Category: What is design

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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