Design 21: Social Design Network

Thank you very much for your advice! I followed it and had wonderful times reading Victor Papanek's "Design for the Real World". I downloaded it from torrent search http://bytesland.com It's worth reading indeed. I must confess I knew very little about Victor Papanek. I learned about him from you. Thanks once more for the share. He's right about design killing people. I've read novels where builders took shortcuts in their building materials and design to save time and money... and people were killed as a result. These were novels, but interesting, none the less. I read "Design for the Real World" first before studying industrial design. Then read bits of it every semester of study. Now, a professional, I was thrilled when I found the new edition. I’ve always thought the world needs to work more like Papanek proposes, and actually, I think now people are becoming a lot more aware of the issues raised here. Papanek’s predictions or ideals are happening: In ecology, social work, and ethics. I admire this author, and it’s all because of this book, to start with.

Daniella,

Thanks for your response to my blog post. I apologize for this long delay in communication as I've been traveling for the last few months. Papanek wrote another timeless book you might be interested in.

Here are the details: "The Green Imperative" http://www.amazon.com/Green-Imperative-Ecology-Ethics-Architecture/dp/0500278466

Hope you enjoy this one as well.

Best, Martin

It is a useful and interesting book.

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I agree. There are a lot of design books out there. They have books on everything from webdesign, logo design, magazine printing, and postcard design. I am excited to look into the book, "The Green Imperative". It is always nice to have direction on what books are worth reading on design.

Design is everywhere. From the place we live and go, the way we dress up ourselves, in books we read, and almost all things in the earth needs to be designed. In fact a Millionaire Mind Seminar once explained the importance of designing our life.

I will look into "Millionaire Mind Seminar." A book I just finished is "Brand Sense" by Martin Lindstrum—a fantastic study that addresses the importance of using all of our senses in marketing and communications. Best, Martin

Claudia, I just finished "Brand Sense" by Martin Lindstrum—a fantastic study in sensory branding. As designers we tend to focus the the visual aspects of design. Our program at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design is called, "Visual Communications." New questions surface when we start a project; what does a brand smell like, taste like, feel like and sound like? Best, Martin

The next time I read a blog, I hope that it doesnt disappoint me as much as this one. I mean, I know it was my choice to read, but I actually thought youd have something interesting to say All I hear is a bunch of whining about something that you could fix if you werent too busy looking for attention.

Nick, Thanks for your response. Your points are noted and I agree. However, my thoughts were not focused on our changing technology but really on the importance of expanding design education to include all that surrounds design. All of my design courses contain history, culture, technology, ethnography and the sciences. Designers of the future will be required to be literate in multiple disciplines. Best, Martin