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Leichte Sprache und inklusives Kommunikationsdesign
Leichte Sprache soll Menschen, die aus unterschiedlichen Gründen Schwierigkeiten im Verstehen der deutschen Sprache haben, das Verstehen von Texten erleichtern. Sie dient damit auch der Barrierefreiheit. Ein leicht verständliches Kommunizieren mit Sprache ist freilich nicht nur eine Frage der inhaltlichen, … Continue reading
Offener Brief fordert Stiftung Buchkunst heraus
In einem offenen Brief an die Stiftung Buchkunst erheben einige prominente deutsche Grafikdesigner*innen harte Vorwürfe. Der offene Brief im Wortlaut: Wider „das schöne (deutsche) Buch“ Gestaltung ist immer politisch. Grafikdesign in der heutigen Zeit anders zu denken, wäre verantwortungslos, denn (Grafik)Design … Continue reading
Mode-Alumnae ziehen Nominierung zu Fashion Award zurück
Lisa Mann (links) und Hagar Sophia Rieger (rechts), zwei Mode-Alumnae der Berliner Universität der Künste gaben kürzlich ihren Rückzug aus dem Euro Fashion Award Görlitz 2018 bekannt, nachdem sie erfahren hatten, wer als Geldgeber hinter dem Award steht, nämlich: der mit seinen … Continue reading
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Design and Ethics
Papanek Symposium 2017 (London) Questions of design and ethics take on a new currency, form and prescience in a post-industrial, ‘post-truth’ landscape. The technological shifts that have re-organised work through the automation of labour are intimately connected to global social … Continue reading
Künste lehren
Martin Rennert, seines Zeichens Präsident der Berliner Universität der Künste, initiierte im Jahr 2010 die Symposionreihe „Künste lehren“, in der sich die Fakultäten seitdem fortlaufend reflektieren und mit ihren Fragen und Antworten der Öffentlichkeit zeigen. Zum Abschluss der Reihe veranstaltet die … Continue reading
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Ausgezeichnete Mit-Mach-Stadt
»Das Sächsische Staatsministerium des Innern hat mit der Innovationskommune Brandis und dem kommunalen Innovationsnetzwerk den 1. Platz des internationalen eGovernment-Wettbewerbes in der Kategorie „Bestes Kooperationsprojekt“ gewonnen. Die Schwerpunkte des Projekts „Innovationskommune“ liegen im Bereich des Prozessmanagements zur Verbesserung von Verwaltungsabläufen … Continue reading
Hackerethik – Zwischen schwarz und weiß.
Podiumsdiskussion in Kooperation mit der Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung Früher dachte man, dass Hacker in dunklen Kellern sitzen, die Hoodies tief ins Gesicht gezogen, und von dort versuchen, sich in fremde Unternehmen einzuhacken oder gar die (digitale) Weltmacht an sich zu reißen. Heute ist klar, … Continue reading
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Angewandte Moderne.
Mit der Ausstellung Große Pläne! Moderne Typen, Fantasten und Erfinder. Die Angewandte Moderne in Sachsen-Anhalt 1919–1933 widmet sich die Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau im Verbund mit zahlreichen Orten in Dessau, Magdeburg, Halle, Leuna, Merseburg, Quedlinburg und Elbingerode der Zeit der Aufbruchsstimmung nach … Continue reading
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The Knowledge of the Future – From Oracle to Prognostics
[English:] When Future no longer indicates the final judgement of the world, or the lapse of time until its arrival, then our vision of the time to come has changed profoundly. Future then, as Reinhard Koselleck has pointed out, can only be projected … Continue reading
Richard Sennett on “Democratic Technology”
In order to understand and to deal with contemporary societies, different concepts are possible or necessary. Some of the essential elements in Richard Sennett’s work to do so, are related to the notion of Work, Capitalism, City and also to … Continue reading
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In loving memories: Heiner Jacob
Today, two years ago, Prof. Heiner Jacob passed away. He still keeps on inspiring a whole generation of KISD Alumni, Design Scholars and Designers across the globe. Thanks Heiner!
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Reaktive Voodoo-Puppen
Im Rahmen der CodeWeek veranstaltet das Design Research Lab heute einen Workshop mit Schülerinnen und Schüler der Oberschule in Frankfurt (Oder). Unter dem Überthema “Smarte Textilien” wird gemeinsam mit leitendem Garn und textilen Sensoren experimentiert, „weiche“ Schaltkreise entwickelt und dabei spielerisch erörtert, wie man interaktive … Continue reading
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Brave New World (Lodz Design Festival)
The 8th Lodz Design Festival, starting tonight, features several projects providing a reinterpretation of the Brave New World motto. Generally asked: Does bold designing entail a promise to change your life for the better? How does it affect the process of building … Continue reading
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Inklusion und Innovation
“Verschiedenheit zur Normalität werden lassen”. “Teilhabe zur Selbstverständlichkeit erheben”. So klar die Wünsche und Forderungen der jüngsten Debatten rund um Inklusionsthematik auch formuliert sind, so deutlich wird auch, dass es gerade in Unternehmen vielfach an erprobten Konzepten mangelt und Träger … Continue reading
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“Die digitale Arbeitswelt gestalten!”
