Details
- Publication date
- 1 January 2022
- Authors
- Per-Olof Hedvall | Margaret Price | Johnna Keller | Stina Ericsson
- Country
- Sweden
- Language
- Swedish
- Year
- 2022
Description
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In this paper, we identify and describe early signs of a shift towards 3rd generation UD, of which “nonclusive design” is an essential part. The paper explores the significance of such a shift using examples of the built and designed environment and of signage.
Nonclusive design means design that resists categorisations of bodies/roles and that does not come with predefined or presupposed limits in terms of who it is meant for.
We outline seven themes characterising the shift towards nonclusive design:
- from included to undefined users.
- from person to function.
- from adaptism to variation.
- from separation to convergence.
- from reactive to proactive.
- from unaware to aware.
- from explicit to tacit.
Nonclusive design directs attention to context instead of the individual, focusing on possibilities, functions and facilities. It has a convergent character, highlighting variation and unity rather than separation.
Nonclusive design presupposes awareness, knowledge and proactive development void of adaptism. It incorporates human variation without reiterating patterns of norm-deviation.
We argue that the continued growth of UD demands, is part of, and contributes to a shift in culture, with nonclusive, intersectional thinking as a key future driver. In such a culture, 3rd generation UD can contribute as a common guiding mindset, as a source for innovation, as a way to listen for diversity in all its forms, and as a way to lead towards a sustainable society.