third year social cohesion talk
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Third year presentationTRANSCRIPT
Louise Wilsondesigner for social good
school work experience
university
reducing pick-pocket theft
reducing anti-social behaviour
Graphic Design ?
http://dgi-indonesia.com
“a professional who assembles together images, typography or
motion graphics to create a piece of design”
http://dgi-indonesia.com
http://www.soyadesign.co.uk
ProductDesign ?
http://www.soyadesign.co.uk
“a professional who combines art, technology and science to create
3D items.”
http://core-webdesign.co.uk/
Web Design ?
http://core-webdesign.co.uk/
“a professional who use a computer lanugage to develop pages that can be read by web
browsers.”
http://www.globaldesignresearch.com
Design for Social Good ?
http://www.globaldesignresearch.com
“using design to solve social problems in
non-traditional ways.”
Creating social cohesion through charity shops.
Why Charity Shops?Where are they found?
Why Charity Shops?• On a high street
• In most communities
Where are they found?
Why Charity Shops?• On a high street
• In most communities
Where are they found?
What are they for?
Why Charity Shops?• On a high street
• In most communities
• Raise money for charity• Provide affordable, recycled clothing
Where are they found?
What are they for?
Howcan a designer help?
1. Understand why people who go into charity shops.
2. Understanding what it means to be a volunteer in a charity shop.
3. Understand what a charity shop needs to do to help the community.
• Help volunteers• Help customers• Increase donations• Include the community
• Better place to shop• Community hub• Friendly environment• Promote local talent
Helping families live better with dementia
http://www.orchardcarehomes.com
Why dementia?Who gets dementia?
Why dementia?Who gets dementia? • All ages
• Our families
Why dementia?• All ages
• Our families
Who gets dementia?
What does dementia do?
Why dementia?• All ages
• Our families
• Makes people forget your name.• Reduces memory over time.
Who gets dementia?
What does dementia do?
Howcan a designer help?
1. Understand what it means to have dementia
http://i.dailymail.co.uk
2. Understand how families feel about someone having dementia.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk
3. Understand how design can create a better experience of dementia.
http://www.mariashriver.com
• Include everyone• Talk more• Share the help• Document care
• Create awareness• Create a place to talk• Encourage visits• Keep a diary
the collaborative caring and sharing tool for families
living with dementia
I’m a designer for social good.
What questions do you have?