Nicola Plaisant
Background
My research field, design for social impact, is where the world of design creates instruments and services for society. Because design shapes all artefacts in our world, designers must also provide tools with which people can express political action and support.
I am trying to bridge the gap between the citizen and institutions. People feel disaffected from political parties because parties often don’t carry out their campaign promises. Teenagers are particularly disenchanted: they act only when political actions affect them and their schools, and politicians don’t speak in a way which they can relate to. [more ...]
