Virtual Strike

Posted by Matt Judge

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Posted: 25/02/2010

Virtual Strike

Design Week (UK) invited me to contribute towards a Vox Pop this week. The Question: A group of Belgium ad agencies went on strike in protest at pitches. What issue would entice you to go on strike.

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Posted in Advertising, Design Economy, Design future
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An open letter to Emily Gosden

Posted by Design Assembly

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Posted: 11/01/2010

An open letter to Emily Gosden

In response to Emily Gosden’s defamatory article on the Times Online, we at Design Assembly felt compelled as a collective to address the issues raised in the hope that the apparent lack of appreciation and awareness of our profession is addressed. More

Posted in Branding, Design Assembly, Design Economy, Design future, Education, Social responsibility, Uncategorized
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Design diss/course

Posted by Paul M Fuog

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Posted: 04/01/2010

Design diss/course

Recently in Australia we have seen the rebrand of two large institutions. Both visual identities were intermittently released to the public accompanied by the associated fees. More

Posted in Branding, Design future
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In Praise of Design Hacking

Posted by Scott Burnham

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Posted: 24/10/2009

In Praise of Design Hacking

The Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) commissioned me to write my publication Finding the Truth in Systems: In Praise of Design Hacking as an overview and exploration of ways in which individuals are taking design decisions into their own hands by hacking, reconfiguring and reworking the products, systems and spaces that make up our lives. More

Posted in Design future, Originality, Social responsibility
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Good Enough

Posted by Neil Cummings

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Posted: 28/09/2009

Good Enough

When is ok to be a little bit crap?
When you’re bloody marvellous at lots of other stuff.

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Posted in Advertising, Branding, Design Economy, Design future, Information Design
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Real/Unreal

Posted by Michael Dyer

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Posted: 22/07/2009

Real/Unreal

A strange phenomenon has occurred in the world of design over the last decade and a half or so. Design has seemingly detached itself from its primarily historical role and function, and has drifted further and further into terrain that has little to do with the communicative, performative, or substantial, and more to do with the associative, demonstrative, and abstract. More

Posted in Design future
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