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Inter*Printer

2025-11-26T12:44:00Z

Paul:

[[Category:Editorial]]
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== Inter*Printer ==
[[File:Editorial print.png|thumb]]
Editorial @ Kulturverein zur Schießhalle 
Daily: Monday - Sunday 
10:00 ‑ 13:00 
Sunday 30th November 17:00: Editorial Reveal 

==== Project Description ====
inter*printer refers to the in-between state that connects analog and digital publishing processes, as well as the the connection and interpersonal networking between individuals and collectives.

During d*sign week, the inter*printer is a collaborative process involving collecting, documenting, visualizing, curating, translating, publishing, reflecting, analyzing, learning, discussing, experimenting.

Taking place throughout the d*sign week, inter*printer functions as a collective action of experiencing the programme, actively involving the participants of the festival in documenting what happens in each event. Everyone is invited to contribute creatively with notes, scribbles, photos and texts that can be placed in shared folders and physical boxes. Special tools and concepts for documentation will also be made available to visitors of the d*sign week.

The collection is then processed in a daily editorial routine lead by Collectors Collective, a group of students of the Department of Visual Communication from the University of Arts Linz. At the studio of Potato Publishing the Collectors Collective edits and publishes the notes, drawings, photos and texts from the day before in the form of prints and publications. These visualize discussions, workshops and ideas, and explore new connections across the festival programme. After each session the content will be digitalized and feed back to the d*signwiki as a digital archive.

===== Who can participate? =====
Visitors of the dsign week are warmly invited to share their impressions and notes and make them available to the editorial process.

===== How to submit? =====
Via upload to: https://cloud.servus.at/s/4FXKW9SQRDr97yL or in person at the event.

=== Editorials ===
[[Editorial 1 | ed 1: titel]]

[[Editorial 2 | ed 2: titel]]

[[Editorial 3 | ed 3: titel]]

[[Editorial 4 | ed 4: titel]]

[[Editorial 5 | ed 5: titel]]

[[Editorial 6 | ed 6: titel]]

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{{:Collectors Collective}}
{{:Potato Publishing}}

Alt text as poetry

2025-11-21T22:43:01Z

Paul:

[[Category:Workshop]]
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=== alt text as poetry ===
Worksession @ Kulturverein zur Schießhalle
Friday 28 Nov 
14:00 ‑ 17:00 

====Project Description====
"alt text" are descriptions read out by screen readers when encountering an image.
They help people who are blind or have low vision get informations from images that are otherwise not accessible for screen-readers.

The session will follow the structure of the workbook "Alt Text as Poetry". It's exercises explore the potential of alt text as an artistic medium, with the main intent of making the internet more accessible for everyone.

The book is also an invitation to reflect about language and perception. To question what we show and how we and others think about it.

The book was written by [https://www.bojanacoklyat.com/ Bojana Coklyat] and [https://shannonfinnegan.com/ Finnegan Shannon].

The whole workbook is acccessible as text or audio in many different formats on their [https://alt-text-as-poetry.net/ website].

==== Registration Link ====
https://umfrage.servus.at/index.php/639133

'''Accessibility:'''
This workshop will take place in the first floor and is therefore not barrier-free because of stairs. If you want to take part but cannot because of this, let us know via ''dsignweek@servus.at'' or ''info@potatopublishing.at'' and we will try to figure something out.

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{{:Potato Publishing}}

Alt text as poetry

2025-11-21T22:42:28Z

Paul:

Alt text as poetry

2025-11-21T16:19:43Z

Paul:

Alt text as poetry

2025-11-21T16:19:08Z

Paul:

[[Category:Workshop]]
<onlyinclude>
=== alt text as poetry ===
Worksession @ Kulturverein zur Schießhalle
Friday 28 Nov 
14:00 ‑ 17:00 

====Project Description====
"alt text" are descriptions read out by screen readers when encountering an image.
They help people who are blind or have low vision get informations from images that are otherwise not accessible for screen-readers.

The session will follow the structure of the workbook "Alt Text as Poetry". It's exercises explore the potential of alt text as an artistic medium, with the main intent of making the internet more accessible for everyone.

