This blog was recommended to me by Rachel Wingfield of
Loop.pH, who I worked for over the summer. I found a review of a book called
Design is the Problem: The Future of Design Must be Sustainable by Nathan Shedroff, which is in Goldsmiths library and I intend to get it out tomorrow! I'm excited to read it as the review mentions that it addresses issues like local food. See the review on the blog
here."For any activist there seems to be a problem of finding the balance between maintaining social acceptance on some level and provoking change. I begin to wonder if it’s the case that activist groups need to know more about design and how to deploy it, or if it’s the case that designers need to become better activists. Perhaps both."
Ann Thorpe, designactivism.net,
how do design activists cope with fear, risk, and danger?, July 20, 2009
If design is too challenging the public don't engage ... the most popular design might be that which takes us jusr round the corner, or a bit further down the road.. or unfrotunately allows us to keep sitting on our sofa! If it expects us to pack our bags and move to a different town, it will be a fairly empty town!
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