Diversity and Design: Understanding Hidden Consequences

About this book

Diversity and Design explores how design - whether of products buildings landscapes cities media or systems - affects diverse members of society. Fifteen case studies in television marketing product design architecture film video games and more illustrate the profound though often hidden consequences design decisions and processes have on the total human experience. The book not only investigates how gender race class age disability and other factors influence the ways designers think but also emphasizes the importance of understanding increasingly diverse cultures and thus averting design that leads to discrimination isolation and segregation. With over 140 full-color illustrations chapter summaries discussion questions and exercises Diversity and Design is a valuable tool to help you understand the importance of designing for all.