Universal Methods of Ethical Design: 100 Ways to Become More Ethically Aware, Responsible, and Active in Your Design Work(Rockport Universal)

Cultivate a socially responsible design process with Universal Methods of Ethical Design, the first comprehensive survey of ethically centered design practices. Are you ready to design for good? Join the growing movement of designers, technologists, and organizations embracing ethical design principles to drive meaningful change. This essential resource introduces practical methods and frameworks that foster ethical awareness, action, and reflection throughout the design process. These supports appear in this book in varied forms, including methods, theoretical frameworks, conceptual frameworks, and principles. Discover actionable strategies across every design phase, including: User Research – Gather insights with empathy and integrity. Design Scoping – Define goals that align with ethical values. Ideation & Concept Generation – Spark ideas rooted in social responsibility. Testing & Evaluation – Assess impact with fairness and transparency. Product Launch – Deliver solutions that prioritize people and the planet. Explore diverse, accessible methods that weave ethics into your workflow—covering critical topics like feminist design, activism, privacy and security, legal policy, and governance. Each method is presented in a clear two-page format: Page One offers a concise definition, in-depth explanation, real-world applications, and practical guidelines—with sidenotes for added insights and references. Page Two features visual examples and graphics to deepen understanding. Whether you’re a designer, engineer, manager, or student, Universal Methods of Ethical Design is your essential reference for building socially responsible and impactful designs. The titles in the Rockport Universal series offer comprehensive and authoritative information and edifying and inspiring visual examples on multidisciplinary subjects for designers, architects, engineers, students, and anyone who is interested in expanding and enriching their design knowledge.

Table of Contents:
Contents INTRODUCTION HOW TO USE THIS BOOK 01. 360 Review 02. Accessibility 03. Adversarial Design 04. Adversary Personas 05. A.E.I.O.YOU 06. Afrofuturism 07. Another Lens 08. Anti-Heroes 09. Bad Design Canvas 10. Black Mirror Brainstorming 11. CIDER 12. Critical Design 13. Critical Interviewing 14. Critical Race Theory 15. Culture Co-Creation Cards 16. DAH Cards 17. Data Ethics Canvas 18. Data Feminism 19. Data Governance Workbook 20. De-scription 21. Design Ethicquette 22. Design Fiction Memos 23. Design Justice Principles 24. Design with Intent 25. Dichotomy Mapping 26. Digital Ethics Compass 27. Dilemma Postcards 28. Diverse Voices 29. Empathic Walk-Through 30. Envisioning Cards 31. Ethical Blueprint 32. Ethical Contract 33. Ethical Design Scorecards 34. Ethical Disclaimer 35. Ethical Explorer 36. Ethical Tension Cards 37. Ethicography 38. Ethics Assessment 39. Ethics Canvas 40. Ethics Pathways 41. Fair Patterns 42. Feminist Design Qualities 43. Futures Cone 44. GenderMag 45. Hippocratic Oath 46. Humane by Design 47. Humane Design Guide 48. HuValue 49. In-Action Ethics 50. Inclusive Activity Cards 51. Intersectionality 52. Inverted Behavior Model 53. Judgment Call 54. Kaleidoscope 55. Lake of Ethical Tensions 56. Layers of Effect 57. Make It (Critical) 58. Maslow Mirrored 59. Method (Resonance) Heuristics 60. Monitoring Checklist 61. Moral Agent 62. Moral and Legal Decks 63. Moral Value Map 64. More-Than-Human Design 65. Motivation Matrix 66. Multispecies Design Deck 67. Nodder’s 7 Deadly Sins 68. Normative Design Scheme 69. Oracle for Transfeminist Technologies 70. Participatory Design 71. Pledge Works 72. Privacy by Design 73. Privacy Entanglements 74. Provocatyping 75. Queering 76. Reflective Design 77. Refusal 78. Responsible AI Practices 79. Responsible Design Prism 80. Security Cards 81. Slow Design 82. Social Accessibility Cards 83. Social Justice Strategies 84. Speculative Design 85. Speculative Enactments 86. Stakeholder Tokens 87. TAO Framework 88. (Tactics of) Soft Resistance 89. Tarot Cards of Tech 90. Timelines 91. Tracing (Ethical) Complexity 92. Value Dams and Flows 93. Value-Sensitive Design 94. Value Voting 95. Values at Play 96. Values Levers 97. Well-Being Design Cards 98. White Hat Design Patterns 99. Workers Tarot Deck 100. Worrystorming ACKNOWLEDGMENTS RELATED READINGS INDEX ABOUT THE AUTHORS

About the Author :
Sai Shruthi Chivukula is a design researcher with her research and teaching interests at the intersection of design, human-computer interaction (HCI), design practice, and ethics & values. She is an assistant professor of the Information Experience Design Graduate Program at the School of Information, Pratt Institute, New York. Shruthi takes a pragmatist ethics lens to describe and translate ethics and tech regulation in HCI and design practice and education. Colin M. Gray is a researcher and designer focusing on human-computer interaction, design, and education. They are an associate professor and director of Human-Computer Interaction Design in the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering at Indiana University, and are also appointed as guest professor at Beijing Normal University, China, and visiting researcher at Northumbria University, United Kingdom. They have consulted on multiple legal cases relating to dark patterns and data protection and work with regulatory bodies and nonprofit organizations to increase awareness and action relating to deceptive and manipulative design practices. Colin’s research and engagement activities cross multiple disciplines, including human-computer interaction, instructional design and technology, law and policy, design theory and education, and engineering and technology education.