Category First Post

This post is going to ask you to consider issues relating to diversity and inclusion and your own projects. This does not mean the project needs to be social justice-related. It means that you are considering an intentional and equitable approach to your work, which is essential regardless of your project or the field you are going into.

For this post, I’d like you to consider each the following questions (informed by “How to begin designing for diversity,” which we read for Monday, so be sure to consult it before you compose your post). You do not need to answer the questions as a bulleted list; you can have a narrative. Use headers and bolded text throughout as highlights.

* What is the intention of your project? That is, what do you hope it will achieve?
* What impact do you hope it will have? That is, how do you hope that it is “lived and experienced in the real world in actual communities”?
* What are the best *and worst* case scenarios for the impact of your project?
* How *might* personal identities influence and/or inform how you approach design?
* What perspectives or lived experiences might be missing from your approach?
* What individuals or misrepresented communities might be missing from your project?
* How will you attempt to make your project inclusive?

Choose the First Consideration Post category.

Due Friday, 2/18 by TBD.