designing cultural translationsEthnography and Visualization Challenges of a researcher in China

francesca valsecchi

welcometo your first researcher nights

communication designpractitioner and researcher

communication design,information visualization,ethnography, user experience,interaction design,open source,cross-cultures

where i come fromdensitydesign lab

design is not about chairs,but tools

--> empower people

“Everyone designs who devises courses of action aimed at changing existing situationsinto preferred ones.” Herbert Simon

#my research mantra cultural translation are not peculiar of being laowai

my office

research lab

research lab (rainy days)

meeting room

research partners

lab experiments(alive data)

deliverables

TianTian, 田田2011-2012nokia

Context.Street food is an essential

part of urban culture.  

The greatest cities all

have street food. In its

rich variety Shanghai’s

street food is a true

testament to the hybrid

culture of this migrant

metropolis. Yet, while

elsewhere a street food

movement is growing,

Shanghai’s street food is

under threat.

It's time to act!sh-streetfood.org

#my research mantra/2 you normally would like your research nicely planned

#my research mantra/2 but you can’t. just play it.

谢谢enjoy your researcher night!

francesca valsecchi, May 2014Creative Commons BY-SA-NC 4.0

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