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newsletter quarterly bulletin of the International Council of Design |
November 2023 | |||||||||||||
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Feature“Design creates culture. Culture shapes values. Values determine the future". The words and work of Robert L. Peters (1954–2023) resonate deeply with the network of designers around the world he continues to inspire. We recently announced the passing of our beloved friend and colleague, an event which sits heavily in the hearts of the Council family. Rob’s presence and legacy—as graphic designer, design activist and environmentalist, writer and former President of ICoD (formerly Icograda)—is very much alive as a potent force for the future of design. In this feature, we celebrate the life and work of Rob and highlight the ways in which his rare values persist, modelling how a more ethical future of design could be. |
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PublicationDrawing from his popular "Dear Design Student" Twitter project, and fed up with design education as it now stands, Mitch Goldstein’s new book “How To Be A Design Student (And How To Teach Them)" challenges design education by examining design process and failure, and making a case for banning grades and critiques. The book by this associate professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology covers topics like “Agency and You-ness,” “Human First,” “Why Go to Design School,” “Learning Curiosity,” “Failure,” and more. We are curious to read more…
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AI and designAs a new wave of artificial intelligence startups try to “scale language” by automating the work of writing, writer for The New Yorker, Kyle Chayka, asked one such company to try and replace him. By employing an AI tool to write in Chayka's own 'tone and style', the benefits and pitfalls of AI-generated writing become clear. Through his experiment, Chayka tries to understand if AI can become a tool to facilitate innovation and drive creativity, or if creatives should remain cautious. |
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New MemberICoD New Member Facultad de Arte, Diseño y Comunicación Audiovisual (FADCOM), part of the Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral (ESPOL) (Ecuador) plays a unique role by bridging the gap between art, design, and technology. ESPOL is committed to research and innovation through three distinctive research lines: Design, Culture, and Sustainability; and Audiovisual Communication, Society, and Culture; and Art and Technology. |
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Member newsEach year, as part of the Hiroshima Appeals poster project, a leading Japanese designer illustrates a personalised plea for peace for Hiroshima, one of two Japanese cities that were destroyed by atomic bombs during World War II. ICoD Member Japan Graphic Design Association (JAGDA) designated its member Norio Nakamura to create this year's Hiroshima Appeals poster. The image depicts the monstrous power of humans to alter destiny with all the ease of pointing an index finger. A titanic index finger presses down on a steely metropolis.
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SecretariatPlease note that the Council Secretariat, our team based in Montréal, will be closed from 25 December 2023 to 08 January 2024 for the holiday season. Wishing all Members and the design community peace and good health during this period. We look forward to collaborating with you again in the New Year! |
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AI lexiconAs part of a new series called AItopia, Dezeen’s first article on the topic provides a glossary of key terms about AI and why they matter to designers. The glossary unpacks the meaning and importance of such terms as machine learning and deep learning, artificial general intelligence and superintellignece, generative AI and hallucinations, and much more. We recommend that you bookmark this for your ongoing education on the future of AI and design. |
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ICoD StanceWhat happens when consensus-based decision-making, something central to the peer-review model of academic research, is undermined? As part of ICoD's commitment to professional design standards and ethics, on 17 July 2023, ICoD issued a statement in support of the Design Studies (Journal) editorial team. The letter was a refusal of corporate interventions that threaten to degrade the design research field as a foundation for the pursuit of critical thinking and transformation. We thought it was relevant to share with our community. |
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