“Die digitale Arbeitswelt gestalten!” Unter diesem Motto findet heute die 6. Engineering- und IT-Tagung der Hans-Böckler-Stiftung in Kooperation mit der IG Metall in Rüsselsheim statt. Im Fokus stehen dabei auch Themen wie das Recht auf informationelle Selbstbestimmung als Voraussetzung dafür, … Continue reading
Accelerate, Empower and Represent!
Accelerate! The accelerationist reader Armen Avanessian & Robin Mackay (Ed.) The term Accelerationism, describes a contemporary political heresy, which is the insistence that the only radical political response to capitalism is not to protest, disrupt, critique, or détourne it, but to accelerate and exacerbate … Continue reading
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CinemAbility (Documentary Trailer, 2013)
The US-documentary “CinemAbility” examines the ever-changing portrayals of disability story lines in film, TV and the web to see if the media has had a hand in transforming the societal inclusion of people with disabilities. It takes a detailed look at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Arkin, amputee, Ben Affleck, blind actor, CinemAbility, disability, disabled, film history, handicap, Michael Apted, movie, Peter Bogdanovich, trailer, wheelchair, zefr jslewis
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Lebenswert – ein Magazin über Menschen mit Behinderung
Inklusion, Teilhabe, Gleichstellung. Bei kaum einem anderen Thema herrscht vergleichbar große emotionale Lethargie wie im Umgang mit Behinderung. Was darf man sagen, wohin darf man schauen, wann darf man lachen? Immer neue Regeln erschöpfen einen eigentlich spannenden Diskurs. In medialen … Continue reading
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Book Reviews (german)*: mashup cultures, design act und was der Mensch wirklich braucht
mashup cultures edited by Stefan Sonvilla-Weiss Wien [Springer] April 2010, 156 Seiten, circa 32 EUR. ISBN 978-3709100950 Eine ebenso erhellende wie unterhaltsame Kompilation über Techniken und Praktiken der MashUp-, Remix- und Sampling Kultur. Mal meta-analytisch, medientheoretisch, mal anwendungs-orientiert und mit … Continue reading
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Theometrica
[Theometrica (by Oscar Palaou and Alexander Müller-Rakow); Foto: T. Bieling] A couple of days ago, we mentioned the Theometrica Installation, which will be exhibited until december 13. For those, who won’t be able to see it…here is a little video!
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Vortrag Elke Bippus (18.11.2013): Epistemologien des Ästhetischen: Mikropraktiken eine (andere) Wissensform?
Die Berliner RingvorlesungAnderesWissen-WS13-14 fragt nach der Alterität künstlerischen Wissens. In der Spannung oder auch Balance zwischen einem konsistenten Wissensbegriff und dem Besonderen, gar Anderen eines künstlerischen Wissens, liegen Reiz und Herausforderung der Fragestellung. Warum werden die Künste überhaupt unter der Kategorie Wissen erfasst? … Continue reading
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Book Review: Mobile Food and Foodhunting by Joseph Carlson
Mobile Food and Foodhunting by Joseph Carlson [Winwood48 Edition] Jedermanns Sache wird die eigenwillige Buchgestaltung vermutlich nicht sein. Und auch die einzelne Textzeile, die sich mittig über die komplette Buchlänge erstreckt, und dabei Assoziationen zu einem Straßen markierenden Mittelstreifen weckt, … Continue reading
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Leidmedien
“Medien schaffen Wirklichkeit – Journalistinnen und Journalisten wissen das und bedienen sich leider dennoch häufig einseitiger Sprachbilder, Floskeln und Klischees. Formulierungen wie „an den Rollstuhl gefesselt“ oder „leidet an“ lassen negative Bilder im Kopf entstehen, die das öffentliche Bild behinderter … Continue reading
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Biohackers: A Journey into Cyborg America
The Verge’s Ben Popper explores the world of biohacking, where DIY cyborgs are pushing the bleeding edge of human enhancement. From basement labs to piercing shops. A documentary about the “grinder” culture that hopes to merge man and machine.
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Cybernetics for the Masses
Lepht Anonym on biohacking, implants, sensory extension, silicon and on how to hack your own perception of electromagnetic radiation for approximately thirty Euros.
