Critical design
Aspect of design that challenges preconceptions / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Critical design uses design fiction and speculative design proposals to challenge assumptions and conceptions about the role objects play in everyday life. Critical design plays a similar role to product design, but does not emphasize an object's commercial purpose or physical utility. It is mainly used to share a critical perspective or inspire debate,[1] while increasing awareness of social, cultural, or ethical issues in the eyes of the public. Critical design was popularized by Anthony Dunne and Fiona Raby through their firm, Dunne & Raby.
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Critical design can make aspects of the future physically present to provoke a reaction.[2] "Critical design is critical thought translated into materiality. It is about thinking through design rather than through words and using the language and structure of design to engage people."[3] It may be conflated with the critical theory or the Frankfurt School, but it is not related.