“Creating action spaces” interaction design workshop

From, 6th till 13th of May interaction design workshop “Creating action spaces” will take place in Maribor as an introduction to 12th Magdalena Festival.

The aim of the workshop is to generate ideas, to apply interaction design thinking and methodology, to create “emotions” that connect people and places.

What is it about?
Interaction design is one of the many specializations in the field of design, linked to digital media and digital culture.

Interaction designers design the way in which users will get in relationship / interaction with service / product / or between them selves through the product. Interaction designers design interactions. It’s a multidisciplinary filed, closely connected to product design, graphic design, psychology, sociology, communication science, anthropology, computer science, communication technologies, architecture and art.

Does it have a goal?
The aim of the workshop is to generate ideas, focused on users. Generate ideas that integrate interaction systems into the cultural environments in which they will be used.
Workshop promotes interdisciplinary educational approach in the field of interaction. Participants will be introduced to interaction design methodology and practice.

Is it for me?
Workshop participation is limited to 20 students or practitioners who will be selected upon curriculum vitae.
Students, researches or practitioners with different educational backgrounds are welcome to apply.

Who will it be lead by?
Students will be divided into two groups, 10 participants each.
One group will be lead by Jim Kosem, Director and Designer at Halfman Research & Design and the other by Demitrios Kargotis and Dash Macdonald two artists who work in collaboration under the join name DASHNDEM.

Coordinators of the workshop are Ivica Mitrović, Department of visual communication design, Arts Academy, University of Split, and Sara Božanić from Sonce.net, Digital marketing agency.

What will it be about?
As an introduction to the workshop, lecture about interaction design methodology and practice will be given by Ivica Mitrović and Sara Božanić.
Jim Kosem, Demitrios Kargotis and Dash Macdonald will present themselves to the participants through their own design practice.
After the introduction part, participants will be divided into groups. In 7 days, they will experience full design circle (process), focusing on the field work in the local context. Participants will focus on research around a given brief, identify a problem and provide a solution in the context of interaction design practice. They will design simple prototypes that will be tested on and evaluated by users.

On 13th of May, workshop results will be presented on public presentation.

What about the costs?
The admission fee for selected participants is 100€. Accommodation for all participants is fully covered by Magdalena Festival.

How do I apply?
If you are interested in taking part in Magdalena interaction design work shop "Creating action spaces", please e-mail your curriculum vitae to sara@magdalena.org.
Application deadline is prolonged until April 20th.
Upon selection participants will be notified by e-mail latest till the 25th of April.

If you have any doubts or questions feel free to e-mail us info@magdalena.org.