The note about designing for non-humans reminded me of the "green bridge" aka "wildlife overpass". I wonder if it's truly possible to design for non-humans, because we're always thinking from a human perspective. Even with the green bridges, it's something like, "we should allow these animals to move freely, so that they don't die, because animal extinction will ruin the planet for humans". Do you think it's really possible?
I totally agree, when adopting a perspective so alien to our own one has to question how authentic it is possible to be.
I like to believe designers can possess such empathy, but it’s probably advisable to be a bit skeptical as we might easily deceive ourselves about how hard this actually is!
The note about designing for non-humans reminded me of the "green bridge" aka "wildlife overpass". I wonder if it's truly possible to design for non-humans, because we're always thinking from a human perspective. Even with the green bridges, it's something like, "we should allow these animals to move freely, so that they don't die, because animal extinction will ruin the planet for humans". Do you think it's really possible?
I totally agree, when adopting a perspective so alien to our own one has to question how authentic it is possible to be.
I like to believe designers can possess such empathy, but it’s probably advisable to be a bit skeptical as we might easily deceive ourselves about how hard this actually is!