6 Dec 2010

About manifestos...

There is an oxymoron in trying to manifest what design is or at least what design means to you. I think design is something liberating and free and sees no boundaries. The process of actually trying to define it with words it is not just hard but it already negates my idea on what actually design is and means to me.
I can only see it as a way to express what I actually think while in the design process and how this not only can influence the audience but engage them to be pro-active themselves during the design process.
I can only justify myself by saying it was a short class activity. But then again someone can contradict me by replying Why did you participate then?
The only thing that I can say is, besides the fact that it was a fun procedure and I really enjoyed it, what I said previously about my design perspective. Hopefully people will add more to it and make it even more interesting!
dESIGN.
It was the second part of the brief to be split into groups and try to make a joined/group manifesto. The people in my team enjoyed the principles and the 'language' I used in mine and added more to it.
Like : Ob - Ob - Ob observe!
Ob - Ob - Ob obsessed!
Obsessive observation is critical and real.
Ap - Ap - Ap approachable!
Up - Up - Up up to the sky!

So please be free to add more interesting ideas and thoughts and let it be a collective of people's thoughts!
Because that's what design is all about by the people for the people!

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