The role of design in society

作者：Wei Liu · 发表于：The Design Journal · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.1080/14606925.2024.2353478 · 被引用次数：2 · 研究领域：Cultural Industries and Urban Development

It was an inspiring discussion among leading academic experts in this area, which, alongside the enjoyable review of the articles featured in this issue, has allowed me to rethink the role of design in society.Design plays an important role in shaping our societies, defining or influencing how we interact with tangible matters, such as products, services, and environments, and intangible matters including emotions, identity, culture, and social norms.It advocates human-centred approaches, catalyses innovation and economic growth, promotes sustainability and fosters behaviour and social value.By harnessing design, society may creatively tackle complicated challenges, improve the quality of life for both individuals and communities and encourage an inclusive, diversified, sustainable and prosperous future for all.The nine articles included in this issue, 27.3, have reflected the significant role of design as it performs in society.They discuss how design may promote and land its role from theoretical and practical perspectives, ranging from exploring the transcendent nature of products, applying user-centred approaches, leveraging design-driven innovation, and investigating resistance in design to the impact of design on society.Opening this issue is the paper 'The sacred and profane in design: Exploring the transcendent nature of ordinary products', where G€ unes and G€ org€ un embark on an exploratory journey, focusing on how specific products have transcended their utilitari...