Critical Design in Context

A key introduction to critical and speculative design practice

Matt Malpass is a designer and theorist working to advance design's agency through critical design practice. As Reader in Critical Design Practice at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, his work investigates how design can function as a tool for critique, speculation, and social innovation, shaping discourse around contemporary challenges.

List of Figures Preface 1. Introducing critical design 2. History 3. Theories, methods and tactics 4. Criticism, function and discipline 5. Practice 6. Critical design practice and its disciplinary contribution References Index