Why Design Education Lost Its Dream to Change the World, and How It Can Find It Again
Oct 19, 2025 1:21 pm
Design education once promised to shape the world, to merge imagination with ethics, and aesthetics with humanity. But that dream has been diluted by the demands of the market, the metrics of employability, and the spectacle of consumption. This essay explores how #designeducation lost its social purpose, why it must rediscover its moral imagination, and how educators, students, and institutions can rebuild a culture of courage, care, and creative responsibility. https://heretakis.medium.com/why-design-education-lost-its-dream-to-change-the-world-and-how-it-can-find-it-again-a0fa7154b8ea