There is no design without devotion. No progress without persistence. No education without commitment.My latest essay, The Discipline of Commitment in Design Education, explores what it truly means to stay with the process — to teach, to learn, and t...
In a world obsessed with speed, spectacle and the next big trend, it is rare to find voices urging us to slow down, to touch, feel, imagine and question. In his new conversation with The New Art School, #designer, #educator and #creative thinker Gwen...
Roots | Routes in Design Cumulus Athens 2026 conference calling for papers!The theme explores the interdependency between our past and our future as a fundamental value for devising pathways in Design. The working hypothesis of this conference is tha...
“#Creativity may flourish under constraint—but it suffocates under poverty.” #DesignEducation is being reshaped by privilege. If we don’t address it, diversity of thought will vanish. https://heretakis.medium.com/the-elephant-in-the-room-how-social-c...
#DesignEducation should do more than teach skills. It must cultivate #curiosity, #imagination, and the courage to think differently. Nietzsche warned that valuing sameness over difference corrupts young minds. Drawing on Freire, Montessori, Steiner,...
Design is a word that defies simple definition. It is both a noun and a verb, a process and a product, a practice that spans millennia yet remains elusive in its academic and cultural positioning. The short film Towards a Dynamic Discipline of Design...
Lefteris Heretakis stands at the intersection of inspiration and innovation. In “Igniting Creative Minds,” he opens a window into the artistic universe that fuels his work—sharing the stories, motivations, and philosophies that spark both personal ex...
Why outdated #DesignEducation no longer works in an evolving world, and how new approaches can prepare future #leaders. #Design #Education https://www.inspo.expert/blog/future-of-design-education Click Here!
Pick up your brush. Your pen. Your voice. Refuse the template. Refuse the feed. Let’s begin again — not with a brand, but with a question:What if art could still change the world?https://newartschool.education/2025/07/22/we-are-in-deep-trouble-and-it...
Read nowThe landscape of graphic design has undergone a seismic shift since the days when drawing was an essential, almost given, skill for every designer. Back before Apple computers, Adobe software, and even AI tools became central to our craft, vi...
