The way we experience the world is largely through the design of
the places, products, communications, services and systems we
encounter every day. Design determines how difficult or easy it is
to achieve certain things - whether taking a bath, cooking a meal,
crossing the street or making a call, we all want a world that
works for us all the time. However, some people are excluded from
the simplest and most basic everyday experiences. Why? This is
because the act of designing has given insufficient consideration
to their level of physical ability or cognitive difference or
cultural background or economic circumstance. Over the past 30
years, however, there has been a shift in designing to become more
empathic and inclusive of different human needs. The Helen Hamlyn
Centre for Design at the Royal College of Art first pioneered the
concept of inclusive design in the early 1990s and it has gone on
to build an extensive portfolio of collaborative projects over a
long period, developing new methods, coaching designers at all
levels in the approach and bringing a more inclusive way of
thinking about design to international attention. This book shows
the parameters of inclusive design through the lens of the centre's
own projects in the field. It therefore maps a movement and, at the
same time, marks a milestone: the 30th anniversary of the Helen
Hamlyn Centre for Design in 2021. 30 everyday artefacts and
environments are explored. These vary in scale: some are simple,
hand-held objects, while others form part of large and complex
environments or systems. Some have reached the market, others we
can file under 'ideas for the future'. All reflect an approach
which could be described as designing with people as opposed to
designing for people.
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