Time(s)
Location
Peninsula 2-3
Description
Although humans have many senses—between 9 and 33, not just five—we design primarily for just one sense: vision. How does activating multiple senses create richer experiences? And how can designers use this to create more meaningful and memorable interactions? This talk explores a few frameworks that help us think beyond vision and nudges us to understand embodied cognition. We’ll explore a few frameworks and how you might incorporate whole body thinking in your next project.
About the speakers
Cassini Nazir is a designer of conversations, curricula, and interfaces.
He is a Program Director and Clinical Associate Professor in New College at the University of North Texas where he teaches classes in design thinking and interaction design.
In spring 2020, he was Designer-in-Residence for the SMU Masters in Design and Innovation (MADI) program.
Prior to joining UNT, Cassini taught at The University of Texas at Dallas, where he directed two research labs. He was founding director of the ATEC Usability Lab, which fosters collaborative research with community partners and offers experiential learning to students. He was also Director of Design for the ArtSciLab, a transdisciplinary research lab helping the arts, science, and technology communities by pursuing initiatives of societal urgency and cultural timeliness.
His academic projects include collaborations with art historians, biochemists, brain scientists, futurists, materials scientists, new media artists, and a university press. He has worked with industry partners such as Intuit, Toyota, Sabre, DFW Airport, and projekt202.