The book is also an invitation to reflect about language and perception. To question what we show and how we and others think about it.

The book was written by [https://www.bojanacoklyat.com/ Bojana Coklyat] and [https://shannonfinnegan.com/ Finnegan Shannon],

The whole workbook is acccessible as text or audio in many different formats on their [https://alt-text-as-poetry.net/ website].

==== Registration Link ====
https://umfrage.servus.at/index.php/639133

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{{:Potato Publishing}}

Alt text as poetry

2025-11-21T16:16:21Z

Paul:

[[Category:Workshop]]
<onlyinclude>
=== alt text as poetry ===
Worksession @ Kulturverein zur Schießhalle
Friday 28 Nov 
14:00 ‑ 17:00 

====Project Description====
"alt text" are descriptions read out by screen readers when encountering an image.
The session will follow the structure of the workbook "Alt Text as Poetry".

The exercises explore the potential of alt text as an artistic medium, with the main intent of making the internet more accessible for everyone.

The book is also an invitation to reflect about language and perception. To question what we show and how we and others think about it.

The book was written by [https://www.bojanacoklyat.com/ Bojana Coklyat] and [https://shannonfinnegan.com/ Finnegan Shannon],

The whole workbook is acccessible as text or audio in many different formats on their [https://alt-text-as-poetry.net/ website].

==== Registration Link ====
https://umfrage.servus.at/index.php/639133

</onlyinclude>
{{:Potato Publishing}}

Alt text as poetry

2025-11-21T16:14:31Z

Paul:

[[Category:Workshop]]
<onlyinclude>
=== alt text as poetry ===
Worksession @ Kulturverein zur Schießhalle
Friday 28 Nov 
14:00 ‑ 17:00 

====Project Description====
Alt text are the descriptions read out by screen readers when encountering an image.
The session will follow the structure of the workbook "Alt Text as Poetry".

The exercises explore the potential of alt text as an artistic medium, with the main intent of making the internet more accessible for everyone.

The book is also an invitation to reflect about language and perception. To question what we show and how we and others think about it.

The book was written by [https://www.bojanacoklyat.com/ Bojana Coklyat] and [https://shannonfinnegan.com/ Finnegan Shannon],

The whole workbook is acccessible as text or audio in many different formats on their [https://alt-text-as-poetry.net/ website].

==== Registration Link ====
https://umfrage.servus.at/index.php/639133

</onlyinclude>
{{:Potato Publishing}}

Exhibition Opening: small web / small print

2025-11-21T15:42:51Z

Paul:

[[Category:Exhibition]]
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== small web / small print ==

[[File:Display-small DW25.png|thumb|alt=White Background, blue Gradient from Top, black text and Illustration. Illustration: A stylized pixel-drawing of a PC-Monitor reading a zine and smiling. Top left corner: Black Asterisk, Logo of the d*sign week Center Text: zine display, 24.11-30.11. Bottom Text: small web / small print]]

Zine Display 
Opening @ Kulturverein zur Schießhalle 
Monday 24 Nov
19:00 ‑ 20:00 

==== Project Description ====

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"small web / small print" presents publications that touch on the topics the d*sign week tries to raise. They do so by means of their content as well as their method of production. The publications on display were selected from the open zine library of Potato Publishing or provided by participating artists of the d*sign week.


''Accessible for whom?''
Selfpublishing is a form of self-empowerment and a strategy to create access to the public on ones own terms. Zines have been an approachable medium for independent creators and activists since the beginnings of desktop publishing. They are relatively cheap and easy to produce. This affordability makes them ideal to spread artistic-visions, activist communications and personal experiences within communities. Yet, how can this accessibility for creators be translated to an outcome that isn't excluding readers based on their abilities?


''small web / small print''
With blogs and social-media came a lower necessity for distributing folded paper. The development towards centralized platform monopolies led to frustrations and a search for alternative ways of publishing. Networks of personal websites - often called "small web" - are one of those. Other approaches like HTML-to-print, Web-to-print or Wiki-to-print try to combine web- and paper-based publishing. Their workflow can initially feel intimidating compared to using pens and a copy machine. But they lower the barriers inherent to print, as publications can be accessed both digitally and analogue.

