Visual Culture and Theory 02
Define and analyse one or more of the following key design concepts and research methods: Service Design, Participatory Design, Co-Design, User-Centred Design, User-Generated Design, Interaction Design, Visual Ethnography, Cultural Probes. To define these successfully you will produce a literature and practice review relating directly to the concept/s selected. The concept/s must be examined in relation to key theories and examples of design practice both contemporary and historical.
You must select and explore at least one of the key design concepts above. You might want to link two or three of these terms together in your analysis but we would not expect you to write about more than three key terms overall. research and analyse in detail selected historical and/or contemporary examples and place them in theoretical and/or social contexts. In the essay you will consider the history of the area of design you have chosen, contemporary practice in this particular area and potential future developments. We want you to come to specific conclusions such as where design practice might be heading or an evaluation of the current state of the profession.