On this episode of Welcomed by Design, we talk with Ellen Lupton, a design powerhouse who wears many hats in the world of design (and has the portfolio of work to show for it). We talk about the way design often privileges the eye, how multisensory design challenges this prioritization, and how accessibility in new spaces can be a bit experimental. We even work through some design prompts to apply multisensory design in real time (including one about our vampiric friend Dracula).

Open episode transcript

(An unembedded link to the resource library, which includes transcripts, will be at the bottom of this description for anyone needing to copy and paste the link in a web browser.)

Go to our resource library (for terms and recommended readings)

Ellen Lupton's Links:

• Portfolio site (check out all of her books there!)
• Extra Bold: A Feminist, Inclusive, Anti-Racist, Nonbinary Field Guide for Graphic Designers (one of her newest books, written with several co-authors)
• Health Design Thinking, 2nd Edition: Creating Products and Services for Better Health (the second edition dropped recently)

Host and producer: Lynn Priestley

Executive producer: Dr. Jessica FitzPatrick

Guest host: Dr. Jeff Aziz

Sound design: Ashton McCool

Sound credits:

• "Turning to You" from Landmans Duet, by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)
• "Valantis" from Cauldron, by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)
• "Algae Trio" from Algae Fields, by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)
• The rest of the audio comes from Freesound.org.
• Le Abbaye - Noirlac Cicada
• Dcpoke - Birds Singing 3
• Yunjish - Pomeranian Small Dog Barking
• JulesV4 - Door Creaking
• Zrrion-the-Insect - Keyboard Typing Sounds
• 60013_qubodup - Whoosh

If you have questions, guest suggestions, or comments about the accessibility of this podcast, please don't hesitate to email us at [email protected].

Unembedded link to above-mentioned resource library: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1unKUUqD_SH2Qi0C94s2j7WEuXdtP0k0e?usp=sharing