on Social Design.

I’m sitting here on my bed with my 3 year-old Apple Powerbook — one of the old ones that has no Intel chip or Super Drive. I’ve forgotten how old I’ve become. I was in school with so much drive for social design. I must admit though, my drive made me super aggressive. Not very attractive. Is it? I’m unemployed by choice at the moment. Oh my! Unemployed? That’s such a disgrace to my education and my strive for being great. What a failure, ... Read More

In a world changing faster than at any other time in human history, a dynamic and critical analysis of what is 'good' design could not be more urgently required. Whilst new communication technologies are offering revolutionary platforms for mass collaboration and opportunities to democratically converse within a global community (1), simultaneously the world faces unprecedented environmental, social, and economic crises (2). Are designers really capitalising on social media platforms and collaborative opportunities? What do these democratic shifts and global challenges mean, and ... Read More