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Design Literacy - by Willem Van Lancker - WVL

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Ask someone to define design, and they’ll likely describe what designers make—architects draft buildings, graphic designers create logos, industrial designers shape products, and software designers make apps. This is how we typically understand design, by its outputs. The weight of these definitions grows heavier over time. The older the craft, the more its history constrains what seems possible, what is acceptable, and what defines “good design.” My parents are both designers—though they never used the word “design,” my father built boats and my mother made art. Growing up, their worlds of design engineering and artistic expression seemed to barely intersect. But over time, I discovered they were practicing the same fundamental methods of design. To each of them, design transcends output—it’s a way of thinking, seeing, and bringing ideas to life. The distinction between design as mindset versus output matters more than ever—whether you are a designer or not. As AI reshapes how we crea

Design Literacy In the Age of Intelligent Automation Dec 03, 2024 39 2 9 Share The Human Condition, René Magritte 1935 Designing is not a profession but an attitude – László Moholy-Nagy, Vision in Motion 1947 Ask someone to define design, and they’ll likely describe what designers make—architects draft buildings, graphic designers create logos, industrial designers shape products, and software designers make apps. This is how we typically understand design, by its outputs. The weight of these definitions grows heavier over time. The older the craft, the more its history constrains what seems p

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