Eye level
This is the constant topic of those who consider that they are too small and would like to grow, especially in terms of prestige. So that they can look straight into the eyes of the so-called big guys.
This transfer … Weiterlesen
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Target Group
While talk of so-called “target groups” is omnipresent in design, few people realize that this is not a descriptive design procedure, but rather a design offence. Those who design for target groups wants to believe that it is possible to … Weiterlesen
Woman is born free and lives equal to man in her rights […] these rights are freedom, property, security, and especially resistance to oppression.
It did not help this revolutionary, feminist and writer that she lived in the times of the French revolution: she demanded that both slavery and the death penalty be abolished, that a luxury tax be levied to support the poor … Weiterlesen
Video Statement about the importance of gender in design in times of crisis.
Uta’s general thoughts about the importance of gender in design, even and in particular in times of crisis.
This video is part of a series of exciting video statements, initiated by the international Gender Design Network / iGDN. Videos … Weiterlesen
Saxonian State Award of Design in 2020/21
For the second time UB is a member of the jury for the Saxonian State Award of Design in 2020/21.
throne = hornet
„Logic is the miserable instrument by which people talk at cross purposes.”
For logic is a homespun system: a system whereby a brick is considered a foundation, such as the word of God, with further bricks indifferently piled on top. The resulting edifice provides security, is easy to live in, and, referred … Weiterlesen
tea = eat
Science
Conventional positivist science allegedly has to:
- be verifiable (define and substantiate questions, provide sources, data, describe processes…)
- be reproducible
- demonstrate upon which scientific approach it is based
- not necessarily be original or novel
The largely euphoric acceptance of science as … Weiterlesen
Narrative
The German word for jester is Narr, the plural is Narren. Narren are necessarily ‘narrative’. In the past, their job was to be a chatterbox, entertaining the aristocracy with stories and they do the same today for the … Weiterlesen