Universal Methods of Ethical Design (Hardcover)
Language: English
Published by Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc, 2025
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- Title
- Universal Methods of Ethical Design (Hardcover)
- Author
- Colin Gray
- Publisher
- Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
- Publication year
- 2025
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0760393087
- ISBN 13
- 9780760393086
Cultivate a socially responsible design process with Universal Methods of Ethical Design, the first comprehensive survey of ethically centered design practices.
Are you ready to design for good? Join the growing movement of designers, technologists, and organizations embracing ethical design principles to drive meaningful change. This essential resource introduces practical methods and frameworks that foster ethical awareness, action, and reflection throughout the design process. These supports appear in this book in varied forms, including methods, theoretical frameworks, conceptual frameworks, and principles.
Discover actionable strategies across every design phase, including:
- User Research – Gather insights with empathy and integrity.
- Design Scoping – Define goals that align with ethical values.
- Ideation & Concept Generation – Spark ideas rooted in social responsibility.
- Testing & Evaluation – Assess impact with fairness and transparency.
- Product Launch – Deliver solutions that prioritize people and the planet.
Explore diverse, accessible methods that weave ethics into your workflow—covering critical topics like feminist design, activism, privacy and security, legal policy, and governance.
Each method is presented in a clear two-page format:
- Page One offers a concise definition, in-depth explanation, real-world applications, and practical guidelines—with sidenotes for added insights and references.
- Page Two features visual examples and graphics to deepen understanding.
Whether you’re a designer, engineer, manager, or student, Universal Methods of Ethical Design is your essential reference for building socially responsible and impactful designs.
The titles in the Rockport Universal series offer comprehensive and authoritative information and edifying and inspiring visual examples on multidisciplinary subjects for designers, architects, engineers, students, and anyone who is interested in expanding and enriching their design knowledge.
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About the Author
Sai Shruthi Chivukula is a design researcher with her research and teaching interests at the intersection of design, human-computer interaction (HCI), design practice, and ethics & values. She is an assistant professor of the Information Experience Design Graduate Program at the School of Information, Pratt Institute, New York. Shruthi takes a pragmatist ethics lens to describe and translate ethics and tech regulation in HCI and design practice and education.
Colin M. Gray is a researcher and designer focusing on human-computer interaction, design, and education. They are an associate professor and director of Human-Computer Interaction Design in the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering at Indiana University, and are also appointed as guest professor at Beijing Normal University, China, and visiting researcher at Northumbria University, United Kingdom. They have consulted on multiple legal cases relating to dark patterns and data protection and work with regulatory bodies and nonprofit organizations to increase awareness and action relating to deceptive and manipulative design practices. Colin’s research and engagement activities cross multiple disciplines, including human-computer interaction, instructional design and technology, law and policy, design theory and education, and engineering and technology education.
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