News: Invitation: Other economies – Other publications
Student work & Features
Student work:What do you think?
By:Wanying Xu
This research mainly introduces how I, as a designer, use the meta-design theoretical framework and design methods to explore my board game design.
Student work:Agora
By:Kinga Pesti
A mixed media video-installation about creative experimentation, ruin bars and political suppression in the arts.
By:Marija Stankevičiūtė
By:Bashar Lubbad
Delving deep into the complexities of culture within occupied Palestine, the design research profoundly explores multi-layered cultural dynamics. This pioneering initiative harnesses the compelling power of visual storytelling, designed to articulate the subtle nuances of cultural identity, foster empathetic connections, and combat pervasive misrepresentations. Rooted in the historical, social, and political influences that define the Palestinian narrative, the research underscores the revolutionary power of design. As both a beacon and a bridge, design plays a critical role in nurturing and preserving cultural identity, and it rises as a fearless advocate for accurate, unbiased representation. Through this lens, we can reveal the depth of the living experience, breathing life into stories often left untold and illuminating the resilience and richness of a culture thriving amidst adversity.
The design programs
Why change?
Collecting knowledge
Doesn’t design already imply change? Yes, through design we give form to new products (and books, campaigns, services, systems and much more). Through these we also shape and change behaviours, attitudes and even worldviews.
Today it is both formally and globally recognised that both ecological and social systems are in a critical state. We also know that human activities – and not least design, and its associated overconsumption – drive unsustainability. With + Change we want to emphasise the very potential of design to affect change and to extend it. + Change comprises different perspectives on change, such as adaptation, evolution and revolution. For us + Change very much includes examining, challenging and changing the norms that shape the everyday life of individuals as well as society at large. To affect change through design can be about initiatives directed at products, systems or worldviews. We can choose to use design to affect change locally, regionally or globally, and with a focus on ecology, economy, human health and equality, or all of them simultaneously. Altogether + Change is about purposefully using design, and its inherent creativity, in order to achieve changes towards futures of sustainability.
+ Change is not only about what we study and why – it is also about how we do it. + Change pedagogy brings design, artistic expression and theory together. We believe we need students and staff groups to genuinely and in an interdisciplinary manner engage with the complexity of sustainability. Therefore, we have chosen to have an international intake on all our programmes and to deliver them in English. Together we make a + Change culture – dynamic, vibrant, creative and critical.
Sharing is Caring
This is our digital platform where you will find selected Works, News and Features coming from the Linnaeus University’s Design Department. It is a tool for us as students, educators and researchers to share, connect and re-connect ideas for + Change. We continuously work to make our + Change knowledge and practices available and searchable.
You can filter the database by general terms like: Course documentations, Final examinations; also by more specific conditions like: Video, Social media or Exhibitions.