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Humanising Information for Contemporary Literacy
Why should journalists care about design? As digital tools continue to shape and reform news media, journalists will need to adapt to the dynamic mediascape in order to bring information literacy to the evolving technological era. It is the duty of journalists to respond and adapt to the changes of contemporary culture and forge participatory journalism that stimulates new thinking while creating opportunities to engage. Design is a tool for discourse — the marketisation of a new language so it becomes accessible — and technology makes media interesting and explorative. As journalists, we should embrace our expanding library and sharpen the chisels in our toolbox to penetrate the world.
Originally published on Medium
Why should journalists care about design?
As digital tools continue to shape and reform news media, journalists will need to adapt to the dynamic mediascape. Universities are tackling this challenge in their journalism department — how to communicate information through new media while captivating a new genre of readers in today’s contemporary media ecosystem — by integrating new disciplines with traditional journalism.
One such university is The New School in New York City. They recently launched a new degree called Journalism + Design, which combines the “rigorous critical thinking” of Eugene Lang College with the “creative thinking” of Parsons The New School for Design. There was doubt, confusion and tension between the two communities, and one question remained unanswered:
“Why should journalists care about design?”
As a dual-degree student with an interdisciplinary background in design and media studies, I was asked to write about why design is important to journalism. Having attended the IxDA Interaction 15 conference this month, I make my attempt to explain why in this article, and my simple response: “Design provides a cognitive framework for inquiry and understanding.” The rest of this article will explain further…
Designing for Wastelessness, Part 5: Winning Students Visit Tolentino, Italy
Originally published on Core77.
This spring, Poltrona Frau is pleased to partner with Parsons The New School for Design on a Product Design Studio with a focus on responsible design. With the guidance of instructor Andrea Ruggiero, students will design and develop new objects using leather scraps at Poltrona Frau's factory in Tolentino, Italy. For the first time, the brief is to design everyday leather goods for the home and office, elevating waste material into a premium product.
Designing for Wastelessness, Part 3: Judgement Day
Originally published on Core77.
This spring, Poltrona Frau is pleased to partner with Parsons The New School for Design on a Product Design Studio with a focus on responsible design. With the guidance of instructor Andrea Ruggiero, students will design and develop new objects using leather scraps at Poltrona Frau's factory in Tolentino, Italy. For the first time, the brief is to design everyday leather goods for the home and office, elevating waste material into a premium product.
Designing for Wastelessness, Part 2: How Many Students Does It Take to Work a Sewing Machine?
Originally published on Core77.
This spring, Poltrona Frau is pleased to partner with Parsons The New School for Design on a Product Design Studio with a focus on responsible design. With the guidance of instructor Andrea Ruggiero, students will design and develop new objects using leather scraps at Poltrona Frau's factory in Tolentino, Italy. For the first time, the brief is to design everyday leather goods for the home and office, elevating waste material into a premium product.
Parsons The New School for Design x Poltrona Frau - Designing for Wastelessness, Part 1: Introduction
This spring, Poltrona Frau is pleased to partner with Parsons The New School for Design on a Product Design Studio with a focus on responsible design. With the guidance of instructor Andrea Ruggiero, students will design and develop new objects using leather scraps at Poltrona Frau's factory in Tolentino, Italy. For the first time, the brief is to design everyday leather goods for the home and office, elevating waste material into a premium product.
Originally published on Core77.
This spring, Poltrona Frau is pleased to partner with Parsons The New School for Design on a Product Design Studio with a focus on responsible design. With the guidance of instructor Andrea Ruggiero, students will design and develop new objects using leather scraps at Poltrona Frau's factory in Tolentino, Italy. For the first time, the brief is to design everyday leather goods for the home and office, elevating waste material into a premium product.