Martin
I am surprised that you would respond to Klaus in this manner ... the
abstract conception of any aesthetic leads to the user-unfriendly
architecture of Le Corbusier, instead of to what Papanek meant by good
design.
Johann
On 27 June 2017 at 14:20, Salisbury, Martin <[log in to unmask]>
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> Dear colleagues,
>
> In response to what I thought was an eminently sensible contribution from
> Richard Herriott, Klaus Krippendorff stated:
>
> "maybe improving the lives of others is a more important aim of design
> than the abstract conception of an aesthetics (sic)."
>
> I am sure it was not intended to do so, but this observation comes across
> as pompous, sanctimonious and reductive. It is so laden, groaning with
> implication, that it is difficult to know where to begin with a response.
> But perhaps we might start by entertaining the possibility that a concern
> for the visual and a concern for improving people's lives are not mutually
> exclusive?
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Martin
>
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