Ethics, Values, and Designer Responsibility

Colin M. Gray; Austin Toombs; Ann Light; John Vines

Ethics, Values, and Designer Responsibility

Colin M. Gray, Austin Toombs, Ann Light, John Vines

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Abstract

As we rely upon increasingly complex sociotechnical systems to support ourselves and, by extension, the structures of society, it becomes yet more important to consider how ethics and values intertwine in design activity. Numerous methods that address issues related to ethics and value-centeredness in design activity exist, but it is unclear what role the design research and practice communities should play in shaping the future of these design approaches. Importantly, how might researchers and practitioners become more aware of the normative assumptions that underlie both their design activity and the design artifacts that result?

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of Design Research Society 2018
Editors	Cristiano Storni, Keelin Leahy, Muireann McMahon, Peter Lloyd, Erik Bohemia
Publisher	Design Research Society
Pages	83-85
Number of pages	3
Volume	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9781912294169
Publication status	Published - 25 Jun 2018
Event	Design Research Society 2018 Conference: Catalyst - University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland Duration: 25 Jun 2018 → 28 Jun 2018

Conference

Conference	Design Research Society 2018 Conference
Abbreviated title	DRS2018
Country/Territory	Ireland
City	Limerick
Period	25/06/18 → 28/06/18

Keywords

ethics
values
designer responsibility

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Gray, C. M., Toombs, A., Light, A., & Vines, J. (2018). Ethics, Values, and Designer Responsibility. In C. Storni, K. Leahy, M. McMahon, P. Lloyd, & E. Bohemia (Eds.), Proceedings of Design Research Society 2018 (Vol. 1, pp. 83-85). Design Research Society. https://www.designresearchsociety.org/down/eJwFwQsKgCAMANATTW3OD91malKUKU0IOn3v7XMOWbWW4zpl8jOVWMWNv37zKyr3pnEJlbBEqOQMEAWEiBiAjU@e1OSy3dQo9Qe!XBdk/382346645-DRS2018-Vol-1.pdf

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Gray, CM, Toombs, A, Light, A & Vines, J 2018, Ethics, Values, and Designer Responsibility. in C Storni, K Leahy, M McMahon, P Lloyd & E Bohemia (eds), Proceedings of Design Research Society 2018. vol. 1, Design Research Society, pp. 83-85, Design Research Society 2018 Conference, Limerick, Ireland, 25/06/18. <https://www.designresearchsociety.org/down/eJwFwQsKgCAMANATTW3OD91malKUKU0IOn3v7XMOWbWW4zpl8jOVWMWNv37zKyr3pnEJlbBEqOQMEAWEiBiAjU@e1OSy3dQo9Qe!XBdk/382346645-DRS2018-Vol-1.pdf>

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