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Empowering design literacy: a toolkit for promoting the design of positive experiences through rules of thumb

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 May 2024

Björn Kokoschko  and
Martin Wiesner
Björn Kokoschko
Affiliation:
Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany
Martin Wiesner*
Affiliation:
Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Germany
*
martin.wiesner@hs-anhalt.de

Abstract

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This paper presents a toolkit of heuristics for enabling non-professionals to design for wellbeing, merging design, psychology, and ergonomics. It demystifies design, focusing on happiness and long-term wellbeing, making design principles accessible to all. This toolkit narrows the divide between design theory and practice, advocating design as a tool to enhance life for individuals and society.

Keywords

design literacyaestheticsheuristicsdesign for x (DfX)
Type
Industrial Design
Information
Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 4: DESIGN 2024 , May 2024 , pp. 2395 - 2404
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