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Your Only Thing Is Space. Le interfacce digitali come dispositivi di potere sui luoghi: un framework di ricerca
No full textIl progetto di ricerca offre un framework alle discipline del design per inquadrare le interfacce digitali e la loro relazione con gli spazi ed i luoghi a partire da una prospettiva proveniente dalle discipline teoriche dell’Interface Critique. Seguendo le orme di Branden Hookway, si sono identificate le interfacce nella loro ontologica processualità di contenere ed espandere le possibilità di un utente. In questo senso le interfacce digitali sono un luogo che definisce anche l’identità dell’utente attuando un processo di soggettivazione. Successivamente viene elaborato un contesto contemporaneo dove i servizi digitali definiscono una condizione interfacciale (Bratton) intrecciata con una condizione infrastrutturale della società (Easterling). La trattazione prosegue definendo il problema di statuto d’interazione
tra interfacce mobili e spazio reale dove si sta attuando un rovesciamento del rapporto mondo- mappa con lo spazio reale che diventa indice per risorse digitali. Il rapporto viene anche elaborato successivamente attraverso la definizione di Spatial Media (Leszczynski) e ad un excursus degli archetipi che definiscono lo spazio (Norberg-Schulz, Relph, Tuan, Bauman). Infine viene argomentata la possibilità di intervento sugli Spatial Media attraverso metodologie speculative che mettano in discussione lo statuto tra interfaccia e spazio
Imagination meets algorithm: redefining design practices in the coming AI age
Full text linkThe summer of 2022 marked the advent of accessible text-to-image tools, revolutionizing image rendering with distinctive styles swiftly. This generated a creative shift among designers, generally addressed as ‘prompt design’, although this expression scarcely captures the profound interaction between design and digital tools.
This paper elucidates the potential synergy between designers and AI through one pragmatic workshop engaged by university students. Our approach was focused on an exercise to foster a rich imaginative process before the text-to-image creation. The result is a discussion over the relevance of structured imaginative process and the capabilities of generative AI technologies,supporting an enriched dialogic interaction between design and dataset-based imagery: insights on the different conceptual layers between AI and narrative, a discussion for the development of improved narrative & AI tools, and reflections on conceptual aspects of co-creativity in the context of scenario design practice and AI.
By positioning AI as a tool for conceptual exploration rather than simple automation, the study offers a novel perspective on the evolving relationship between computational systems and design practice. The structured methodological framework, integrating speculative scenario design and iterative AI interactions, provides a replicable model for studying the practical dimensions of AI-assisted creative processes
Qualitative mapping and design strategies for taking care of marginal areas
Full text linkThe study targets the municipality of Quero Vas (Belluno, Italy), an area characterized by historical heritage and demographic decline. Employing a qualitative mapping from Raffaella Fagnoni methodology (Traces, Stories, Actions, Events, Imaginary) the researchers identified that the environmental heritage is one of the main strategic local contexts on which the designers can operate. This heritage is locally considered by two perspectives: the governance, committed to regeneration, frames the landscape as a resource for economic growth through tourism; the communities of hikers and climbers, frame the landscape as a resource for sharing experiences. The two perspectives currently don't engage citizens, who are excluded from a relationship with both. In this context of territorial design and marginal area enhancement, the study proposes a project centered on providing cultural enrichment for citizens. It aims to bridge the gap between economic and recreational values while promoting the collective care and preservation of the territory
Zone di resistenza al design per il territorio. Opportunità e limiti dei comuni in aree marginali interne.
No full textIl contributo si concentra sulle zone di resistenza incontrate nel processo di progettazione per per lo sviluppo strategico del territorio. La ricerca riguarda Quero Vas, un'area caratterizzata da un patrimonio storico e da una diminuzione demografica. Utilizzando un approccio di mappatura qualitativa basato sulla metodologia di Raffaella Fagnoni (Tracce, Storie, Azioni, Eventi, Immaginario), sono state individuate opportunità di riqualificazione e di riattivazione della comunità. Le linee di intervento proposte enfatizzano l'innovazione sociale, il coinvolgimento civico e la cura collettiva del patrimonio, promuovendo uno sviluppo sostenibile a lungo termine. Questo approccio contrasta con le strategie tradizionali incentrate su progetti di sviluppo turistico adottate dai comuni, mettendo in luce il potenziale del design come strumento trasformativo nella governance territoriale
Evasion Design for the Novacene Era Design and Production of Cultural Imaginaries
No full textIn this paper we discuss the use of evasion design, an overlooked
expression from Superstudio, as a tool for shaping the future and understanding
the Novacene Era. We propose evasion design as a tool to orient RTD (Research
Through Design) activities for future exploration in educational and business environments, where a team not only needs to understand what a future scenario might
be, but also needs to create a public discussion around its inherent values. Evasion
design is here presented and explained in its differences from speculative design,
but also in its sharing qualities and purposes in expanding the design practice. The
result is a framework that combines both the potential of an alternative visualbased imagery and a guiding conceptual approach in rethinking the narrative of
the future. By hybridizing codified methodologies of speculative design and the
approach of evasion design, the paper shows the results of several workshops, conducted at institutions and universities, where the hybrid process is implemented
through a specific methodology
Quero-Vas. Itinerari attivi tra tracce di memorie
No full textIl progetto di ricerca finanziato dal Comune di Quero Vas si concentra sullo sviluppo socio-economico e culturale delle aree interne italiane, con particolare attenzione a un Comune che ha subito un processo di aggregazione con altre municipalità. L’obiettivo principale è superare la frammentazione territoriale e sociale, promuovendo la coesione tra residenti, visitatori e attori locali. Il progetto include la mappatura del patrimonio locale, la creazione di una Civica Collezione Digitale e l'elaborazione di strategie di sviluppo sostenibile. L’archivio digitale partecipativo raccoglie la memoria collettiva, favorendo un senso di appartenenza e valorizzando la storia della comunità. Il design per il territorio, l’innovazione sociale e il design dei servizi sono i principali strumenti utilizzati per attivare processi partecipativi e co-creare soluzioni insieme alla governance e ai cittadini. Il progetto punta a ridefinire l’identità del territorio, rendendo accessibile il patrimonio attraverso l’uso di tecnologie multimediali e il coinvolgimento della cittadinanza in eventi e workshop. Questo approccio dimostra come il design possa contribuire alla valorizzazione dei territori marginali e alla costruzione di un'identità collettiva sostenibile
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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