaSrivastava 4Lawyer snitchedtoculturalwork Producer ofPriyaShakti Narrative SocialImpactMakingyour MediaMatteo Few a comminityrelatedchange weshould tellthestory together Tryingtopush an ecosystemofstories to geta betterperspective ProcessflowofSocialchange projects Akshansh Chaudhary 29 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 32. Businessmodelgeneration entireplan on1page madeby AlexAustinaldeo slideshow Inspiring movies forLina's project BornInto Brothels TheDevilCame on Horseback Inocenti a filmby Lina Marissa StoryofInocenti homeless artist whois DayaniCristal Projectstarted in 2008 Moviedebut 2013 6mainissues of 1 project Akshansh Chaudhary 30 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 33. whoisdayanioistal com freeresource forreferencing focusingon all6issues My City Istanbul 4 A VR project TheEnemy Another VR projecton socialimpactstrategy beating an experience observingempathygeneration Another project takenMagik 4Abandthatcame outof earthquakeevents in the US Musicvideoshown in class o PaanKaKwon Akshansh Chaudhary 31 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 34. Risk Challenges Techno determinismuse theplatformthatworks forthe story Don't just choosesth youlove Hijacking narrative IntellectualProperty Funding Distribution Impact Measurement Solve bycommunity centeredparticipation Akshansh Chaudhary 32 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 35. 15 Nov 2018 SOCIALALGORITHM by thebaineCrean Benjamin's Stack model ofThinkabouttheinternational borders theidentitycardsused to managethem stacked BenjaminBratton Second Century ReplacedfemaleswithAlanTuring theTuringTest computers fordetection Think of anthropomorphic framingofAl female voiceassistants Siri Alexa Cambridge Analytics Psychographicprofiling ofmillions ofAmericans frimbasedin the UK I UsedFacebook'sdatatotweak the Uselections Inthenews today Akshansh Chaudhary 33 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 36. Think whatroleshouldtheStateplay inregulating Al e IDENTIFICATION CARDS Aadhaarlard 1India One ID t people Usuallycountrieshavemore than 1 IDs o Q Howdo you satesomeone's trustworthiness Howaboutpeoplewhohave no credithistory CHINA Doesthe govt use Sesame's Credit History data by a privatecop Alibaba to give benefits tothecitizens Thisinfo may notbecorrect Forcases likethis check yoursources theauthenticityoftheauthor Nadia a chatbotwithEmotional Intelligence created bySoulMachines Akshansh Chaudhary 34 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 37. 29Nov 2018 D47C Finals3 RECIPE Recipe Ingredients Measurements Setofinstructional that are a kitwhichsuggest a future tocome Reference Prisoner'sInstructionsbook eg a rulebook ofsorts howtodosth created forsomeonetofollow talkbyItephaniewakefield fnstagram backlogs tu Urbangeographer YouTube BackloopTV o Anthropocene ageofthehuman popular turn comes up a lot these days Geology measuringthetraces of our civilizations deepinsidetheearth studying whatwould beleftofus several yearsafter we are gone Akshansh Chaudhary 35 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 38. god thepath weare T taking 0 font loop white Back loop green frontloop stablepathtoliving generation backloop 8 upheaval taking newshape transform eg forestfire Presently we are in thebackloop Thinkabout whatforces are responding tobackloop wherethisis seen 8Resilience an approachtomaintain thephysicalparameters of a system bygovt TheideaofresiliencereallygainedpopularityafterHurricaneSandy so12 Bloomberg tookcharge Hit NewYork Akshansh Chaudhary 36 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 39. Rockefeller foundationhelpfund Rebuild ByDesign IdeaStudy Oyster's lifecycletocreate a protectionborder around NYusingoysters Miami Gaound zerofor sea level Flooding happens dueto hightides Chingtides Cen ifthere are no rains Working on resilience in Miami Seawalls elevatedstreets oldstyleinfrastructure Therewas apushbackSo thisiswhat theydid Akshansh Chaudhary 37 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 40. thiamin's new motto livingwithwater Rebrand forresilience hiringdesigners eto to create a coolversion ofresilience ElevatedStreets Cat SunsetHarbor 4in rich areas Alotofpushbackfromland owners Pumpingsystemtosendwater backtothebag Issues Outofelectricity Sendsfecalmattertothe bagBeachesclosed Question Howdo we thinkofthesepractices in relation tothebackloops Resilienceinfrastructure theoysterborders won't hamper the ship movement Akshansh Chaudhary 38 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 41. thiamin therealestatemarketChousingmarkets is veryprominent taxcollectedisusedfor infrastructureprojects what now Getting out ofthefrontloop backloopcycle I Some regions haveadaptedto it closetoLouisiana Amphibious M 1 Housing Metalrods on thesidesninthstyrofoam atthebottom houseselevate as perthe waterflow alldonebyresidents People in California are thinkingabouthowtohave fireproof housing Akshansh Chaudhary 39 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 42. Geoengineering Mars colonizationrainseeding are some modernexamplesofresilience PeterKingsley a great Philosopher 