Ethics of Design for User Needs

This book offers an inquiry into the ethics of 'human needs capture' for design purposes by drawing upon ethical theories and narratives. It will be of interest to students and academics studying product design, industrial design, interaction design, user experience design, design ethics, and sustainable development.

List of contents

1. A need thief 2. Helping to exist 3. Design ethical calculus 4. Copyrighting needs 5. Fairness through design 6. Tools of decontextualisation 7. Designer's duty 8. More than one narrative 9. User needs refinery

About the author

Turkka Keinonen is Professor of design at Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Finland. He has worked for Finnish design consultancies, been a principal research scientist at the Nokia Research Center, and worked as Visiting Professor at the National University of Singapore. He has published more than 100 articles, conference papers, and patents on human-centred design, concept design, and design strategy. His recent research deals with the ethics of human-centred design.

Summary

This book offers an inquiry into the ethics of ‘human needs capture’ for design purposes by drawing upon ethical theories and narratives. It will be of interest to students and academics studying product design, industrial design, interaction design, user experience design, design ethics, and sustainable development.

Product details

• Authors: Turkka Keinonen, Keinonen Turkka
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032731926
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3273192-6
• No. of pages: 166
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Product Design, DESIGN / Product, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Health & Safety, LAW / Computer & Internet, Ethical & social aspects of IT, Legal aspects of IT, COMPUTERS / Social Aspects, Digital and information technologies: Legal aspects, Ergonomics