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Concevoir les limites numériques

Nolwenn Maudet (University of Strasbourg) will be the guest of the médialab seminar on June 30, 2026. She will present her work on the environmental footprint of digital technology, focusing on the role of digital design.

Event, Research Seminar

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Salle K.008, 1 Place St-Thomas d'Aquin, 75007 Paris

Abstract

The environmental impacts of digital technology are now increasingly well-documented, and the outlook is alarming. However, the role that digital design choices play in amplifying these impacts remains largely unexplored. In this presentation, I will discuss several complementary studies conducted by the “Limites Numériques” research collective aimed at identifying and characterizing the mechanisms through which current practices in the design of digital products and services contribute to increased usage, software obsolescence, and, ultimately, the growth of indirect environmental impacts.

Biography

Nolwenn Maudet is an associate professor of digital design at the University of Strasbourg and director of the design department of the faculty of arts. Her research focuses on the multifaceted relationships between design and digital technology. She is a co-founder of the research collective “Limites Numériques", which studies the environmental impacts of current digital design practices, and she co-directs the “Graphic and Digital Environments” research program at the ACCRA laboratory. She recently published the book Cultures du design numérique. Histoire des idées et enjeux contemporains with Éditions 205.

Practical information

This seminar will be held in person and in French, on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM, in room K.008, 1 Place Saint-Thomas d'Aquin, 75007 Paris.

Registration is mandatory via this link.