Innovation?

Innovation in the Creative Industries, Art Week Guide, 2016.

I often find myself internally screaming (or out-loud, when I’m in the confines of a class-room with only a bunch of helpless students who are not allowed to run away when I have a tantrum): design is not exclusive! It is not a luxury! It is not limited to designer bags. It is not just your comfortable car, or your nicely lit living room. Everything is design(ed)! Everything you see and/or use, has been put together by a mind that worked for hours deciding how something functions, and therefore looks. Whether it is “good” or “bad” design is a completely different discussion, but the point is the following: Design is these words having been typed out in a certain font to make this content most readable, it’s this booklet you’re holding so conveniently, it’s your coffee mug, your toothbrush, the chair you swirl on everyday, your fabulous dress, your mobile phone and that game you’re obsessed with.

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