When Skillful Participation Becomes Design printing At a moment when tactility

At a moment when tactility is disregarded in pursuit of sleek

With the express hope of encouraging open exchange between the world of writing and that of the visual arts

through a highly unconventional method

Her analysis of unique design exemplars such as the Solar Shirt and Phototrope reveals what wearable technologies do beyond their functional promise and what they mean beyond their symbolic value

When Skillful Participation Becomes Design printing At a moment when tactilityDesign, use, and participation intersect in novel ways when a diverse community of people come together to make clothes. Anja Lisa Hirschers book examines the fluidity that flourishes at these intersections moreby introducing findings from three research through design experiments which brought communities together to sew, upcycle, and design new garments. The study examines concepts of skillful participation in alternative spaces of peer production