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Design in the Age of Change
How design can change the world.
Change is the only constant. In 2020 the world experienced a global pandemic, social inequalities, climate change, racial injustices, riots and unrests, and rapid advances of new technologies. Although many fear change, it is the job of designers to create and thrive in such times. To document our present moment, Gjoko Muratovski invited ten highly influential design figures—including iconic design leaders such as Carole Bilson, Karim Rashid, Bruce Mau, Steven Heller, and Don Norman—to reflect on the current state of affairs. By looking to the past and reflecting on the present, these designers project very personal images of the future that they would like to see. The conversations are broad, covering topics as diverse as beauty, race, and gender to design activism and economic resilience.
Change is the only constant. In 2020 the world experienced a global pandemic, social inequalities, climate change, racial injustices, riots and unrests, and rapid advances of new technologies. Although many fear change, it is the job of designers to create and thrive in such times. To document our present moment, Gjoko Muratovski invited ten highly influential design figures—including iconic design leaders such as Carole Bilson, Karim Rashid, Bruce Mau, Steven Heller, and Don Norman—to reflect on the current state of affairs. By looking to the past and reflecting on the present, these designers project very personal images of the future that they would like to see. The conversations are broad, covering topics as diverse as beauty, race, and gender to design activism and economic resilience.
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208 pages, Paperback
Published April 11, 2022
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April 21, 2024
oehh,,,, see raamat oli tõesti koostatud nagu mngi podcasti stsenaariumi lugemine e pmst intervjuu,, seega oli palju mõttetut jama( nt: do you know this?! yes i do! Okay! Blablablaaaa jne)
teiseks see on disainiraamat, aga nii evameeldiv kugemiskogemus?! raamatu fyysiline disain 0punkti,, pluss tekst isegi polnud rööpjoondatud, ja läks liiga raamatu selgroogu sisse.
teemade käsitlus oli ok, head peatykid olid : natalie nixon, bruce mau ja alok vaid-menon
raamatu alguses tõstatatud paljudele probleemidele räägiti vastu,;; esimestez peatykkides nt teemaks see, et on vähe kõrgetel juhtivatel kohtadel disaineried( yleyldiselt disainivaldkonnas tegutsevaid naisi),, aga pmst kõik "prod disainerid kellega autor vestles olid mehed 🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠)
rassismi käsitleti ainult läbi afro-ameeriklasest õpilaste läbi??!?
huvitav peatykk "why do we fear gender-neutrality?" tekitas palju mõtteainet,, ja, et miks on nyyd kõik meesteriided androgyynsed, aga naiste omad mitte😃?!
"Whereas the gown and the skirt were created to instill a sense of mystery allure around womanhood; that women could just belong to where men imagined that they should be."
kui väljas 38kraadi oleks kõigil mõistlikum kanda kleiti v seelikut (hõlsti) 😆
teiseks see on disainiraamat, aga nii evameeldiv kugemiskogemus?! raamatu fyysiline disain 0punkti,, pluss tekst isegi polnud rööpjoondatud, ja läks liiga raamatu selgroogu sisse.
teemade käsitlus oli ok, head peatykid olid : natalie nixon, bruce mau ja alok vaid-menon
raamatu alguses tõstatatud paljudele probleemidele räägiti vastu,;; esimestez peatykkides nt teemaks see, et on vähe kõrgetel juhtivatel kohtadel disaineried( yleyldiselt disainivaldkonnas tegutsevaid naisi),, aga pmst kõik "prod disainerid kellega autor vestles olid mehed 🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠)
rassismi käsitleti ainult läbi afro-ameeriklasest õpilaste läbi??!?
huvitav peatykk "why do we fear gender-neutrality?" tekitas palju mõtteainet,, ja, et miks on nyyd kõik meesteriided androgyynsed, aga naiste omad mitte😃?!
"Whereas the gown and the skirt were created to instill a sense of mystery allure around womanhood; that women could just belong to where men imagined that they should be."
kui väljas 38kraadi oleks kõigil mõistlikum kanda kleiti v seelikut (hõlsti) 😆
April 8, 2025
1. I love this. The design community needs more of this. We need to hear more voices, we need to get out of our echo chambers.
2. Don Norman is a boss of a person. I attended a lecture when I was a student in which he lambasted design schools. I remember sitting in that auditorium thinking, "Oh shit! The call is coming from inside the house! But also, he's right." And Gjoko later interviewed him for this book, seemingly digging deeper into Don's perspective instead of digging his heels in and defending the ivory tower he lead at the time. Reading this interview makes me respect both Gjoko and Don more.
3. The other reviews of this book are unnecessarily harsh, as if they have some reason to bash the book. I urge those reviewers to read just about any other book about design, including those by historically lauded design leaders, and have anything redeeming to say about them. Seems like they just have a chip on their shoulder and are looking to pick a fight over the internet. Lazy.
2. Don Norman is a boss of a person. I attended a lecture when I was a student in which he lambasted design schools. I remember sitting in that auditorium thinking, "Oh shit! The call is coming from inside the house! But also, he's right." And Gjoko later interviewed him for this book, seemingly digging deeper into Don's perspective instead of digging his heels in and defending the ivory tower he lead at the time. Reading this interview makes me respect both Gjoko and Don more.
3. The other reviews of this book are unnecessarily harsh, as if they have some reason to bash the book. I urge those reviewers to read just about any other book about design, including those by historically lauded design leaders, and have anything redeeming to say about them. Seems like they just have a chip on their shoulder and are looking to pick a fight over the internet. Lazy.
July 30, 2022
There were some interesting conversations in this book, specifically Natalie Nixon, Alok Vaid-Menon and Ida Telalbasic. Mostly though, it reads like a transcribed podcast, so it makes me question why these conversations weren’t delivered in that medium.
Secondly, the typesetting was awful and made for a really challenging read. The tracking and point sizes were all over the place and while of course the conversations and messages within are more important, it was so distracting and frankly sloppy for design book.
Congratulations to all the people involved, creating anything is an achievement—this one just missed the mark for me.
Secondly, the typesetting was awful and made for a really challenging read. The tracking and point sizes were all over the place and while of course the conversations and messages within are more important, it was so distracting and frankly sloppy for design book.
Congratulations to all the people involved, creating anything is an achievement—this one just missed the mark for me.
June 22, 2025
amaz !! loved the interview style from people in each section point of design. really well thought out and applicable for designers. also really enjoyed the tie between activism and design.
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