Workplace care in pandemic
Workplace care in pandemic
Workplace care in pandemic
brief.
brief.
During the pandemic, street vendors faced restrictions on public space, market centralization, and a lack of social safety measures. This participatory design process sought to build local networks between affected vendors and residents, ensuring continued access to their products while prioritizing safety. The project resulted in a digital proposal that mapped and visualized street vendors within neighborhoods, making them visible to local consumers despite restrictions.
During the pandemic, street vendors faced restrictions on public space, market centralization, and a lack of social safety measures. This participatory design process sought to build local networks between affected vendors and residents, ensuring continued access to their products while prioritizing safety. The project resulted in a digital proposal that mapped and visualized street vendors within neighborhoods, making them visible to local consumers despite restrictions.
thanks to.
thanks to.
This project was an interdisciplinary group work [from design and programming]. Thanks to vendors who gave of their work-time to the co-creation of this proposal.
This project was an interdisciplinary group work [from design and programming]. Thanks to vendors who gave of their work-time to the co-creation of this proposal.
Figure 1. Digital platform to trading from home.
Figure 1. Platform to trading from home and digital support for vendors.
Figure 1. Platform to trading from home and digital support for vendors.
testimony.
testimony.
“Due to the quarantine, people hardly ever leave their homes, and when they do, don’t buy from us, they see us as a source of contagion just because we’re out in the open. But they forget that, apart to being vendors, we're also their neighbors.” {translated}
“Due to the quarantine, people hardly ever leave their homes, and when they do, don’t buy from us, they see us as a source of contagion just because we’re out in the open. But they forget that, apart to being vendors, we're also their neighbors.” {translated}
“Due to the quarantine, people hardly ever leave their homes, and when they do, don’t buy from us, they see us as a source of contagion just because we’re out in the open. But they forget that, apart to being vendors, we're also their neighbors.” {translated}
“Due to the quarantine, people hardly ever leave their homes, and when they do, don’t buy from us, they see us as a source of contagion just because we’re out in the open. But they forget that, apart to being vendors, we're also their neighbors.” {translated}
— Marlene, street vendor interviewed.
— Marlene, street vendor interviewed.
— Marlene, street vendor interviewed.
— Marlene, street vendor interviewed.
Figure 2. Service design behind the platform / Figure 3. Street vendors as designers / Figure 4. Designer as street vendor / Figure 5. Interviews.
Figure 2. Service design behind the platform / Figure 3. Street vendors as designers / Figure 4. Designer as street vendor / Figure 5. Interviews.
design process.
design process.
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