Virtual Chalet, 18 Jan 2022 – Design, culture, education, and capitalism

The "virtual chalet" is a recurring informal event (once every 2 weeks) for the community to take the space & time to discuss, share ideas & experiences, find support, ask questions, etc.

This week we discuss how cultures & languages shape our understanding of design, how English and a form of US colonialism exist through the profession & its related education. We also talk of UX Design and our relationship to consumerism & capitalism, and the shortcomings of the current forms of design education.

Join our next session 👉 https://www.meetup.com/design-critical-thinking/

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🔗 Links and resources that have been shared during the session 👇

Marc’s current reading → “What Tech Calls Thinking” https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374721237/whattechcallsthinking

Anarcho-Capitalism In Practice → https://youtu.be/HTN64g9lA2g

Should we all lose faith in UX? UX, Surveillance Capitalism, and the “Banality of Evil” → https://uxdesign.cc/should-we-all-lose-faith-in-ux-a24288fd11a4

↳ One of the main trigger of this questioning → https://creativegood.com/blog/21/losing-faith-in-ux.html

↳ And one of the best reply of this first trigger → https://scottberkun.com/2021/put-faith-in-ux-design/

Fixing The 2 Key Problems in CX/UX Education → https://rbefored.com/fixing-the-2-key-problems-in-cx-ux-education-782550e36710