Writing on Design

Jun 27, 2024

About

What are different modes of writing about design, and what may be diverse conceptions of the book as a design medium?

Catherine D’Ignazio and Dietmar Offenhuber’s recent explorations of the interrelations between data and design help reveal the ways in which diverse social collectives, from scientists to activists, can engage with the design and representation of data.

D’Ignazio, author of Counting Feminicide: Data Feminism in Action (MIT Press, 2024), and Offenhuber, author of Autographic Design: The Matter of Data in a Self-Inscribing World (MIT Press, 2024) will present their latest books in a conversation moderated by MIT Press Executive Editor Gita Manaktala.

This event is part of the DRS24 Conference.

Agenda

12–1PM: Panel discussion / Silverman room, Media Lab 6th floor
1–1:30PM: Book signing / The MIT Press booth, Media Lab Lobby

Speakers

Catherine D'Ignazio is a hacker mama, scholar, and artist/designer who focuses on feminist technology, data justice and civic engagement. + Read more.

Gita Manaktala is Executive Editor at Large at the MIT Press, a publisher of research and scholarship at the intersection of the arts, sciences, and technology. + Read more.

Dietmar Offenhuber is a designer and urban planner in the College of Arts, Media and Design at Northeastern University in Boston. + Read more.

Accessibility

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