{{:Potato Publishing}}

File:Display-small DW25.png

2025-11-21T15:41:59Z

Paul:

White Background, blue Gradient from Top, black text and Illustration.
Illustration: A stylized pixel-drawing of a PC-Monitor reading a zine and smiling.
Top left corner: Black Asterisk, Logo of the d*sign week
Center Text: zine display, 24.11-30.11.
Bottom Text: small web / small print

Exhibition Opening: small web / small print

2025-11-21T08:21:28Z

Paul:

[[Category:Exhibition]]
<onlyinclude>
== small web / small print ==
Zine Exhibition 
Opening @ Kulturverein zur Schießhalle 
Monday 24 Nov
19:00 ‑ 20:00 

==== Project Description ====

</onlyinclude>
"small web / small print" presents publications that touch on the topics the d*sign week tries to raise. They do so by means of their content as well as their method of production. The publications on display were selected from the open zine library of Potato Publishing or provided by participating artists of the d*sign week.


''Accessible for whom?''
Selfpublishing is a form of self-empowerment and a strategy to create access to the public on ones own terms. Zines have been an approachable medium for independent creators and activists since the beginnings of desktop publishing. They are relatively cheap and easy to produce. This affordability makes them ideal to spread artistic-visions, activist communications and personal experiences within communities. Yet, how can this accessibility for creators be translated to an outcome that isn't excluding readers based on their abilities?


''small web / small print''
With blogs and social-media came a lower necessity for distributing folded paper. The development towards centralized platform monopolies led to frustrations and a search for alternative ways of publishing. Networks of personal websites - often called "small web" - are one of those. Other approaches like HTML-to-print, Web-to-print or Wiki-to-print try to combine web- and paper-based publishing. Their workflow can initially feel intimidating compared to using pens and a copy machine. But they lower the barriers inherent to print, as publications can be accessed both digitally and analogue.

{{:Potato Publishing}}

Potato Publishing Exhibition

2025-11-19T23:49:02Z

Paul: Exhibition Opening

[[Category:Exhibition]]
<onlyinclude>
== small web / small print ==
Zine Exhibition 
Opening @ Kulturverein zur Schießhalle 
Monday 24 Nov
19:00 ‑ 20:00 

==== Project Description ====

</onlyinclude>
"small web / small print" presents publications that touch on the topics the d*sign week tries to raise. They do so by means of their content as well as their method of production. The publications on display were selected from the open zine library of Potato Publishing or provided by participating artists of the d*sign week.


''Accessible for whom?''
Selfpublishing is understood by it's proponents as a form of self-empowerment and a strategy to create access to the public on ones own terms. Zines have been an approachable medium for independent creators and activists since the beginnings of desktop publishing. They are relatively cheap and easy to produce in quantities that are too small for mass-distributions, but large enough to spread artistic-visions, activist communications and personal experiences of marginalized groups within their subcultural communities. Yet, how can this accessibility for creators be translated to an outcome that isn't excluding readers based on their abilities?


''small web / small print''
With blogs and social-media came a lower necessity for distributing folded paper. But the development towards centralized platform monopolies driven by commercial interests reignited demand for sovereign alternatives and spurred a revival of networks of personal websites, coined "small web". Approaches like HTML-to-print, Web-to-print or Wiki-to-print try to step further and combine web- and paper-based publishing, creating an open field for artistic exploration. Their workflow can initially feel intimidating compared to using pens and a copy machine. But they might offer an appealing solution to the inherent barriers of printed matter, as they can be accessed both digitally and analogue.

{{:Potato Publishing}}

For who(m) is the making?

