The Ethics of Design for User Needs

This book offers an inquiry into the ethics of ’human needs capture’ for design purposes by drawing upon ethical theories and narratives. It will be of interest to students and academics studying product design, industrial design, interaction design, user experience design, design ethics, and sustainable development.

Turkka Keinonen is a Professor of design and the Head of Department of Design. He has worked for Finnish design consultancies, been a principal research scientist at Nokia Research Center and worked as a visiting professor at the National University of Singapore. He has published more than 100 articles, conference papers and patents on human centred design, concept design and design strategy. His recent research deals with ethics of human centred design.