I'm sorry if I'm flooding you, but just bumped into this site and recalled immediately the discussion about what design is or is not.
I don't want to disturb the waters, but it also reminded me a citation Thackara (2005, p.29) made in his book:
"we are waiting for our spirits to catch up with our bodies"
It looks like the world is leaving our spirits a bit behind.
Please read carefully the categories of this design competition:
http://www.adesignaward.com/design-award-categories.html
Regardless what we may think about design competitions, their real goals and the ethics behind (if any); design seems to be exploding and going well beyond what we may have thought, is exciting without doubt.
Best regards,
Victor G. Martinez
Post Graduate Researcher
Centre for Design Research
Department of Design
Faculty of Arts, Design and Social Sciences
Northumbria University
www.trophec.com
www.vgmtheory.com
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References:
Thackara, J. 2005, In the bubble: designing in a complex world. MIT press, Cambridge, MA.
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