Inclusive Design Program
The Inclusive Design Project (IDP) is a web platform funded by the Australian Council of University Art and Design Schools (ACUADS) encouraging design students from all disciplines around Australia to practice inclusive design through the acknowledgment and understanding of intersectionality and empathy.
Be it nationality, gender, age and religion, disabilities, ethnicity, socio economic status and geographic location, the key objective of the IDP was to propose briefs to students that address problems of inequities in our society.
The IDP did this through connecting students with industry, community and other academic institutions through online resources, recordings, and live workshops. These exposed the students to user-centered design and research methods and directly engage them with diverse users.
Click to visit https://www.inclusivedesignprogram.com.au/
The 2022 IDP project focussed on the problem of de-gendering period products through rethinking the design of products, packaging, and the marketing of period products to and for the LGBTIQ+ community. Students were offered briefs devised by academics whose expertise included health and design and gender and marketing.
They were given the opportunity to work directly with LQBTIQ+ Health Australia, prominent brands like Cottons, Modi Bodi and Diva Cup and noteworthy advocates in the area of period pride like Share the Dignity, Period Revolution and Chalice Foundation—who will offered students a deep understanding of the market segment and most importantly the users.
These briefs are still available as a class resource here or click on the buttons below..
Check out the Australian Council of University Art and Design Schools (ACUADS) funding announcement here.
