News: Invitation: Other economies – Other publications
Student work & Features
Student work:Witchcraft Futuring: The Knowledge Below The Surface
By:Smaranda Sirbu
Witchcraft Futuring manifests the reclamation of witchcraft for female empowerment.
Student work:Virtual Tourism – Possible Future?
By:Sandra Lakunishok
The pandemic has ravaged through various industries and had to adapt by going digital, including travel. Was it a temporary fix, or could it be considered an alternative to traveling abroad for vacation?
Student work:Krisur
By:Andrea Troilo
Krisur is a project which resulted in the prototyping of a low energy device that works as a “lifesaving” object with the function of pairing, or connecting, the single individual to the Government in case of emergency. The aim of this is to explore and tackle new possibilities for connecting people to a no-hackable source or to a social system (e.g., Hesa Fredrik). This also reflects on the geo-political transformation happening over time and in what ways lo-fi technology is connected to it.
Student work:Fungi + Plastics = <3
By:Mathilde Lasnier
Could a plastic-decomposing fungus help to decolonise plastic waste?
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.