This is Distributed Design: Making a new local & global design paradigm

“This is Distributed Design” is the fourth of a series of yearly publications developed within the Distributed Design Platform. It presents the state-of-the-art in the field, discusses future directions and lays a foundation for the advancement of digital design and fabrication. The book was realized through an open submission process resulting in a broad variety of perspectives from experts, hobbyists and scholars whose work is advancing the emerging field of Distributed Design. Distributed Design Platform, established in 2017 and co-funded by the Creative Europe program of the European Union, brings together a diverse member-base from cultural and creative institutions including Fab Labs, cultural organisations, universities and makerspaces aiming to support and connect creatives, designers, makers, and innovators to participate in the creation of a new model of production and consumption – envisioning a world in which “bits travel globally, while atoms stay local.”