2025-11-06T14:50:44Z

Paul:

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[[File:DWFont.png|thumb|'''d*sign week''' is a festival for experimental and independent design practices. It is organized by the initiatives [https://potatopublishing.at/ Potato Publishing] and [https://core.servus.at/ servus.at] together with the departments of Visual Communication and Timebased Media of the [https://www.kunstuni-linz.at/ University of Arts Linz].|alt=A rendered font saying "D*sign week 2025"]]


'''24th – 30th November 2025''', Linz (AT) 
@Kulturverein zur Schießhalle, Stadtwerkstatt, University of Arts Linz


The 2025 edition of the '''d*sign week''' is organized around the question “For who(m) is the making?”, which sets the attention on who is involved in the design process, as a designer or as an addressee, and how design connects the needs and everyday life of both. A fundamental element of any production requires understanding of the person that is being designed for and awareness on what they necessitate. Likewise, also the context and the practice of the designer have strong influence on the outcome. Even the material and tools play a role in that. As a discursive practice, design interacts with all of this, while following aesthetic and artistic intentions. If “contemporary design” is often experienced as excluding and exclusive, how can we make it more accessible? How do we balance the need for accessibility to the ever evolving language of visual communication?


== Structure ==
Structured as a week-long series of workshops, lectures and conversations, the d*sign week investigates how access, participation and inclusion can be values that guide independent design practices. How can they become a common goal in non-commercial and socially-oriented projects?


== Aims ==
The event wants to be a space for exchange for designers, coders and artists. The programme however tries to open itself up and be accessible for a broader audience. This happens through note-taking and editing, as well as translating in other languages and contexts. The exploration of approaches and tools is the ground for collective learning, reflection in action and knowledge exchange during the festival.


Living in times that require novel forms of being together, the d*sign week proposes asking ourselves “For who(m) is the making?” as method to radically open the design flow. This creates spaces for new perspectives, alliances and networks of solidarity.


----


Partners: RadioFRO, Stadtwerkstatt STWST. 
Participants: soon some overview. 
Programme: [[2025 Programme Overview]]


----


Previous Editions:
* [https://dsignweek.servus.at/2023 https://dsignweek.servus.at/2023]
* [https://dsignweek.servus.at/2021 https://dsignweek.servus.at/2021]
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For who(m) is the making?

2025-11-06T14:47:31Z

Paul:

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[[File:DWFont.png|thumb|'''d*sign week''' is a festival for experimental and independent design practices. It is organized by the initiatives [https://potatopublishing.at/ Potato Publishing] and [https://core.servus.at/ servus.at] together with the departments of Visual Communication and Timebased Media of the [https://www.kunstuni-linz.at/ University of Arts Linz].|alt=A rendered font saying "D*sign week 2025"]]


'''24th – 30th November 2025''', Linz (AT) 
@Kulturverein zur Schießhalle, Stadtwerkstatt, University of Arts Linz


The 2025 edition of the '''d*sign week''' is organized around the question “For who(m) is the making?”, which sets the attention on who is involved in the design process, as a designer or as an addressee, and how design connects the needs and everyday life of both. A fundamental element of any production requires understanding of the person that is being designed for and awareness on what they necessitate. Likewise, also the context and the practice of the designer have strong influence on the outcome. Even the material and tools play a role in that. As a discursive practice, design interacts with all of this, while following aesthetic and artistic intentions. If “contemporary design” is often experienced as excluding and exclusive, how can we make it more accessible? How do we balance the need for accessibility to the ever evolving language of visual communication?


== Structure ==
[[File:Pictrogram-Calendar.png|200px|border|left|alt=An illustration of a depiction of a spiral bound calendar with the number 27 on it.]]
Structured as a week-long series of workshops, lectures and conversations, the d*sign week investigates how access, participation and inclusion can be values that guide independent design practices. How can they become a common goal in non-commercial and socially-oriented projects?


== Aims ==
[[File:Clap-Pictogram.png|200px|border|left|alt=Illustration of two hands clapping. ]]
The event wants to be a space for exchange for designers, coders and artists. The programme however tries to open itself up and be accessible for a broader audience. This happens through note-taking and editing, as well as translating in other languages and contexts. The exploration of approaches and tools is the ground for collective learning, reflection in action and knowledge exchange during the festival.


Living in times that require novel forms of being together, the d*sign week proposes asking ourselves “For who(m) is the making?” as method to radically open the design flow. This creates spaces for new perspectives, alliances and networks of solidarity.


