Has design been “Dirty?”

I’ve posted two relatively lengthy responses to a new essay by Steven Heller, “The Decade of Dirty Design,” at Voice: AIGA Journal of Design. I contend that the label doesn’t encompass the entirety of design activity, focusing on a singular but not definitive exponent of design activity. I first offer a deliberately provocative (and arguably [...]

By Kenneth FitzGerald | 18 Dec 09 | Posted in News | Comments (0)

“Design’s Just Dessert” at AIGA Voice

A new essay, “Design’s Just Dessert,” has been posted at Voice: the AIGA Journal of Design. The essay is the second “bonus track” (the first was “I Believe in Design” at Design Observer) from the “Volume” sessions—written along with the new essays for the book but not to be included. Big thanks to ODU design [...]

By Kenneth FitzGerald | 09 Sep 09 | Posted in Published | Comments (0)

Hear me, hear me

To listen to an interview with me on Design Matters with Debbie Millman from March 17, 2006, click here.

Our symbol:

The hexahexaflexagon

is the symbol-artifact of Ephemeral States. It is a folding paper object composed of 19 equilateral triangles that displays six different faces of six triangles. Three of the faces will open to two other faces, the other three will open to one. To view a short video on how to flex a hexahexaflexagon click here. (Video by Peter Eudenbach)

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