Co-design — meet artists

Abstract

My thesis topic is about co-design. As a designer is very important to understand what your audience or target group’s needs are by having them in your design projects. What if we try to co- design with artists who are from different fields. To creating something more meaningful. Artists are people who can help co-design to be more inclusive, interesting, and creative – be they photographers, illustrators, actors, dancers, spoken word poets, set designers, sound artists, or other kinds of artists. I start my information gathering from reading books to deepen my knowledge about co-design principles and co-design mindset. I’m searching for facts that what makes co-design a useful tool that can be used in design projects. I’m aiming to discover what is co-design and it’s what are the mindset before starting a co-design project. After explanation about co-design and it key principals there is included interviews with artist from different fields who had experiences in co-design and they share their point of views about it. I was very curious to know how others artist thinks and reacts when I mention co- design. It’s very interesting to hear artists that have more experience about co- designing. Also, I will share my own experiences as a co-designer and in the ending chapter there is going to be reflection about the whole process.