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newsletter bi-monthly bulletin of the International Council of Design |
September 2021 | |||||||||
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New!We are excited to announce that the new ICoD website is now live! So with that, we would like to invite you to come visit it and discover the new content we’ve been working on for you! |
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PolemicWhy is it important to discuss, dissect and disagree on what design is, does, and can do? How might debate help us resolve our internal contradictions, transform our ideas, and guide us towards collaboration? |
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EditorialDesign is an expression of culture, both creating new forms of expression and mirroring the zeitgeist of the time. Designer Andrea Trabucco-Campos argues that today the consumer is looking for authenticity: |
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New sectionWhat is design—or design-ing? How do we identify professional design and designers? How do we structure professionalism for designers in ways that empower all touched by design? |
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Design eventsAIGA Eye on Design contemplates the future of design conferences post-pandemic. The wave of online events taught our community that Zoom meetings could let more people in, be more inclusive, a definite plus. But also, the quality of the connections proved itself to be woefully inadequate. With one more screen to compete for our already saturated attention spans, instead of immersive experiences, these events tend to be relegated to background noise, competing for attention with work, childcare and the other distractions of modern work from home life. How to capitalise on the gains made to the technology and access granted to new stakeholders while bringing back the in-the-moment experience of an IRL experience with chances for real human connections? What does the future hold for design events? |
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New featureThe new section on our website 'Polemics' derives its name from the ancient Greek art of engaging in controversial debate or discussion. This is where we reflect, discuss and explore the ‘touchiest’ issues in design, attempting to address the nuance of the grey areas by drawing on expanded perspectives and emerging contexts. Sometimes we take a stance. At other times we hear both sides loud and clear and hover in the place of unknowing. |
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New MemberFounded in 1938, Luxun Academy of Fine Arts (LAFA) is situated in Shenyang in Northeast China on two campuses spanning over one hundred acres: the Shenyang Campus in downtown Shenyang, and the Dalian Campus in Jinshitan, Dalian. Between the two campuses, seventeen majors in art and design (at undergraduate and graduate levels) include the schools of Industrial Design, Architecture and Design, Environmental Design, Dyeing and Weaving Clothing Art Design, Visual Communication Design, Media Animation, Sino-British Digital Media Arts College, and the Lumei Culture International Fashion College. Noted for its art and design excellence, Luxun is recognised as being among the top academies in its field.
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EditorialIn a question that might be particularly pertinent to our Members, Communication Arts asks if design organisations have a future? Focusing on the situation in the United States, graphic designer Ellen Shapiro chronicles the challenges facing organisations like AIGA and the One Club for Creativity in supporting their national and regional design communities during a global pandemic. Some of these challenges—maintaining a sense of community during lockdowns, for instance—are sure to be shared globally by design associations. |
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New definitions‘Professionals’ strive to achieve the best, most robust possible outcomes rather than settle for the minimum required. What we call ‘being a professional’ is a combination of a commitment to a high standard of performance and integrity, with a perspective on the needs of individuals as well as society. The initial step towards professionalism is self-awareness and self-definition. Only once the community of practitioners adopts a common approach can the wider society be expected to acknowledge the professional standing of the discipline. And only at that point can the discipline benefit from enhanced respect, status and influence—and the related independence and material by-products. The common cause required for the establishment of professional standing requires structured community recognition. |
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New definitionsOur experience of design comes most often from our daily interaction with the concrete world, through physical objects and the built environments, and experientially, especially through digital and online interactions. We interact with what is around us and each other through designed constructs, our clothing and devices, the methods of transportation we use, user-interfaces, the landscape or city we inhabit, and even through the chair we sit in. All of these objects and spaces—everywhere around us—are artefacts designed by a designer. |
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The CouncilThe context in which we operate today has changed. The design industry has become increasingly large and complex, with private and public entities sprouting up to fill the needs of a global, connected audience. Design touches governments and cities through innovation and service architecture. It is viewed in museums, and discussed on television. It is part of pop-culture and also central to many of the debates around quality of life—with increasing impact on health, environment, management of population growth and displacement. |
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