Proximity in Design Research: People, Processes, Products, Philosophy(Project Thinking on Design)

Proximity in Design Research explores four constituents of design: people, processes, products and philosophy, and their potential to bridge contemporary gaps through multilevel synergies. The book brings together a variety of design approaches on several scales developed in the collaboration of different agencies and within diverse contexts. Proximity prompts us to explore the challenges and opportunities for research in design, with the widening and closing of distances in unpredictable times such as those during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the social distance imposed during this unprecedented global health scenario, researchers and professionals across different areas of knowledge have engaged in an extraordinary interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary global cooperation. This reinvented proximity enhanced the ability to cross fields, remove boundaries to collaboration between disciplines and accelerate processes towards an overarching goal: to overcome adversity. This edited collection reflects on what designers have taken from this experience so far and the possibilities that are foreseen as the concept of proximity is redefined. This book offers critical knowledge related to both design practice and design theory. It will be of interest to researchers, teachers and students working in the design disciplines.

Table of Contents:
List of figures List of tables List of contributors Acknowledgements PART I – Design Proximity(ies) Chapter 1 – New design knowledge for a new philosophical thinking. A speculation on the concept of proximity as a lens for critical thinking in creative education Francesco Galli, Irina Suteu and Riccardo Manzotti Chapter 2 – Amplified Experience Through Temporal Proximity Stephen Neely and Michael Arnold Mages Chapter 3 – Designing the Proximity – temporary exhibition of a research project’s constellation Ambra Borin, Laura Galluzzo and Valentina Facoetti Chapter 4 – Virtual Proximity in the factory processes: designing interfaces between industrial equipment and human operators Sara Muscolo, Camilla Gironi, Viktor Malakuczi and Luca D’Elia Chapter 5 – Proximity of theory and practice: framing a research through design experience for design students Mithra Zahedi and Virginie Tessier PART II – Design Approaches Chapter 6 – From information to re-information: the reuse of objects from the São Joaquim marketplace as a reference to the construction of a contemporary design. Bruna Villas-Bôas Dória Lins, Maria Cecilia Loschiavo dos Santos, Lara Leite Barbosa and Gil Maciel Rocha Abreu Chapter 7 – A Disciplined Approach to Abstraction Michelle Pannone and Kate O’Connor Chapter 8 – Chance of Designing: Reframing Aleatoric Processes in Design Education Ece Atacan, and K.Gelmez Chapter 9 - From Critical Friendship to Design Critique Friendship: Disclosing the Mechanisms of Informal Design Critique Within a Design Studio Course Gülce Apak and Koray Gelmez Chapter 10 – Mapping the design process of Luz e Cena Laboratory, LA LUCE, linked to the Federal University of Goiás. Viviane de Sousa Cruz e Silva and Rita Assoreira Almendra PART III – Design “in action” Chapter 11 – Neighbourhood, community and public space: designing the proximity together Davide Fassi and Maria Maramotti Chapter 12 – A Case Study of Design-Driven Social Entrepreneurship: Service Design Startup to Teach Digital Technology to Older Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Roya Paydarfar and Miso Kim Chapter 13 – Integrating Care Practice into Product Design Education: Insights into Caring Behaviour, Design and Circular Economy Yoon Jung Choi Chapter 14 – Label and Packaging Design for Sustainability Checklist. A tailored tool for graphic design students and designers, co-designed by all stakeholders across the workflows Pedro Matos, Vanda Correia and Josélia Pedro Chapter 15 – Making Makers citizenships: network tools for Lazio digital manufacturers’ awareness Luca D’Elia Chapter 16 – Design-led Entrepreneurship Workshop: a dialogic approach Michel De Blois and Xavier Lesage PART IV – Design Research Chapter 17 – Towards the histories and the pedagogies of social design in Brazil — a research outline Rita Assoreira Almendra, Gustavo Cossio and André Luiz Carvalho Cardoso Chapter 18 – A Map of Knowledge Transfer and Exchange in Doctoral Research in Design Ana Neto, Rita Assoreira Almendra and João Batalheiro Ferreira Chapter 19 – A Study on Research Methods in Design and Territory Filipe Cruz, Fátima Rocha and Carla Rodrigues Chapter 20 – Photovoice and research with children in Design and Architecture — Proximity between researchers and research subjects Rosa Arma and Camila Andrade dos Santos Chapter 21 – The DNA manifesto – Its Impact and Challenges for Design Education Martin Racine Chapter 22 – Ready-to-(dis)assemble: experimentations on elastic joinery for engaging and environmentally friendly furniture Patrizio Cipollone, Viktor Malakuczi, Felice Ragazzo and Michele Russo Index

About the Author :
Rita Assoreira Almendra is a full professor at the Lisbon School of Architecture (FA-ULisboa) where she is Head of the Design Department and coordinates both the Design Doctoral Program and the nucleus of Design at the CIAUD research center. She holds a PhD in Design (2010) from FA-ULisboa, a master's in design management (2004) and an MBA with marketing specialization (2002), both from the Catholic University of Lisbon. Rita has worked for more than 20 years as a design researcher and educator, with numerous publications and master and doctoral supervisions in this field. She is the founder and coordinator of the Research & Education in Design research group [redes.fa.ulisboa.pt] and was responsible for two editions of the International Conference on Research and Education in Design.