----


Partners: RadioFRO, Stadtwerkstatt STWST. 
Participants: soon some overview. 
Programme: [[2025 Programme Overview]]


----


Previous Editions:
* [https://dsignweek.servus.at/2023 https://dsignweek.servus.at/2023]
* [https://dsignweek.servus.at/2021 https://dsignweek.servus.at/2021]
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File:Clap-Pictogram.png

2025-11-06T14:46:29Z

Paul:

Illustration of two hands clapping.

File:Pictrogram-Calendar.png

2025-11-06T14:42:45Z

Paul:

An illustration of a depiction of a spiral bound calendar with the number 27 on it.

For who(m) is the making?

2025-11-06T14:39:19Z

Paul:

For who(m) is the making?

2025-11-06T14:36:58Z

Paul:

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[[File:DWFont.png|thumb|'''d*sign week''' is a festival for experimental and independent design practices. It is organized by the initiatives [https://potatopublishing.at/ Potato Publishing] and [https://core.servus.at/ servus.at] together with the departments of Visual Communication and Timebased Media of the [https://www.kunstuni-linz.at/ University of Arts Linz].|alt=A rendered font saying "D*sign week 2025"]]


'''24th – 30th November 2025''', Linz (AT) 
@Kulturverein zur Schießhalle, Stadtwerkstatt, University of Arts Linz


The 2025 edition of the '''d*sign week''' is organized around the question “For who(m) is the making?”, which sets the attention on who is involved in the design process, as a designer or as an addressee, and how design connects the needs and everyday life of both. A fundamental element of any production requires understanding of the person that is being designed for and awareness on what they necessitate. Likewise, also the context and the practice of the designer have strong influence on the outcome. Even the material and tools play a role in that. As a discursive practice, design interacts with all of this, while following aesthetic and artistic intentions. If “contemporary design” is often experienced as excluding and exclusive, how can we make it more accessible? How do we balance the need for accessibility to the ever evolving language of visual communication?


Structured as a week-long series of workshops, lectures and conversations, the d*sign week investigates how access, participation and inclusion can be values that guide independent design practices. How can they become a common goal in non-commercial and socially-oriented projects?


The event wants to be a space for exchange for designers, coders and artists. The programme however tries to open itself up and be accessible for a broader audience. This happens through note-taking and editing, as well as translating in other languages and contexts. The exploration of approaches and tools is the ground for collective learning, reflection in action and knowledge exchange during the festival.


Living in times that require novel forms of being together, the d*sign week proposes asking ourselves “For who(m) is the making?” as method to radically open the design flow. This creates spaces for new perspectives, alliances and networks of solidarity.


----


Partners: RadioFRO, Stadtwerkstatt STWST. 
Participants: soon some overview. 
Programme: [[2025 Programme Overview]]


----


Previous Editions:
* [https://dsignweek.servus.at/2023 https://dsignweek.servus.at/2023]
* [https://dsignweek.servus.at/2021 https://dsignweek.servus.at/2021]
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For who(m) is the making?

2025-11-06T14:34:21Z

Paul: /* d*sign week 2025 */

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'''24th – 30th November 2025''' Linz (AT) 
@Kulturverein zur Schießhalle, Stadtwerkstatt, University of Arts Linz


[[File:DWFont.png|thumb|'''d*sign week''' is a festival for experimental and independent design practices. It is organized by the initiatives [https://potatopublishing.at/ Potato Publishing] and [https://core.servus.at/ servus.at] together with the departments of Visual Communication and Timebased Media of the [https://www.kunstuni-linz.at/ University of Arts Linz].|alt=A rendered font saying "D*sign week 2025"]]


The 2025 edition of the '''d*sign week''' is organized around the question “For who(m) is the making?”, which sets the attention on who is involved in the design process, as a designer or as an addressee, and how design connects the needs and everyday life of both. A fundamental element of any production requires understanding of the person that is being designed for and awareness on what they necessitate. Likewise, also the context and the practice of the designer have strong influence on the outcome. Even the material and tools play a role in that. As a discursive practice, design interacts with all of this, while following aesthetic and artistic intentions. If “contemporary design” is often experienced as excluding and exclusive, how can we make it more accessible? How do we balance the need for accessibility to the ever evolving language of visual communication?


Structured as a week-long series of workshops, lectures and conversations, the d*sign week investigates how access, participation and inclusion can be values that guide independent design practices. How can they become a common goal in non-commercial and socially-oriented projects?


