Dear friends,What is the most important skill for the designer of the future?It may not be typography. It may not be software. It may not even be the ability to generate brilliant ideas.It may be the ability to make another person believe in them.As...
I have spent enough years in art schools to know that some of the most important things that happen in them are almost impossible to record. A student finally sees what is wrong with a drawing. A conversation changes the direction of a project. Someo...
I have spent enough years in art schools to know that some of the most important things that happen in … More
In this episode of Design Education Talks, we speak with Ksenija Miļča, Assistant Professor and Head of the Interior Design and Brand Design study programmes at EKA University of Applied Sciences in Riga, Latvia. Her work sits at the intersection of...
In this episode of Design Education Talks, I am joined by graphic designer, publisher, editor and educator Esen Karol for a thoughtful conversation about what it means to educate designers in an age of distraction, artificial intelligence and acceler...
Most people do not design. They repeat. They repeat what they have seen, what they have been rewarded for, what … More
Nettrice Gaskins’ Techno-Vernacular Creativity and Innovation is one of those books that quietly changes the ground beneath your feet. At first glance, it appears to be a book about STEAM education, maker culture, digital tools, physical computing an...
20th Anniversary Official White Paper The 20th Anniversary, Redefining the Defining Question of Design In the evolution of the design industry, … More
Simon Collins is one of the most internationally experienced figures working at the intersection of design education, creative leadership and innovation. His career spans global brands including Nike, Zegna and Polo Ralph Lauren, leadership roles at...
In 1913, Frederick T. Gates, working through Rockefeller’s General Education Board, wrote a sentence that still haunts modern education: “We shall not try to make these people or any of their children into philosophers or men of learning or of scienc...
Chris Saunders of Right Aligned Academy joins Lefteris Heretakis to explore why the gap between design education and industry has become a void. Together, they examine the anxiety facing young creatives, the disappearance of junior roles, the rise of...
Dear friends,In The Hand Returns: Apple, Craft and the Future of Design Education, I look at Apple’s MacBook Neo campaign and the deeper message behind its handmade production process. At a time when AI can generate polished images in seconds, Apple’...
Post-Disciplinary Creative Practices for the 15th EAI International Conference:ArtsIT, Interactivity & Game CreationIn the twentieth-century artistic practices repeatedly sought to move beyond the specificity of medium, technique, process, style and...
Graham Fink is one of those rare creative figures whose career refuses to fit neatly into a single title. Creative director, art director, writer, artist, technologist, musician, filmmaker and educator, his practice moves fluidly across disciplines,...
Dear friends,In this new episode of Design Education Talks, I speak with Dan Vlahos, a Boston-based design leader, educator, researcher, and Senior Lecturer at Bentley University. Dan’s work moves across graphic design, dynamic media, motion graphics...
