Journeys in Design - Exploring Issues in Designing Across Cultures

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School of Arts, Design and Architecture | Master's thesis
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2004

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Mcode

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Uuden median maisteriohjelma

Language

en

Pages

149

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Due to a variety of social changes we are currently experiencing, including globalization, the establishment of the internet as an unprecedented global network as well as the shift from industrial to information society, designers are nowadays increasingly involved in projects targeted at a global audience. Especially New Media-designers, working within the global real of the World Wide Web, are increasingly faced with challenges on how to communicate effectively across cultures in an informed and sensitive way. This research is concerned with the question: Which issues should designers consider in communicating visually across cultures?

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Diaz, Lily

Thesis advisor

Fabritius, Maari

Keywords

intercultural design, cultural diversity, pluralism, global/local, dissolution of boundaries, power, cross-cultural representation, inclusiveness

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