This article introduces the special issue “Design Inequalities” and the articles contained within it. It provides a new conceptual framework by looking at design as a way of “making society” and exploring how design is entangled with social inequalities across a wide spectrum of domains. The ontological point of departure is to view “design” and “inequalities” as both superstructures and micro-practices of creativity, power, and expertise that can simultaneously sustain and challenge privilege and exclusion, regardless of what is being designed.

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关于映射设计不等式的必要性

本文介绍了特刊“设计不平等”及其中包含的文章。它通过将设计视为“创造社会”的一种方式并探索设计如何与广泛领域的社会不平等纠缠在一起，提供了一个新的概念框架。本体论的出发点是将“设计”和“不平等”视为创造力、权力和专业知识的上层建筑和微观实践，它们可以同时维持和挑战特权和排斥，而不管设计的是什么。