Open design now

Preface

Bas van Abel, Lucas Evers & Roel Klaassen

Design Strategy (Ambient Media)Presentation by Mariana Varela

History of Open design

The term first appeared at the end of the last century (1999) by the non-profit Open Design Foundation.

The organization proposed necessary conditions for open design rather than attempting to comprehensively define it

Open design definition:Is the design whose makers allowed its free distribution and documentation and permitted modifications and derivations of it.

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History of Open design

In March 1998 Reinoud Lamberts launched the Open Design Circuits website at Delft University of Technology for the purpose of developing integrated circuits in the spirit of open source software.

History of Open design

The fashion industry was a notable early adopter of open design.

Open design NowMore than a decade later, open design is actively developing and has become an influential trend in the world of design.

In doing so, we seek to contribute to the development of design practice and at the same time draw attention to the importance of open design.

Book aims to design professionals, students, critics and enthusiasts.

Open design Now is made by...

- Creative Commons Netherlands- Premsela, Dutch Platform for Design and Fashion.- Waag Society

Represent 3 different but complementary perspectives on design.

(Un)limited Design

Sharing, design and innovation came together in a natural way in the (Un)limited Design project in 2009, as an open design experiment.

The contest elicited innovative and imaginative designs and led directly to Open Design Now.

Entrants submit product designs on the condition that they shared their digital blueprints so others could modify and improve their designs or manufacture them using Fab Labs. Creative Commons licenses allowed entrants to share their designs without relinquishing copyright.

Digital technology and the internet have irrevocably changed our world.

Bloggers

Writers and musicians

Manufactured at home

Media and news organizations

Printers, publishers, studios or record labels

Manufactured for Massive consumption

Vs.

DigitalizationThe industrial era was mainly about designing products for the masses; In the post-industrial digital era, the masses themselves are seizing the chance to design, manufacture and distribute products.

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About intellectual property rights

The Creative Commons licenses allow a creator to retain all rights while giving permission in advance for his or her work to be shared, distributed and modified – depending on the specific terms stated in the license

These licenses smooth the way for creativity and innovation, but also remind us of a fundamental issue in design:

Design can not remind exclusive

The use of Open licenses protect the product design and give intellectual property back to its creators.

From a sketch final CAD drawingThe CC license protect every form in between

Why Netherlands?The relatively open-minded society has allowed experimental design to flourish.

This small country has a proportionally high number of designers, most of whom tend not to be highly specialized or tied to an industry, they are open to other disciplines, inside the field of design and beyond.

What to expect from this book

- The book is meant as a travel guide to the emerging and expanding world of international open design.

- Allow it to inspire you and your colleagues

- Learn the best practices in ‘creative innovation’ that will benefit the general population.

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Paul Valéry

Creativity springs less from one’s own ideas and originality than from a structure that compels new insights: Co-Creation.

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Thank you!