Embodying Ethics : Ethical Design System Methodology

Ethical Design System

Working on the methodology of using a typology as a starting point or a value/human nature as the starting point, other ideas that generated where the flood table, tree house cart and sewer life. These objects were an experimentation on the application of this methodology.

The common things that grounded all the objects where that they embodied an ethic. This could lead to the development of an ethical design system, which confirms to all the objects from an ethical perspective. The development of a life cycle of an object starting from origin-process-manufacture-distribution-use/abuse-disposal could create a a methodology to place an object typology in the this system and various ethical issues that embody it in its life cycle.

Ethical life cycle diagram

Also to be termed as ethical cycle of objects. The reason why objects need to embody ethics have been explained before and the why now factor is very evident and obvious. This methodology looks at critical association of an object with various ethical variables. It could work on creating and provoking sustainable thoughts and emotions. The methodology can have varied results when applied by professionals from different creative professionals like graphic, fashion, architecture and products.

This methodology is at a very initail experimental stage, the vision of this methodology needs to be exercised and experimented. To see how effective the results are and the how application of this methodology can be applied in various discipline's is a matter of further exploration that needs to carried forward as continuation of this project.