I did my diploma with a fellow student, Amalie Sofie Bauge Skevik. The final result was a design proposal meant to facilitate a discussion surrounding our role as designers in the digital era. The concept consisted of a manifesto followed by nine possibility studies, each showcasing different ways of making data more accessible, transparent, and understandable.
The project touches upon wicked problems within topics such as privacy, big data, and tracking. These topics are extensively discussed and often presented as issues in the digital era.
The project touches upon wicked problems within topics such as privacy, big data, and tracking. These topics are extensively discussed and often presented as issues in the digital era.
We worked well together, and the workload was 50/50. We did interviews, workshops, prototyping, concept development, Figma prototypes, user testing, graphical profile, and illustration. For the most part, I did the academic research for the manifesto and was primarily responsible for writing it. This research, in addition to our user research, was the backbone for the argumentation and development of our nine probes.
A TRANSPARENT MANIFESTO:
Design, Technology, Privacy, and Tech-Optimism in the 21st Century
Ingrid Sudbø & Amalie Sofie Bauge Skevik
Masters Students, Institute of Design
Joakim Formo
May, 2022
The Oslo School of Architecture & Design
Oslo, Norway
ingrid.sudbo@stud.aho.no, amalie.bauge.skevik@stud.aho.no
Abstract: With the massive challenges we face with big data, privacy, and distribution of power and agency in the digital sphere, this manifesto offers an overview of the issues in question and concludes that systemic change is needed. It illustrates how interactions designers can contribute to creating the infrastructure that is lacking. Following this manifesto, are probes for discussion, specifically possibility studies exploring functionality that encourage openness and transparency from the services. We aim to inspire others to take part in the challenge of how to rebuild a broken system.
