[Description that is 1-2 paragraphs (75 - 150 words)]
Will design ethics save design? As the broader design community becomes increasingly uncomfortable with the structures and clients it serves, a growing movement seeks to integrate ethics into design practice. But this prioritises individual decisions and values over critical analysis of socio-political and economic outcomes. The pop discourse that calls for ethics indemnifies designers and obfuscates the inherent problems of their work, resulting in the celebration of projects that at their core problematic, such as digital wellness, decentralised systems, autonomous cars and inclusive facial recognition.
Building on the essay “On Weaponised Design,” and an ongoing multi-year research and practice project with Tactical Tech and others, Design Ethics? No Thanks explores how design has enabled a decade of absurdity and examine how design ethics threatens to neutralise both the critique of outcomes and the potential contribution of design to a radically reimagined world.
As organizers we strive for low-cost pathways of participation, are you interested in a community billet program either hosting out-of-towners or staying with locals?
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Presenter Bio
[Bio that is under 1 paragraph (50 - 75 words)]
Cade is a designer, writer and researcher. His practice focuses on critical theory, human-computer interaction, identity, infrastructure and politics. After prototyping Signal with Open Whisper Systems, he spent four years designing for secure software. He was the head of design at SpiderOak, cultivating design-led information security. In 2017 he joined Tactical Tech as Design Lead, developing an aesthetic framework for the organisation’s projects. He has guest lectured at universities in Germany and the UK and has provided information security and/or sensitive design consulting advice to companies, activist groups and non profits in Europe, the United States and Australia.
Description
[Description that is 1-2 paragraphs (75 - 150 words)] Will design ethics save design? As the broader design community becomes increasingly uncomfortable with the structures and clients it serves, a growing movement seeks to integrate ethics into design practice. But this prioritises individual decisions and values over critical analysis of socio-political and economic outcomes. The pop discourse that calls for ethics indemnifies designers and obfuscates the inherent problems of their work, resulting in the celebration of projects that at their core problematic, such as digital wellness, decentralised systems, autonomous cars and inclusive facial recognition.
Building on the essay “On Weaponised Design,” and an ongoing multi-year research and practice project with Tactical Tech and others, Design Ethics? No Thanks explores how design has enabled a decade of absurdity and examine how design ethics threatens to neutralise both the critique of outcomes and the potential contribution of design to a radically reimagined world.
Type: talk + discussion Length: ~35 minutes + QA Language: english
Session Objective
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Material and Technical Requirements
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Presenter(s)
Name: Cade. Email: cade@shiba.computer
Url(s): Shiba Computer
Twitter: @helveticade
GitHub: shibacomputer
As organizers we strive for low-cost pathways of participation, are you interested in a community billet program either hosting out-of-towners or staying with locals? billet
Presenter Bio
[Bio that is under 1 paragraph (50 - 75 words)] Cade is a designer, writer and researcher. His practice focuses on critical theory, human-computer interaction, identity, infrastructure and politics. After prototyping Signal with Open Whisper Systems, he spent four years designing for secure software. He was the head of design at SpiderOak, cultivating design-led information security. In 2017 he joined Tactical Tech as Design Lead, developing an aesthetic framework for the organisation’s projects. He has guest lectured at universities in Germany and the UK and has provided information security and/or sensitive design consulting advice to companies, activist groups and non profits in Europe, the United States and Australia.