Architecture & Design Entropy | 10 Apr 2009
Design Paradigm
Pl read this a fascinating feature on paradigm shift of Designs in economic crisis by Allison Arieff in New York Times..
At its heart, design is about problem-solving, but it’s also about problem-identifying. Instead of creating a need for things, designers can now focus on responding to things we do need. We may have never been confronted with as many problems as we are today; the blame for them can’t be attributed to designers, but many future solutions can — and will be.
The work that springs from this sort of questioning does not have to sacrifice beauty for utility, vision for practicality. Designers can work to improve on existing necessities as well as future ones: why, for example, can’t toothbrushes be designed to last longer? When will we see a lamp that casts a truly flattering glow from compact fluorescents ?
Pl refer this link