Design will always unsurprisingly be political
With both influence and impact, design has had steady roots in politics.
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Revisit the Where Are The Black Designers? 2021 conference this Black History Month.
The Where Are The Black Designers? initiative, platform, and community hosted a conference back in June covering everything from Afrotectopia to the evolution of the Black design experience. An enriching and uplifting collection of resources created by and for Black designers. This is your reminder that Black history is all-year round.
Real World Visuals have translated the cause of climate change into 54 million blue bubbles.
Creative director Adam Nieman intended to provoke questions rather than provide answers. Without any climate context or data evaluation, the visuals speak for themselves, bringing forward conversations about the immediate changes we can make that have both local and global green impact.
Believe it or not, graphic design is entirely bound up with Capitalism. How can we separate the two?
Design is complex, a notion inextricably intertwined with our political economy. As author of "CAPS LOCK" Ruben Pater asks, is it a case of "commodity culture" or "engine of innovation"? Read about how our perspectives and visual connections shift and change as we develop our own understanding of the politics of design.
How did design become socially conscious?
The Ulm School of Design was known as a uniquely progressive institution, teaching design and environmental design for a brief (albeit significant) 16 years. Dropbox have organised an accessible inspiration archive of the never-seen-before creations, curating the digital artefacts by way of colour, theme, making, and activity.
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🔑 ✨ 📈 What are the 10 principles needed to thrive as a 21st century creative? Collaboration, connection, and optimism all play their part in problem solving and design. Have a read about the skills you can develop to level up your creative game with Made Thought.
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