Social Design Notes have published 100 years of Design Manifestos from as far back as 1909 to the present.
These manifestos are public declarations of design principles and intentions. I created a tangible version of Bruce Mau’s manifesto that I can take with me on my travels.
I wonder who is really listening to these profound declarations…are they for the maker or the observer? It is time to create a new form of manifesto for the young designers of tomorrow? What could that look like?
Whose manifesto do you listen to? and when do you seek it out?
http://www.core77.com/blog/business/you_know_more_than_you_think_you_do_14212.asp
Emily Campbell, director of design at the Royal Society of the Arts (UK), launched last week the society’s Design & Society manifesto.
“With the title ‘You know more than you think you do: Design as resourcefulness and self-reliance’, it points to designers as facilitators to unleash the creative talents of everyday people.”