Human-centered design is a burgeoning field of study that has the potential to work toward
actively creating more just and equitable technology design while critically interrogating the …

Human-centered design expands the context and reach of the work of technical
communicators and provides an opportunity to investigate and advocate for the needs of …

Many innovations in the information and communication technology (ICT) industry are driven
by technological developments, rather than by concerns for users' needs and preferences …

Contemporary design practices, such as participatory design (PD), human-centered design
(HCD), and codesign, have inherent ethical qualities, which often remain implicit and …

Abstract Design is key to our collective liberation, but most design processes today
reproduce inequalities structured by what Black feminist scholars call the matrix of …

This article explores the shift from observation of users to participation with users, describing
and investigating three examples of user-centered design practice in order to consider the …

Abstract Design for technology, which prevails in engineering design courses, addresses
constraints such as budget, time and functionality established by a client. Meanwhile, human …

This paper explores the discourse needed to both institute a Ph. D. in Design and face the
challenges of contemporary technologies. Concerning these challenges, it draws on a …

We are experiencing today the co-evolution of two distinct approaches to human-centered
design research in practice: research that informs the design development process and …

As I walked on the shore of Cape Town to the opening ceremonies of a conference on
design in South Africa, I saw through the rain and mist a small sliver of land in the …