Wordpress of Objects: Addressing
Layman Participation in a PostIndustrial Society
https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/2494091.2499206

Abstract
In this paper a perspective on layman participation in
the design of everyday products is presented. The
development of digital fabrication technologies such as
3D printing enables an increasing involvement of the
layman in appropriating the performance of objects to
their own needs and desires. The question is how
professional designers as well as laymen deal with
openness in product design. An analogy is made with
the content management system Wordpress to discuss
how could be dealt with openness in a toolkit that
addresses multiple skill levels of its users.

Author Keywords
3D printing; Computational design; Mass
customization; Performance-based design; Layman
participation

ACM Classification Keywords
H.5.2 User interfaces: User-centered design

General Terms
Design