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Design Is All Around Us

Design exists in everyday life scenarios as products, services and systems. If the purpose of education is to expand our understanding of the world, what can we learn from design in our everyday? Design surrounds us, without us even knowing it. We take an ordinary scene in everyday urban life, and then decode design in it. We have two ‘dissections’ like this. This contribution will decode the making and thinking behind designed objects that we encounter on a regular basis.

Design Grads

Here, we invite currently studying and recent graduates of design to share their favourite projects. Chosen from different disciplines in Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology, these projects will demonstrate student potential and future of design.

Beyond the Basics

Manu Neelakandhan
A reflective journey of a design stalwart – why he chose to practice design, what it did for him, how he engages with varied stakeholders in his journey and articulates the value of design to them, and what the value of design is as a social, cultural, and ecological catalyst.

What is Design?

Charles and Ray Eames
Design is a fairly new imagination in India. It’s not that it didn’t exist, but it wasn’t recognized as such. Keeping its founding story in mind, what is the genesis of design education? Who are the important people, places? What are the milestones in its evolution to the shape and form it has taken today? We find out in this illustrated story.

Of time

A Jayanthi
How we manage time and what path we choose to take are very important in life and therefore we need to be judicious in our management of both.

Small gestures with big impact

Teachers are magicians. The kind of classroom environment they create leads to not just curricular learning, but social and emotional development as well. This issue of Teacher Plus gives teachers the tool of design to create some more magic.

Say “No” to baby talk

Ranjeeta Prajapati
Baby talk is cute, but could it be harmful? And do children mirror our behaviour?

Good classroom habits

K Bhanumoorthy
When there is talk of classroom practice, it is usually about how the subject can be taught, there is hardly any discussion about the small things like maintaining notebooks and correcting them. Here’s focusing on the smaller things.

Discoveries from the natural world

Nandini Dholepat
From the fascinating curling of fronds to the culinary uses of certain ferns, the Backyard Discovery group explores the connections between plants and their environment, while learning through observation and inquiry.

Library, the favourite room

Revathi Radhakrishnan, Madhan Mithra, and P Gayathri
What makes a library more than just a place for books? At Vanavil School, the library is a space of freedom, choice, and inspiration for children and teachers. Revathi, Mithra, and Gayatri write about the magic behind the library’s transformation and why it has become the most beloved room on campus.

Design Is All Around Us

Design Grads

Beyond the Basics

What is Design?

Of time

Small gestures with big impact

Say “No” to baby talk

Good classroom habits

Discoveries from the natural world

Library, the favourite room

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