Design, Interrupted examines a shift in creative work from analog to algorithmic image search. The project focuses on how algorithms might be interrupting the process of searching for images.
Searching for inspiration is often a critical early stage of the design process. Historically, leafing through books and magazines provided inspiration. Search is now primarily digital, influenced by platforms that were not purpose-built for this task.
This research considers the unintended consequences these algorithmic platforms may have on the design process and, in turn, on creativity at large.
Design, Interrupted is part of Maggie Mustaklem’s doctoral research on AI and the design process at the Oxford Internet Institute.