40 Questions
What are some basic needs that everyone requires?
Everyone needs air, clean water, food, shelter, love, and a safe place to pee.
What are the basic needs that everyone requires?
Everyone needs air, clean water, food, shelter, love, and a safe place to pee.
What are the basic needs that everyone requires?
Everyone needs air, clean water, food, shelter, love, and a safe place to pee.
What are some examples of design elements that are influenced by norms?
Typography, icons, and social media interfaces.
What challenges do trans people face in public bathrooms and change rooms?
Trans people face challenges and harassment in public bathrooms and change rooms.
How does Western society define individuals and communities?
As "normal" or "average".
What are some challenges that trans people face in public bathrooms and change rooms?
Trans people face challenges and harassment in public bathrooms and change rooms.
What challenges do trans people face in public bathrooms and change rooms?
Trans people face challenges and harassment in public bathrooms and change rooms.
What is the "mythical norm"?
The idea of what a given society understands to be generically human and is often upheld by racism and oppression.
What have politicians attempted to do to restrict trans people from using the bathroom of their choice?
Politicians have attempted to pass bathroom bills that restrict trans people from using the bathroom of their choice.
What have politicians attempted to do to restrict trans people from using the bathroom of their choice?
Politicians have attempted to pass bathroom bills that restrict trans people from using the bathroom of their choice.
What have politicians attempted to do in regards to trans people and bathrooms?
Politicians have attempted to pass bathroom bills that restrict trans people from using the bathroom of their choice.
What is the impact of discrimination on trans children in schools?
Trans children suffer and drop out of school due to discrimination.
How does exclusion from normativity affect individuals?
It leads to varying degrees of oppression or inequality.
What is the consequence of discrimination for trans children in school?
Trans children suffer and drop out of school due to discrimination.
What is one consequence of discrimination against trans children?
Trans children suffer and drop out of school due to discrimination.
How was a self-identified tomboy treated in preschool for using the girls' bathroom?
A self-identified tomboy was harassed in preschool for using the girls' bathroom.
What happened to a self-identified tomboy in preschool?
A self-identified tomboy was harassed in preschool for using the girls' bathroom.
What is the importance of protest and resistance in design history?
They challenge norms and create more inclusive products.
What happened to a self-identified tomboy in preschool when she used the girls' bathroom?
A self-identified tomboy was harassed in preschool for using the girls' bathroom.
What are some spatial metaphors that help people understand power structures?
"Margin/center".
What kind of bathrooms would provide a safe and private place for everyone?
Single stall, gender-neutral bathrooms would provide a safe and private place for everyone.
What type of bathrooms would provide a safe and private place for everyone?
Single stall, gender-neutral bathrooms would provide a safe and private place for everyone.
What is the solution to providing a safe and private place for everyone to use the bathroom?
Single stall, gender-neutral bathrooms would provide a safe and private place for everyone.
Who would benefit from gender-neutral bathrooms besides trans people?
Gender-neutral bathrooms would benefit not only trans people but also those with body image issues, anxiety, disabilities, and more.
What is Sara Ahmed's Queer Phenomenology about?
It unpacks the spatial language of queerness and rethinks how bodies interact with objects.
Who would benefit from gender-neutral bathrooms?
Gender-neutral bathrooms would benefit not only trans people but also those with body image issues, anxiety, disabilities, and more.
Who would benefit from gender-neutral bathrooms?
Gender-neutral bathrooms would benefit not only trans people but also those with body image issues, anxiety, disabilities, and more.
What does transphobia foster and promote?
Transphobia fosters fear and promotes discrimination.
Can design be transformative?
Yes.
What fosters fear and promotes discrimination against trans people?
Transphobia fosters fear and promotes discrimination.
What does transphobia foster and promote?
Transphobia fosters fear and promotes discrimination.
How can design be transformative?
By pushing beyond binary categories and embracing diversity.
What do we need to do to make public places truly open and accessible to everyone?
We need to make public places truly open and accessible to everyone.
What do we need to do to make public places truly open and accessible to everyone?
We need to make public places truly open and accessible to everyone.
What do we need to do to make public places open and accessible to everyone?
We need to make public places truly open and accessible to everyone.
How can we make the world safer for all in regards to transphobia?
We can't change transphobic minds overnight, but we can take action to make the world safer for all.
Can we change transphobic minds overnight?
No, we can't change transphobic minds overnight, but we can take action to make the world safer for all.
What can we do to make the world safer for all?
We can take action to make the world safer for all, though we can't change transphobic minds overnight.
What is the concept of universal or transnational design solutions based on?
Presuming a male, Western European subject.
Study Notes
- Western society defines certain individuals and communities as "normal" or "average".
- Graphic designers often design for the norm, using legible fonts and familiar interface conventions.
- Norms appear throughout design culture, including typography, icons, and social media interfaces.
- The concept of universal or transnational design solutions presumed a male, Western European subject.
- The "mythical norm" is what a given society understands to be generically human, and is often upheld by racism and oppression.
- Exclusion from the protective bubble of normativity leads to varying degrees of oppression or inequality.
- Protest and resistance are crucial parts of design history, challenging norms and creating more inclusive products.
- Spatial metaphors such as "margin/center" help people understand dominance and power structures.
- Sara Ahmed's Queer Phenomenology unpacks the spatial language of queerness and rethinks how bodies interact with objects.
- Design can be normative, but it can also be transformative by pushing beyond binary categories and embracing diversity.
Test your knowledge on norms and inclusivity in design with this thought-provoking quiz. Explore the impact of Western society's definition of "normal", the role of graphic designers in perpetuating or challenging norms, and the concept of universal design. Learn about the "mythical norm" and how it upholds systemic oppression, as well as the importance of resistance and protest in creating more inclusive products. Discover how spatial metaphors can help us understand power structures, and how queer phenomenology challenges traditional
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