Call for participation: State of design 2025
Participate in our second edition of the state of design, a collection of essays from the broader community
Call for participation: State of design 2025
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The State of Design 2024 – All contributions
A collection of essays reflecting on the current landscape of design and of the role of the designer.
Hi everyone, Kevin here.
Readers and members of the Design & Critical Thinking community might already know, but some weeks ago we opened-up contributions to an ongoing discussion on the “state of
The State of Design 2024 – All contributions
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Here Be Angels, by Julian Bleecker
1. Sure. Design is in crisis. The current mood says as much. Even as it’s unsettling and anxiety-inducing, it’s not so surprising.
2. Not really.
3. I’m going to say some mean sounding things. They sound mean, but I don’t mean you ill. I’m not
Here Be Angels, by Julian Bleecker
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De designer à ambassadeur de la culture design, quand le designer devient un catalyseur de transformations, par Fabrice Liut
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Résumé
Designer depuis 15 ans, Fabrice a évolué vers un rôle de "designer systémique & régénératif" intégrant diverses pratiques connexes telles que la bio-inspiration, la facilitation et l'anthropologie, affirmant que le designer est un caméléon capable de s'adapter à des univers
De designer à ambassadeur de la culture design, quand le designer devient un catalyseur de transformations, par Fabrice Liut
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A no-bullshit policy for Design, by Daiana Zavate
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Moving forward towards an intended future and not one plagued by complications and impractical means to increase the quality of life where it's most needed, Strategic Design needs to lead a way that emphasizes on practicality and clear communication. Putting the right conditions in place for businesses
A no-bullshit policy for Design, by Daiana Zavate
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Ask the Right Question, by Jennifer Fraser and Scott Plewes
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What is the right way to evaluate the current “state” of UX? In a world where business stakeholders are focused on numbers and metrics to ascertain value, how does UX play a role in this STEM-obsessed world? We can start by asking the right questions and instead of looking
Ask the Right Question, by Jennifer Fraser and Scott Plewes
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The State of Design: An Unnecessary Topic to Write About, by Vinish Garg
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Design has been part of our systems since ages and across the generations—in manual tools for use by our hands, in the machines, in print and media, and now in technology. We had design engineers designing our cars one hundred years ago. We always had textile designers, and
The State of Design: An Unnecessary Topic to Write About, by Vinish Garg
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Web Designing, Architecting, AI-ing, by Matt Ji
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Web can be viewed from many angles: Old and new, big and small, uniform and diverse. It's hard to pick along a continuum because the tribes like to territorialize. This poses a problem and an opportunity for planeswalkers to take advantage of three key evolving themes of
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State of Design
A collection of essays reflecting on the current landscape of design and of the role of the designer.
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Solarpunk
An exploration of the Solarpunk movement, how this can impact the way we do design, and what can designers learn from it.
Multi-Ocean Strategy Framework
Multi-Ocean Strategy Framework (MOSF) is a strategic design tool to map impact and value in complex ecosystems. This project is a collaboration between Kevin Richard from D&CT and Daiana Zavate and Krasi Bozhinkova from Owtcome.