1It'salready over we are runningawayfromit denying that its not over How we endthingsis reallyimp we are running from it Akshansh Chaudhary 40 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 43. ObDec2018 UserCentered Design Talkby Paul PeripheralVisionInternational As designers we continuouslyfacechallenges So we should askourselves howisthis an opportunity ABOUTAFRICA MostofAfrica has issuesofelectricity garde watching Tv is a majorthing Peoplelikeactionmovies because I hinted languagebarrier insuchfilms comedyhaslanguage barriers acrossnations Launched a musicvideo company boned Pulley Akshansh Chaudhary 41 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 44. Kileanda Boda Public screenings Movingdisplay F in Uganda where anyone could Proreides accesstoeveryone join StartedNewz Beat Rappers read news Stepsforstarting to dofieldwork Start at your desk doresearch Goto thefield lookaround observedashiquestoirs youfindthatDVDsdon't workin Mozambique Theyuseflashdenies Akshansh Chaudhary 42 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 45. followDesiro whatarepeoplestealing howis that anopportunity followMoney Designers should ask questions whendoing a survey don'tdosnowballSamples 1Justtaking 1 2 opinions building on that Atone1st oftime ganda didn'thavephones Then technologyleapfrogged in about2 yes 60 ofpeople gotflip phones Akshansh Chaudhary 43 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 46. HisFutureProjects Telenovela TV genre Stories oftone seaconflict He isplanningtobringthat toUganda youngaudience Thepopulationis an opportunity Animation Future ofAfrica Majority ofthepopulationwould beyouth I Youthrelatedcontentisgettingpopular Plantodevelop a Tv showwith Africans astheprotagonist American average 60k Io k 4Ifyou earnthatmuch you wouldbehappy content Anotherproject Usingpuppetsto communicate a message Talksaboutsen knowledge KatweCorner Akshansh Chaudhary 44 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 47. TALK BY EDKELLER: Post-Planetary Design Talk about scale: 1 meter and 1 second (scaled up) • Coordination: The cosmopolitan gesture • Talk about our evolution through history ◦ Planetary systems • Speaking with the AI ◦ Is the earth communicating with itself, if so,◦ how? How do we control planetary systems? ◦ Trees communicate with each other ◦ Thought as not thought: a cosmopolitics • Biopolitics: Structure of people working on a mine ◦ Black mirror: 15 million miles ◦ Vertov: Man with a movie camera ◦ SuperSurface: Superstudio, 1972 ◦ Cosmopolitics • Dark examples: The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu ◦ Orthogonal cosmopolitics: Annihilation (2018), Ex Machina (2014), Garland ◦ Idea: Living together with the world ‣ Reference movies: Mirror (Tarkovsky), Arrival (Villeneuve, Ted Chiang) ‣ Final comments: there is no difference between communicating with the AI and the alien MODERATION COMMENTS Talk by Ed Keller Thank for how the course made us think about our role as designers in different instances 1. Question to Ed: How has the talk about design and technology changed over the decade? For2. instance, we had discussions on VR this semester. What kind of technologies did we start talking about when the course started? To Ed: You talk about the alien. What is your definition of it? Do you refer it as systems or3. communities which we don’t totally understand, and how we can understand it? To Ed: You talk about Orthogonal cosmopolitics. I understood it as living with other planetary4. species and maintaining a balance. How is it relatable to us now? We see these elements in science fiction and the movies. Do you see this as an indication of how the future would be like, and how we would have to act in it? To Ed: Realizing science fiction and designing around it. What are your thoughts on that? 5. 13 Dec2018 FINAL LECTURE RECITATION Akshansh Chaudhary 45 MFADT | Parsons School of Design
- 48. Student Manifestos Ryan: Designdoes not require technology 1. Johnney: The last of us game: queer inclusive 2. Queer games does not tell me about my identity A. The future of games requires more embodied experiences B. June: Gender based division of labor 3. Explore territories of multi sensory design A. Natalie (Trans D): Design is compromised 4. Designer should address women and men issues differently A. Laurey: Breathing exercise 5. Take control of body’s physiology A. Jae: Age of information warfare 6. Role of technology agency A. Breaches in big companies B. Waverly: Play has become to be associated with digital systems 7. Dias (Trans D): Public policy in Japan 8. About individual happiness A. Emani (graduate student): (pic) 9. Carolina: Stretching oneself and self espionage 10. Observing ourselves and stretching ourA. boundaries Zihao: Non visual data visualisation 11. Exploring data through our senses and notA. just seeing it digitally: sight, smell, taste, etc. > Thoughts by Andrea Lipps Organized the Senses Exhibition at Cooper Hewitt > Thoughts by Anke Lopes (Alumni, Trans D) Quote by Renee Watson Assignment: Tell me where you are from: Hissar, India Akshansh Chaudhary 46 MFADT | Parsons School of Design