Design Tales. Mobile Technologies Supporting Informal Learning in the Urban Space

This paper reflects on the valorisation and appreciation of design in the urban space, framing, describing and analysing three projects that matched design, the city, informal learning and mobile technologies. Teaching design in an informal context is at the core of these experiences that are discussed as representative of three different approaches: an iconic approach that starts from renowned design products and personalities, a didactic approach which deals with design as a discipline and finally a monographic approach that focuses on specific aspects of design.