A minor footnote from Mr. Sless.
>
> We believe that all of us as individuals have the right and
> responsibility
> to grapple with the age old questions of designer as handmaiden,
> midwife,
> shaman, radical, subversive, wrecker, joker, tinker, etc. It is not
> likely
> something to be legislated from on high somewhere.
We too believe this. I was just looking for evidence of this in the
conference. I'm glad it is there.
> We do find that it takes much more thought and effort
> than sending off an occasional provocative email to various list
> communities.
We too. But sometimes a lot of thought and effort goes into the
'occasional provocative e-mail'.
>
> We also believe that it is time for design to do some growing up, time
> to
> show less bickering and more direction to new generations of designers
> who
> must face real challenges in a difficult marketplace.
We too. But there are other 'difficult' places for us to 'face real
challenges' than in the 'marketplace'. That was my point.
May I add my thanks to Ken for an excellent conference
David
Professor David Sless
BA MSc FRSA
Co-Chair Information Design Association
Senior Research Fellow Coventry University
Director
Communication Research Institute of Australia
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