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DesignInquiry | Design City Berlin | Call for Participation
Design Research Lab Berlin is collaborating with DesignInquiry on another experimental workshop-format that will take place in 2012. Our friends and colleagues Alexander Müller-Rakow and Florian Sametinger have been organizing this promising Berlin event, and DESIGNABILITIES is pretty much looking forward to it! … Continue reading
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Tom Bieling wins 2nd Place at Falling Walls Lab 2011
100 ideas, 3 minutes, 1 day. At the Falling Walls Lab in Berlin, 100 inspiring people presented their breakthroughs. DESIGNABILITIES Initiator Tom Bieling was one them….and won the second place. Congrats! [Chairmen of the falling walls lab jury, Ernst Th. … Continue reading
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Feature Discussion ‘Before and After Critical Design’
After our last lively feature discussion in april there will be another interesting one this friday. This time it will be in English again. The discussion is open for everyone to join. Looking forward to your contributions! Feature Discussion ‘Before … Continue reading
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“Piercing a Tongue, in the Name of Mobility”
This project just caught our attention: A system, where the user wears a headset with sensors that pick up magnetic signals from a tongue ring. Moving the tongue to the mouth’s corners, moves the wheelchair forward or backward etc… The … Continue reading
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Im Werden begriffen – Designperspektiven für Berlin (ARCH+ 201/202)
[ARCH+ issue 201/202 on Berlin; Cover by Meiré und Meiré] The german magazine for archicture “ARCH+” recently published this one: “Im Werden begriffen – Designperspektiven für Berlin Von Bieling, Tom Berlin, Stadt der Kreativen. 2006 zur „UNESCO City of Design“ ernannt, … Continue reading
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Geek love by Katherine Dunn
Susanna Hertrich recomended this one to us, since it seems to fit perfectly in our topic. She says: “Slightely disturbing novel of a circus family of “freaks” that questions our understanding of normality. Expect weird sexual festishes, strange cults, crazy tyrants, … Continue reading
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“We have never been…” – Rule of Three.
In Per-Olof Hedvall’s Book “The Activity Diamond – Modeling an Enhanced Accessibility”, which he elaborated at Lund University’s Department of Design Sciences, he assembles three quotes, to be shared here now. The first two of them are surely pretty popular. … Continue reading
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Making digital things graspable – Fabian Hemmert’s Talk at TEDxBerlin
Recently our colleague and friend fabian gave a fantastic presentation at TED‘s satalite in Berlin. Who missed his thoughts on ‘humanizing technology’ should check it out her:
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HAL 5
The Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL), created by Cyberdyne Corporation to “upgrade existing physical capabilities of the human body”, weigths 23 kg and is comprised of robotic limbs and a backpack containing the suit’s battery and computer system. The HAL suit … Continue reading
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The Voder: first attempt to synthesise human speech
“The Bell Telephone Laboratory’s Voder* was the first attempt to synthesise human speech by breaking it down into its component sounds and then reproducing the sound patterns electronically to create speech. That sounds simple in theory and, in fact it … Continue reading
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Accessible Wadden Sea
Mobility in the mudflat… [Picture (now anonymised) found at: buesum24]
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Roller Disco?
[picture source: unknown] How might we bring assistive products/technologies and aspects/activities of entertainment to a fruitful and enriching fusion? Let’s take pictures like the one above as a though-provoking source of inspiration.
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Computer learns Sign Language
Researchers at the Universities of Oxford and Leeds have been experimenting with a tracking system: simply by watching TV the computer learns to match subtitles and Sign Language… The following short clip is german:
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Robot People – Super human strength by wearable power assist suits
Besides the questions about hoe environment changes the body and vice versa, we like to ask further questions related to embodiment: What belongs to a body and what not? When does a body stop be be human, and when does … Continue reading
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Disability Not Inability
This sticker was send to us by a friend. He does not know, where it comes from, and neither do we. However we are consistent with the idea behind it…
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Webbed Toe Piercing
With interest we recently received a hint on some kind of “trend”, called webbed toe piercing. Some people with who have toes that are fused by soft tissue, do it. Apparently, this area is a very safe spot to pierce … Continue reading
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Interview with Graham Pullin
[MITpress] Chris Gondek interviews Graham Pullin, the author of Design Meets Disability. (Besides an interview with Charlie Hailey, author of “Camps”). Listen to the interview!
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Blind learn to see with tongue
Remember the game from the childhood, where you would drew pictures on somebody’s back, who then had to guess what it was? This one here is quite similar…
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Accessibility – equal rights for everybody
As a food for thoughts on the general discussion on accessibility, we like to share this poster with you. The poster is part of the latest campaign by AKTION MENSCH (dieGesellschafter.de)
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Climbing stairs with a wheelchair
Although this project does not totally match with the main focus of our research topic, we still like to take a closer look to the iBot (Individual Balancing Optimized Transporter). As a four wheeled chair, it bumps up kerbstones. On … Continue reading
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