Being able to challenge assumptions, preconceptions, and received opinions about the role design could play in the everyday life of identified possible and preferable futures.
Case Studies
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Accidental Tourist Guide
Zurich University of the Arts, Aalto University Andreas Kohli Hong Kong was regarded as a prime example of urbanity, as an ideal form of capitalism. The city has emerged as a multifaceted focal point of current issues. Together with students from Polytechnic University School of Design (PolyU) in Hong Kong, twelve students from the Zurich…
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Intercultural Affairs
ZHdK fund for international and intercultural student projects, Zurich University of the Arts Florence Balthasar The International Affairs office issues a yearly call for proposals for international/intercultural projects of students from all disciplines on both BA and MA levels. The chosen topic is fully left up to the students. It must have an international/intercultural component…
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What is your game type?
In this activity, students engage in role playing to evaluate the games they developed, going through different steps of the evaluation process and quality assurance.
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Beautiful Strangeness
Jana Macalik Toronto Metropolitan University, BA Interior Design 4th Year In this full-term project, fourth year interior design students were tasked to developed an exhibition about a global issue that they cared enough about to educate or expose others to. The aim of project was for students to explore design within the context of social…
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Alternative Futures
Hazal Gumus Ciftci Arizona State University ‘Wearable Technologies for Well Being’ is a project for which the students first gather trends and imagine futures, to then set limitations and criteria for design development. The project invites students to critically think about emerging technologies and the future, as students are expected to develop an understanding of…
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Homegrown
Pantawat Tongrod University of Cincinnati, MA Design Y1 Process The industrial Design studio called ‘Homegrown’ exposes students to the design process from research to ideation all the way to small batch production. The studio allows students with the flexibility to work at their own pace but also pushes them to plan for their own timeline,…
