Designing Gender

A Feminist Toolkit

Dr Sarah Elsie Baker (Media Design School, New Zealand)

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Bloomsbury Visual Arts
21 March 2024

Graphic design; Social discrimination; Feminism & feminist theory; Gender studies: women

This book offers an ideal first step for designers looking to disrupt contemporary design practice by challenging gender inequality. Drawing on feminist and queer theory, it outlines key concepts and applies them to a broad spectrum of design activity. By developing feminist design approaches and methods, it provides a practical resource for designers wanting to make a change.

Designing Gender covers essential topics including definitions of sex, gender and sexuality, histories of women in design, parity in professional design practice, diversity of users, non-binary design approaches, and sustainable and equitable futures.

Filled with examples from around the world, the book recognises the culturally specific nature of gendered experience. Interviews with designers working in a diverse range of fields including user experience design, visual communication, interaction design and critical design, highlight the challenges and opportunities involved in designing a more equitable society. Each chapter showcases key methods and tools and culminates in hands-on activities.

By: Dr Sarah Elsie Baker (Media Design School New Zealand)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 238mm, Width: 158mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 720g
ISBN: 9781350273757
ISBN 10: 1350273759
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 21 March 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sarah Elsie Baker is Senior Lecturer and Research Fellow at Media Design School in Auckland, New Zealand. Her research interests are focused on design and social inequality, specifically in relation to user experience and design futures. She teaches design research and methods, as well as courses exploring gender and design.

Reviews for Designing Gender: A Feminist Toolkit

Integrates theory and case studies backed by useful exercises that that will improve the (design) world in tangible ways for all -- Michelle Marzullo * California Institute of Integral Studies, USA * A tremendously enjoyable read that has stimulated a lot of thought and reflection -- Nathan Martin * Arizona State University, USA * The book makes a significant contribution to the field of gender and design by exploring how design can perpetuate gender inequality and offering transformative approaches to address it. The framework for analyzing gender artifacts using gender norms and script analysis encourages designers to consider the origins and ethics of the data they use and critiques the linear understanding of gender and time. * Society for Technical Communication *