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newsletter bi-monthly bulletin of the International Council of Design |
November 2022 | |||||||||
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PolemicDo you know who designed the clothes you are wearing? The phone in your pocket? Or the train you rode to work? Probably not. You don't know this because design is largely invisible. When it works, design simply makes an experience smoother, an object more functional and information clearer. Rarely will you be aware of design until something goes wrong. |
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International Design DayIn 2023, the year of our 60th Anniversary, we celebrate International Design Day with a theme that nods to the Council’s legacy as an organisation. The theme for this year is ‘Peace. Love. Design!’. Inspired by the activism of the sixties, we encourage you to explore issues of environmentalism, social equity, collective movements and radical change. |
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On DesignAre cheaper ‘design services’ worth your while? Though you can bargain for the lowest rate for design work, or crowdsource a logo through open call competitions, the Council would instead recommend turning your attention to working with professional designers. |
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ICoD newsWe are pleased to announce that our Members have elected a new Executive Board for the 2022-2024 term. The Board is composed of representatives from seven countries, representing Professional, Educational and Promotional Members and specialists from graphic, industrial and interior design. |
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SustainabilityThe narrative around sustainable design seems to be stuck on recyclability, ‘reducing’ impacts and ‘circular design’. Whilst still in a model of excess production and consumption, can design ever really get ahead of the sustainability challenge? |
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ICoD EventsOn 15 October, in Kaunas (Lithuania) the Council hosted its 2022 Platform Meeting. Under this year’s theme, 'Design is possibility' the TOPICS explored included: SELF-REFLECTION, TRANSITION AND CHANGE, REFRAMING SUSTAINABILITY and DESIGN IS FOR PEOPLE. |
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RecognitionThe Council is pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 Awards, as presented at the 29th General Assembly, hosted by ICoD Member Lithuanian Design Association. The ICoD Achievement Award, created in 2001, honours an outstanding career. The 2022 Achievement Award recipients were Gediminas Lašas, Audrius Klimas, and Aušra Lisauskienė, as nominated by ICoD Member Lithuanian Design Association. The ICoD Education Award, created in 2006, is presented to an educator from an ICoD Member institution, in recognition of outstanding innovation or achievement in design education. Elita Lam, teacher, mentor, designer, administrator and researcher, is this year’s recipient of the Education Award, as nominated by ICoD Member Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI). |
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INDIGOFor Vogue, author Louise Erdrich meditates on the influence her Indigenous heritage—she describes herself as a "mixed-blood member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa"—has on her experience of fashion. In what is ultimately an analysis of cultural identity and the politics of appropriation, Erdrich both educates and revels in the power of fashion as an expression of culture. |
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OpinionsThere has been a lot of discussion around artificial intelligence (AI) and its employment in creative applications. Many of these discussions offer opposing views. One is that AI will take away creative jobs. The opposing view is that AI might be able to do some of the grunt work but that creativity is the realm of the human and that that 'spark' could never really be approximated by a machine. |
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COP27We are interested in ways that different international actors approach awareness-building and engagement of citizens. The Museum for the United Nations held an event at COP27 to attempt to bring "the voices of people on the frontline of climate change directly into the heart of climate conversations". Using technology, they virtually brought in climate activists and community members of organisations that represent groups of affected populations, from ten different locations including Bangalore, Bamako and Mexico City. |
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SecretariatPlease note that the Council Secretariat, based in Montréal, will be closed from 24 December 2022 to 08 January 2023 for the holiday season. Wishing all Members and the design community peace and good health during this period. Looking forward to collaborating with you again in 2023! |
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