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Dialogue Through Design: Visual Communication Across the Cultural Divide


Category:
Type:
Author(s):
Kara Pecknold
Design Process Covered:
Analyze, Build, Communicate, Ideate, Research
Industry Sector:
Communications, Information, Information Technology, Public Administration, Public Relations, Technology
Country:
Rwanda
Date:
April 22, 2017
Overview:
This paper reflects on a pilot project that sought to design a website for a group of weavers in a rural Rwandan village. The project failed to take into account that the majority of the women did not own a mobile device, let alone a computer, as well as little internet access. Therefore, the...

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