The event wants to be a space for exchange for designers, coders and artists. The programme however tries to open itself up and be accessible for a broader audience. This happens through note-taking and editing, as well as translating in other languages and contexts. The exploration of approaches and tools is the ground for collective learning, reflection in action and knowledge exchange during the festival.


Living in times that require novel forms of being together, the d*sign week proposes asking ourselves “For who(m) is the making?” as method to radically open the design flow. This creates spaces for new perspectives, alliances and networks of solidarity.


----


Partners: RadioFRO, Stadtwerkstatt STWST. 
Participants: soon some overview. 
Programme: [[2025 Programme Overview]]


----


Previous Editions:
* [https://dsignweek.servus.at/2023 https://dsignweek.servus.at/2023]
* [https://dsignweek.servus.at/2021 https://dsignweek.servus.at/2021]
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For who(m) is the making?

2025-11-06T14:31:14Z

Paul:

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==d*sign week 2025 ==
'''24th – 30th November 2025''' Linz (AT) 
@Kulturverein zur Schießhalle, Stadtwerkstatt, University of Arts Linz


[[File:DWFont.png|thumb|'''d*sign week''' is a festival for experimental and independent design practices. It is organized by the initiatives [https://potatopublishing.at/ Potato Publishing] and [https://core.servus.at/ servus.at] together with the departments of Visual Communication and Timebased Media of the [https://www.kunstuni-linz.at/ University of Arts Linz].|alt=A rendered font saying "D*sign week 2025"]]


The 2025 edition of the d*sign week is organized around the question “For who(m) is the making?”, which sets the attention on who is involved in the design process, as a designer or as an addressee, and how design connects the needs and everyday life of both. A fundamental element of any production requires understanding of the person that is being designed for and awareness on what they necessitate. Likewise, also the context and the practice of the designer have strong influence on the outcome. Even the material and tools play a role in that. As a discursive practice, design interacts with all of this, while following aesthetic and artistic intentions. If “contemporary design” is often experienced as excluding and exclusive, how can we make it more accessible? How do we balance the need for accessibility to the ever evolving language of visual communication?


Structured as a week-long series of workshops, lectures and conversations, the d*sign week investigates how access, participation and inclusion can be values that guide independent design practices. How can they become a common goal in non-commercial and socially-oriented projects?


The event wants to be a space for exchange for designers, coders and artists. The programme however tries to open itself up and be accessible for a broader audience. This happens through note-taking and editing, as well as translating in other languages and contexts. The exploration of approaches and tools is the ground for collective learning, reflection in action and knowledge exchange during the festival.


Living in times that require novel forms of being together, the d*sign week proposes asking ourselves “For who(m) is the making?” as method to radically open the design flow. This creates spaces for new perspectives, alliances and networks of solidarity.


----


Partners: RadioFRO, Stadtwerkstatt STWST. 
Participants: soon some overview. 
Programme: [[2025 Programme Overview]]


----


Previous Editions:
* [https://dsignweek.servus.at/2023 https://dsignweek.servus.at/2023]
* [https://dsignweek.servus.at/2021 https://dsignweek.servus.at/2021]
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2025-11-06T13:02:58Z

Paul:

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2025-11-06T12:51:49Z

Paul:

A rendered Font saying "D*sign week 2025"

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2025-11-06T12:47:18Z

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he dsign week will take place from November 24 to 30 in Linz, Austria.

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2025-11-06T12:35:22Z

Paul:

he dsign week will take place from November 24 to 30 in Linz, Austria.

For who(m) is the making?

2025-11-06T12:28:40Z

Paul:

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==d*sign week 2025 ==
'''24th – 30th November 2025''' Linz (AT) 
@Kulturverein zur Schießhalle, Stadtwerkstatt, University of Arts Linz


'''d*sign week''' is a festival for experimental and independent design practices. It is organized by the initiatives [https://potatopublishing.at/ Potato Publishing] and [https://core.servus.at/ servus.at] together with the departments of Visual Communication and Timebased Media of the [https://www.kunstuni-linz.at/ University of Arts Linz].


