The Design Imperialism Debate
As soon as I wrote my post about Emily Pilloton’s Design Revolution Roadshow, my husband was quick to show me this article written by Bruce Nussbaum over at Fast Company: Is Humanitarian Design the New Imperialism? This article has caused quite a stir in the design community. At first glance, I found the article to […]
Design Revolution Roadshow: Changing the World by Design
What began as a tour for Emily Pilloton’s book, “Design Revolution: 100 Products that Empower People,” ended up becoming much more. Pilloton used her 2009 Sappi Ideas that Matter Grant to turn the book tour into a mobile exhibition with workshops and lectures geared towards inspiring the next generation of young designers and promoting the idea that design can have a positive social impact.