Emily Horgan challenges perceptions of what design is, who it is for, and the power it has in society
Designer and researcher Emily Horgan highlights how design shapes society and the importance of human-centred design processes which make space for the people who are affected and excluded by design choices. Emily outlines her career journey and talks us through the basic principles of the Design Justice Network.
About the speaker
Challenging Design
Emily Horgan is an Irish researcher and creative based in Edinburgh. After earning a degree in Computer Science, she turned her focus towards human centred and inclusive design practices in user interface and experience design. Currently, she works as a user research consultant with a particular focus on behavioural design, and is a member of the Design Justice Network.
Emily has written about a number of social issues including gender, health and ethical technology. Her writing and artwork have been featured in The Irish Times, Image Magazine, and Crimson. She is the co editor and curator of So Hormonal, an anthology of personal essays on the topic of hormones which was published last year by Edinburgh’s own Monstrous Regiment publishing house.
Emily will be speaking to this month's theme, Design, by challenging our own perception of what design is, who it is for, and the power it has in society.
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Emily, great talk! I wanted to comment on the design of your talk itself as a great example of your understanding of the subject matter. In the age of virtual everything right now, I REALLY appreciate that you started your half-hour talk with a gripping example, following it up with more examples and references, and THEN introduced yourself and your bio about a third of the way in. Brilliant. These days, a half-hour talk can seem like an eternity when we're all online all the time, so it's very wise (and welcome) to grab us right off the bat with interesting, relevant examples, and save the typical resume-intro "blah blah" ;-) until we're well into your talk, when we basically already see for ourselves that you know what you're talking about! Kudos. Great talk, well designed, on an often "invisible" but very important aspect of our interconnected modern world. I will recommend it to my colleagues (and a few interested friends as well). --Terri