Introduction: New Perspectives on Swiss Graphic Design Davide Fornari, Robert Lzicar, Sarah Owens, Michael Renner, Arne Scheuermann, Pierre J. Schneemann Why Swiss Graphic Design Again, Now? In reviewing the two publications—“Josef Müller-Brockmann” by Kerry William…
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Introduction This issue of Design Issues explores topics of continuing relevance. It first contains a major collection of special issue essays on the con- struction of a design history. Also included is a book review…
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Introduction Designers make things. This idea is so basic to our shared under- standing of design, across fields and practices, that it is almost uncontroversial. And yet, making no longer seems enough to ex- press…
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Introduction How effective is a legal system that people cannot understand how to use? How can we use participatory, creative design methods in public institutions to serve people better? These questions, posed by guest editors…
Victor Margolin: A Testament
Victor Margolin: A Testament Victor Margolin (1941–2019) was Professor Emeritus of Design History at the University of Illinois, Chicago, a seminal figure in the development of Design History and Design Studies, and a proud collector…
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Introduction One way to understand the ongoing amplification and extension of design is to see how it is being driven by market and societal demand. With a public that is familiar with design thinking and…
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Introduction This issue of Design Issues opens with a discussion on design activ- ism and the politics of designerly interventions. In this Sarah Fox, Catherine Lim, Tad Hirsch, and Daniela K. Rosner highlight design- ers’…
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Introduction Designers and design scholars are engaging in various ways with the societal challenges of our time. Evident in several recent elections, these challenges include an escalation in political polar- ization, ideological extremism, diminishing trust…
Books Received
Books Received Atzmon, Leslie and Prasad Boradkar, éd.. Encountering Things: Design and Theories of Things. Londres: Blooms- bury Academic, 2017. ISBN: 9780857855640 (pbk). 288 pages. Color illustrations. This book brings a disciplined and thoughtful approach…
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Introduction In design work—especially participatory design where there is much desire to get to some kind of meaningful and collective action around a social cause or important initiative—there is often an effort to unify and…