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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.

CommDesignAcademic Communication & graphic design, Design issues, Design methods & methodology, Design research 23 Dec 202223 Dec 2022

The unbearable irrelevance of three design concepts

Industry stakeholders and clients often expect three design concepts as part of designers' responses to a creative brief. What's that all about?

CommDesignAcademic Communication & graphic design, Design issues, Design research 17 Nov 202221 Jan 2023

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

CommDesignAcademic Communication & graphic design, Design methods & methodology, Design research 24 Mar 202228 Mar 2022

Co-design & building a discourse around the graphic design brief

"What's the brief?” is an everyday question within the graphic design process. Moreover, the concept and importance of a design brief is overtly understood well beyond design practice itself – especially among stakeholders who work with designers, as well as clients who commission their services.

CommDesignAcademic Communication & graphic design, Design issues, Design research 13 Aug 20213 Sep 2021

Graphic design versus communication design

What’s the difference between graphic design and communication design? The two terms are the main ones used for both the academic discipline and the industry profession. However, many people appear to be unclear about what the terms mean and what practices they refer to.

CommDesignAcademic Communication & graphic design, Design issues 6 Aug 20217 Aug 2021

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  • Blurred colourful diagrams merged togather for header image
    Re-thinking Design Thinking – time to take some responsibility?
  • The unbearable irrelevance of three design concepts
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  • Design research, design practice, design thinking and professional practice (with added graphic design)
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