Blogs
DESIS Thematic Cluster: Public and Collaborative launched
Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 1:41pmPublic sector and design when citizens become active and collaborative
by Ezio Manzini, Margherita Pillan and Eduardo Staszowski
Theme: How are emerging social networks meeting public services and innovation policies? And vice versa: how can public services and innovation policies trigger, empower, direct the emerging social networks? What can design do to make this promising meeting more effective and fruitful?(see also Background Notes below)
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 WORDS: chapters 4 and 5
Submitted by andrea.mendoza on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 3:49pmChapter 4: ELASTI-CITY
by Elif Küçüksayraç
On a sustainable world the quality of: elasticity seems mandatory, along with joy and health; like in this case that our colleague Elif Küçüksayraçfrom ITU University in Istanbul shares in her view for this edition of Around the World in 80 Words.
4th OJO AL SANCOCHO COMMUNITARIAN FILM FESTIVAL
Submitted by admin on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 6:30pm
September 16th – 23rd 2011
Bogotá, Colombia
This year, in its 4th edition, the international Communitarian Film and Video Festival, Ojo Al Sancocho, based in Bogotá, kindly opened a space for DESIS to share visions and enable dialogue regarding the role of representing active communities using the tools of communication design.
DESIS FRIENDS: PERL - Call for Videos
Submitted by admin on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 6:24pm“Life in 2020: your creative vision”- 2012 Video Competition for Students:
Moving towards more responsible lifestyles
_Are you a student and interested in the power of images / multimedia?
Thematic Clusters
Submitted by admin on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 4:48pmby Ezio Manzini
The next step for DESIS is to create Thematic Clusters: groups of design teams, based on different DESIS Labs, working on similar topics. Their aim is to build arenas for discussing on-going projects, comparing tools and results, and where new joint initiatives can be started.
