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  Tristan Felter

  14 years ago

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  A bunch of great humane design solutions have been presented at the INDEX: Award in Copenhagen ( http://indexaward.dk ) over the past years.
  I also think that DesignAid ( http://designaid.org ) is doing a great job designing and promoting design for and in developing countries and creating awareness. It's rare that designers focus on those real problems in real situations (as opposed to googling problems and pretending to have solved the issues with fancy concept renderings that would never work in real life).
  Personally, I think that "humane design solutions" often lack funding and support, since they often are related to social design or socially responsible design - which isn't always the most financially viable solution. This kind of design thinking needs in field research to fully understand the needs at hand and cultural aspects attached to the users. That counts just as much for the wheelchair user trying to board a bus in downtown LA as for an emergency medical transportation device in rural Africa.
  I'd love to see some grants and awards given to non profits focusing on social design that foster humane design solutions and fuel research in the social design field. Please share your thoughts and ideas :)
  

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