The 2025 edition of the d*sign week is organized around the question “For who(m) is the making?”, which sets the attention on who is involved in the design process, as a designer or as an addressee, and how design connects the needs and everyday life of both. A fundamental element of any production requires understanding of the person that is being designed for and awareness on what they necessitate. Likewise, also the context and the practice of the designer have strong influence on the outcome. Even the material and tools play a role in that. As a discursive practice, design interacts with all of this, while following aesthetic and artistic intentions. If “contemporary design” is often experienced as excluding and exclusive, how can we make it more accessible? How do we balance the need for accessibility to the ever evolving language of visual communication?


Structured as a week-long series of workshops, lectures and conversations, the d*sign week investigates how access, participation and inclusion can be values that guide independent design practices. How can they become a common goal in non-commercial and socially-oriented projects?


The event wants to be a space for exchange for designers, coders and artists. The programme however tries to open itself up and be accessible for a broader audience. This happens through note-taking and editing, as well as translating in other languages and contexts. The exploration of approaches and tools is the ground for collective learning, reflection in action and knowledge exchange during the festival.


Living in times that require novel forms of being together, the d*sign week proposes asking ourselves “For who(m) is the making?” as method to radically open the design flow. This creates spaces for new perspectives, alliances and networks of solidarity.


----


Partners: RadioFRO, Stadtwerkstatt STWST. 
Participants: soon some overview. 
Programme: [[2025 Programme Overview]]


----


Previous Editions:
* [https://dsignweek.servus.at/2023 https://dsignweek.servus.at/2023]
* [https://dsignweek.servus.at/2021 https://dsignweek.servus.at/2021]
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For who(m) is the making?

2025-11-06T12:28:25Z

Paul:

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==d*sign week 2025 ==
'''24th – 30th November 2025''' Linz (AT) 
@Kulturverein zur Schießhalle, Stadtwerkstatt, University of Arts Linz


'''d*sign week''' is a festival for experimental and independent design practices. It is organized by the initiatives [https://potatopublishing.at/ Potato Publishing] and [https://core.servus.at/ servus.at] together with the departments of Visual Communication and Timebased Media of the [https://www.kunstuni-linz.at/ University of Arts Linz].


The 2025 edition of the d*sign week is organized around the question “For who(m) is the making?”, which sets the attention on who is involved in the design process, as a designer or as an addressee, and how design connects the needs and everyday life of both. A fundamental element of any production requires understanding of the person that is being designed for and awareness on what they necessitate. Likewise, also the context and the practice of the designer have strong influence on the outcome. Even the material and tools play a role in that. As a discursive practice, design interacts with all of this, while following aesthetic and artistic intentions. If “contemporary design” is often experienced as excluding and exclusive, how can we make it more accessible? How do we balance the need for accessibility to the ever evolving language of visual communication?


Structured as a week-long series of workshops, lectures and conversations, the d*sign week investigates how access, participation and inclusion can be values that guide independent design practices. How can they become a common goal in non-commercial and socially-oriented projects?


The event wants to be a space for exchange for designers, coders and artists. The programme however tries to open itself up and be accessible for a broader audience. This happens through note-taking and editing, as well as translating in other languages and contexts. The exploration of approaches and tools is the ground for collective learning, reflection in action and knowledge exchange during the festival.


Living in times that require novel forms of being together, the d*sign week proposes asking ourselves “For who(m) is the making?” as method to radically open the design flow. This creates spaces for new perspectives, alliances and networks of solidarity.


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Partners: RadioFRO, Stadtwerkstatt STWST. 
Participants: soon some overview. 
Programme: [[2025 Programme Overview]]


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Previous Editions:
* [https://dsignweek.servus.at/2023 https://dsignweek.servus.at/2023]
* [https://dsignweek.servus.at/2021 https://dsignweek.servus.at/2021]
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2025-11-06T12:24:37Z

Paul:

The dsign week will take place from November 24 to 30 in Linz, Austria.

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2025-11-06T10:13:37Z

Paul:

The dsign week 2025 will take place from November 24 to 30 in Linz, Austria. It's Logo is an Asterisk with seven radiating arms and the topic is "For who(m) is the making?"