Reading Responses

RE: DESIGN THINKING IS A USEFUL MYTH by Donald Norman

"Design Thinking" is a therm that conveys the many reasons why graphic designers matter, why we are relevant as thinkers and not just as artists.
As outsiders (most of the time) problem solvers are able to see things differently from the people that are constantly in touch with the problem at hand. Therefore they are able to break the rules and find new paths that allow for sensible and effective creative solutions.
Graphic designers are problem solvers and we not just artmakers–we are creators, inventors, we care and we strive to do things differently. And all this qualities bring business the ability to stand out, that is why they need us.

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RE: WHAT DOES DESIGN FOR GOOD MEAN by Daniel Francavilla

The main thing I noticed here is the how people understand the meaning of "Good." And I agree to a certain degree the way the word is being used as a code. My only issue with this is that it is also being used as a trend, and we know trends go away, people get bored of it. Things having a greater purpose shouldn't be something that we see on the tv or on t-shirts. It should be a set of practices, taught by example and not by words. Good being used indiscriminately is a concern to me, I fear it may backfire. I wish I could elaborate on this without having to involve a major theorycraft about philosophy and sociology. But I also wish that we as designers could find a different way to contribute aside from the mere action of creating artifacts that assist social change campaigns.

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