The reason I asked is the logical problem of saying "a designer....is not a
designer." Sorry, just being sure.
Yes, the paper is probably old hat for phd-design members, but it was
(unfortunately) rather radical stuff to some of my colleagues. And also to
the federal funding agency reps that were there.
Cheers.
Fil
2009/10/18 Klaus Krippendorff <[log in to unmask]>
> phil,
>
>
> you asked me: "did you mean to say: a person who claims to be a designer
> and who merely follows someone is not a designer."
>
> actually, yes. a person who merely follows a trend, follows the
> instructions of a designer. that person cannot possibly create something
> new, which i consider the defining feature of design. That person's actions
> are no different from that of a tree which grows the same leafs every year,
> unnoticeable changes notwithstanding.
>
> by the way i enjoyed your paper although, as you suggest, it doesn't state
> anything new for longtime members of the list. but it is worth rereading.
>
> klaus
>
>
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Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Ryerson University
350 Victoria St, Toronto, ON
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