Design Justice Principles

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf set of principles
gptkbp:focusesOn inclusion
community-led design
centering marginalized voices
challenging power structures
equity in design
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Design Justice Principles
gptkbp:includes We view change as emergent from an accountable, accessible, and collaborative process.
We seek to redistribute power and work towards justice at every level of the design process, including but not limited to resource allocation, decision-making, and labor.
We work towards sustainable, community-led and controlled outcomes.
We see the role of the designer as a facilitator rather than an expert.
We center the voices of those who are directly impacted by the outcomes of the design process.
We honor and uplift traditional, indigenous, and local knowledge and practices.
We are accountable to the communities we serve.
We believe that everyone is an expert based on their own lived experience.
We use design to sustain, heal, and empower our communities, as well as to seek liberation from exploitative and oppressive systems.
We prioritize design’s impact on the community over the intentions of the designer.
gptkbp:introducedIn 2015
gptkbp:numberOfRooms 10
gptkbp:publishedBy gptkb:Design_Justice_Network
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Design_Justice_Network
gptkbp:usedIn technology development
community organizing
social justice work
design processes
gptkbp:website https://designjustice.org/principles
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Design_Justice_Network
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7