Ladies and Mens Room Mixup: Ladies and Mens Room Mixup

Mads Høbye; Vanessa Julia Carpenter

Ladies and Mens Room Mixup: Ladies and Mens Room Mixup

Mads Høbye
, Vanessa Julia Carpenter

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Research › peer-review

Abstract

In an effort to facilitate contact between people at a night club, we created a need for people to communicate: to clarify a confusing situation. This article explains how we developed a prototype for a restroom gender sign switcher, which operated both automatically and as a result of human interaction and input. We explore aspects of communication, question social norms, and explore how critical design can be used to change the dynamic of communication in the context of a night club.

Original language	Danish
Publication date	2008
Number of pages	12
Publication status	Published - 2008
Externally published	Yes
Event	6th Design and Emotion Conference 2008: Dare to Desire - Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HongKong, Hong Kong Duration: 6 Oct 2008 → 9 Oct 2008 Conference number: 6

Conference

Conference	6th Design and Emotion Conference 2008
Number	6
Location	Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Country/Territory	Hong Kong
City	HongKong
Period	06/10/2008 → 09/10/2008

Keywords

Critical design
Ladies and mens room mixup
Social norms

Citation Styles

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