Investigating the Presence of Low-code/No-code Design Tools in Creative Labor

Baca-Vazquez, Alesandra; Fata, Katherine; Jeong, Sean; Tabe, Jimmia; Touqan, Serena Joy; Carter, Daniel; Stratton, Caroline

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Title

Investigating the Presence of Low-code/No-code Design Tools in Creative Labor

Author(s)

• Baca-Vazquez, Alesandra
• Fata, Katherine
• Jeong, Sean
• Tabe, Jimmia
• Touqan, Serena Joy
• Carter, Daniel
• Stratton, Caroline

Issue Date

2023-03-13

Keyword(s)

• Deskilling
• Low-code/No-Code and Digital Labor

Abstract

The Adoption of low-code/no-code (LCNC) tools that enable users to perform a range of traditionally computationally complex tasks with little ex- pertise has grown in recent years. Despite the uptick in their popularity, little re- search has attended to these tools’ relationship to labor, particularly in creative industries. Study of LCNC tools has the potential to reveal critical intersections between work, information technology, and broader sociotechnical context in in- formation studies. With this in mind, we investigate how LCNC and traditional design tools are invoked in job design for creative roles. We perform a content analysis of job postings that mention LCNC design tools and those that mention conventional design software. Our findings point to important differences in job

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iSchools

Series/Report Name or Number

iConference 2023 Proceedings

Type of Resource

• Other
• text

Language

eng

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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/117379

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Copyright 2023 is held by Alesandra Baca-Vazquez, Katherine Fata, Sean Jeong, Jimmia Tabe, Serena Joy Touqan, Daniel Carter, Caroline Stratton . Copyright permissions, when appropriate, must be obtained directly from the authors.

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