Design interview methods: helping to tell the story

Some reflections on design interview methods and creative practice resesarch.

Re-thinking Design Thinking – time to take some responsibility?

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Design Thinking has been around for a while, but remains under-critiqued. This recently published article challenges the hegemony of Design Thinking education, offering options for its future dissemination.

I learned to design by copying Time Out magazine’s layout, now it’s gone!

Time Out magazine has printed its last London edition. As a graphic designer who cut his teeth learning to design using its layout as a template, it's the end of an era. What does this signify for graphic design?

Design research, design practice, design thinking and professional practice (with added graphic design)

A short summary of key discussions around design research, design practice, design thinking and professional practice

Graphic design as a re-creational tool, process & research method

Graphic design is re-creational – re-presentation, as opposed to representation. Graphic designers often also have to face creative limitations and disappointments. Like theatre, graphic design is uniquely communicative and innately performative practice. This performativity provides an opportunity for professional graphic designers to assert their unique, practice specific, skills and talents.