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Concevoir des avenirs, depuis le Sud

Il existe de nombreuses façons d'imaginer l'avenir, mais elles ne partent pas toutes du même point.

Cartographies du détournement

Cartographies of the Detour

-Nicolás Madoery, from the Global South- What does it mean to imagine from the margins? *Cartographies of the Detour* is a series of brief but meaningful interviews that seek to balance critical depth with humanity, from a perspective rooted in the Global South and for the Global South. In this conversation with Nicolás Madoery, we explore how to design cultural futures in a digital ecosystem dominated by the logic of ext

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Que se passe-t-il lorsque nos souvenirs sont incomplets ?

Concevoir l’avenir, pas à pas

Cartographies of the Detour

"Cartographies of the Detour" could have been a Victorian game coined by Proust, but we will instead present it as a series of brief yet meaningful interviews that seek to balance critical acuity with human depth, always from—and for—the South.

“AI Artists”: Between Plagiarism and Art Direction

Cartographies of the Detour: Beatriz Ricci, from the South

"Cartographies of the Detour" could have been a Victorian game coined by Proust, but we will instead present it as a series of brief yet meaningful interviews that seek to balance critical acuity with human depth, always from—and for—the South.

Je veux être terre

Dans le quartier, on conçoit autrement

Par Galo Zapata Dans les quartiers, on ne parle pas d’innovation, on la met en œuvre. Non pas parce qu’on a du temps, des ressources ou du calme à revendre, mais parce que l’urgence n’attend pas. La transformation sociale ne commence ni dans les bureaux ni dans les laboratoires de design. Elle commence au coin de la rue. Autour de la marmite commune. À la cantine populaire, dans les comités du verre de lait, au sein des associations de quartier. Sur le terrain de sport où les jeunes s’organisent

Designing in the Face of Uncertainty: When Design Becomes a Compass

By Abel Valdez “We designers often focus too much on the object being designed, and not enough on the system within which it operates.” — Don Norman, *The Design of Everyday Things*. In contexts where uncertainty is the norm rather than the exception, design begins to take on a role different from the one traditionally attributed to it. It is not merely a matter of beautifying, communicating, or cr

Holding onto what seems contradictory: an invitation to see things differently

By Diego Rey Sun Han There are days when everything feels a little overwhelming. The news, the meetings, the small decisions that feel like huge ones. Meanwhile, we’re faced with the idea that there are only two paths: either you’re for it, or you’re against it. Do you move quickly or take your time? Do you innovate or stick with what already works? Without realizing it, we go into conversations weighed down by baggage