2014年3月14日 星期五

3/14 課程筆記

Design for the 90%



Reference:
Historically, professionally-trained designers have only focused on a small percentage
of the world’s population often leaving out the majority of the world, but that is changing in the new millennium as designers, architects, engineers, planners, policy-makers, and NGOs are collaborating with local communities, to formulate innovative approaches to urban planning; affordable housing; non-formal education and public health initiatives.  (Unesco, 2007)
草根運動(Grassroot Movement)
Grassroots innovations typically involve ‘networks of activists and organisations generating novel bottom–up solutions for sustainable developmentsolutions that respond to the local situation and the interests and values of the communities involved’ (Seyfang and Smith 2007): 585). [link]
安尼爾古普塔(Anil Gupta)[link]
安尼爾運作一個稱為「蜜蜂網絡」。模式在於蜜蜂如何工作-蒐集花粉卻不傷害花,以及藉著散播花粉讓花能夠繁殖-而蜜蜂網絡搜集以及幫助發展草根發明家的點子,分享而不是竊取他們的點子。 
最新的統計顯示他們登錄了一萬種不同的發明。 
一位印度發明家不能負擔購買牽引機的費用,成本相當於2500美金。但是他可以負擔約800美金的摩托車,所以他發明了約400美金的組件能夠將原先的摩托車轉變成三輪牽引機(當然是可拆卸的,所以還是可以用來通勤)。 
另外一個農業發明家在施作肥料的時候面臨類似的問題,他的解決方案也一樣,改裝摩托車成為肥料施作機。 
還有一位發明家在印度鄉下被電力短缺以及仔牛不足所困。隨處可見的牛隻勞動力是農村經濟的發動機,而這些農務與負重的工作帶著農村前進。他想著如何為什麼不能從牛隻的肩架上產生電力? 
他的發想帶來的解決方案是把肩架放上機械發電機,讓牛走在發電機的周圍就可以將獸力轉換成電力。這種獸力發電裝置可以產出1千瓦特的電力,對於農場與幾間房子來說是綽綽有餘。而且牛隻好像不介意這樣的發電勞動,因為這只是牠所拖拉的東西之一而已。(Gershenfeld, Neil A. (2005). Fab: the coming revolution on your desktop—from personal computers to personal fabrication. New York: Basic Books.ISBN 0-465-02745-8.)
Sustainable product is the best solution?


設計是技術的中介者?
e.g., Charles and Ray Eames
Design Applications (refers to Technologies)

Wood Bend Technologies [link

"Ant" Chair by Arne Jacobsen

Social issue as design elements? 

  • Form of Activity (embodiedment / 具象化)
  • Material of Action (enrichment / 豐富化)
  • Aesthetics of Behavior (empowerment / 賦予權力)
  • ... etc
Depends





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