Making as Expression: Informing Design with People with Complex Communication Needs through Art ...
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22 interviews and two years of fieldwork in a residential setting produce concrete design lessons: art therapy treats art supplies as materials as language, choosing media (photons, cloth, broken glass, watercolor, pen) to enable specific affect and expression; materials fall on a fluid vs resistive spectrum that changes what people can say nonverbally. Methods include photos, audio, and grounded theory. Ethical practices focus on creating safe, sustained spaces, witnessing rather than directing, and intentional material choices for co-design.
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- 0:00Start
- 3:53Understanding the Language of Materials in Interactions
- 9:50Self Reflection
- 15:19Pen Quilting Sessions
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