22 year old Nora Vargas gives us some insights into local practices in her home land El Salvador and her later path through European design studies.
Peter Jones talks about an emergent new ethos, one that stands on the shoulders of many who have long argued for systemic change.
What is most needed to solve complex problems? I believe the answer is an individual's pure intention to do good. This is core to any design work. All design work is social design in the end.
It's been now four months since I first arrived in Buenos Aires to conduct fieldwork for my PhD in social design. A post about it all is long due, and I can only say that the main reason that kept me from writing was actually the overwhelming abundance of projects to write about. I reckon I am still in a process of digesting it all. My time and energy here mostly headed towards the project that hosts me as a collaborator and ... Read More
That, would be my understanding of what social design is all about. Design is first and foremost about intention. Intention is starting point, path and destination at the same time. Social is about human, the fountain of intention. People working individually with similarly good intentions, will inevitably bridge many divides along the way and eventually solve complex problems. Divides and weaving There are many divides, some of which are: scale, space, time, issue, expertise, need, and the greatest of all, is that between idea and reality. ... Read More
The design industry grew rapidly in the 20th century, by satisfying the massive and growing needs of consumer products, industrial systems, and a business ethos of growth, fueled by advertising. I observe a significant change occurring in the language and outlook of people in the design fields, especially apparent in my adopted home city of Toronto. I see a new ethos emerging in this new century, one that stands on the shoulders of many who have long argued for systemic change. Citizen ... Read More
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