All about design criticism

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What is a Logotype and What is a Logo
Are “logo” and “logotype” the same thing? Where did these words come from, and what do they refer to today?
Don't Mess with My Design!
The interprofessional critique taboo: insecurity, paranoia and corporatism refuge.
A “Graphic Houdini”
The combined role of programmatic restrictions and creativity in the accomplishment of message effectiveness.
Realities and Conventions
Even though we refuse to accept it, there is indeed life in other brains: the culture of scorn harms us designers.
The Critical Designer and Material Culture
Working unreflectively and predominantly for neutral or anti-social programs perpetuates a society characterized by inequalities.
A Passion for Design
Who doesn't want to feel passion for what he or she likes, and loves?
The Image as Idea, Graphic, and Message
What is an image? How is it conceived? How is it part of a message?
From the C-Word to the D-Word
Designers must take care of the words we use to talk about our work.
When Conviction Gets in the Way
Not all pathways lead us to the same design, nor we all have to design through the same pathway.
Sundays Smell of Roast Chicken
The least one can ask of a chair is for it to be functional and ergonomic but these qualities no longer suffice Today a chair will have to adjust to the shifting tastes of society
Creation as the Human Essence
In a world surrounding us with material, creation has become part of our essence, a key piece in the evolution of mankind.
Keep the User in Mind to Overcome the Crisis
The user – buyer – needs new incentives to purchase a product. It is not enough for it to be functional, it needs to fulfil the values and the lifestyle of the user
Usage and Brand
Can we design to unbrand instead of branding? It'd be convenient to «self-design» ourselves through our own ways of using, without others marking us with their ways of design.
Industrial Design Shortens the Crisis
Industrial design, or to put it better, the application of design to industry have had a stimulating effect in the past.
Ave, Caesar, Morituri Te Salutant
The values and sensations that used to be conveyed through the physical characteristics of the medium should not be replaced by a void now.
Why Does the Client Think Different?
When a client rejects our work is usually because we do not take their opinion into account. We think that it is only us, the designers, who have the knowlegde.
Planned Obsolescence
Design should no longer respond to market interests anymore, but to the human needs that as a global community we have created as time goes by.
Paul Ricoeur and creative search
The origin of the creative act from a philosopher's perspective.
Graphic Design's Carbon Footprint
Carbon footprint is defined as the total amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse effect gases, bound to a product or service.

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