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CDTxHMP: Cognizant Design Theory by The Huddled Masses Project
Currently on exhibit at USITT National Conference
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Cognizant Design Theory challenges conventional thinking regarding the nature of design and creativity, empowering meaningful representations of culture and peoples in design practice. Central to the work are the questions "What are you aware of?" and "What is your intention?"
What are you aware of?
History?
Social context?
Human impact?
Embodied experience of yourself?
Embodied experience of the performer?
What is your intention?
To tell the story?​
To represent history?
To honor personal values?
To shift perspectives?
To disrupt?
CDTxHMP is a collaboration with Production Designer, Cait Cisek. Utilizing Cognizant Design Theory as a foundation, Cait explores how design can challenge bias, represent diverse identities, and create connective narratives that resonate beyond the arts. These approaches highlight the designer's role as a mediator between culture, technology, and human experience.
https://www.huddledmassesproject.com/
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