For an upcoming tutorial students will be organised into debating teams to discuss one of the topics.
Are copies killing design?
"Made in China" - so what??
Enough is Enough – do we have too much stuff?
So here are some links to useful resources
Are copies killing design
ABC By Design http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bydesign/stories/2010/3087247.htm
PRD In Praise of Copying http://www.hup.harvard.edu/features/boon/ suggested reading Ch 1 1/What Is a Copy? Louis Vuitton
http://boingboing.net/2007/09/04/excellent-knockoff-t.html
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/07/01/chinese-iphone-knock.html
Knock it off: Our most copied designs http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/knock-it-off-our-most-copied-designs-20100906-14x8j.html
The Ikea revolution http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/the-ikea-revolution-20100914-159qm.html
"Made in China" - so what??
Dick Powell - The truth about China
But it isn’t just the involvement of CAD that is enabling design to adopt a more influential position. For design practitioners like Powell, the increasing need for more in-depth design is an inevitable result of growing competitive pressures from abroad.
‘Design on its own is not an adequate defence against Chinese imports,’ he says. ‘The whole idea that China would never be as good as us at a thousand different technical and cultural things was completely wrong and always was. So manufacturers have to be thinking about more than just skin-deep design.’
As a result, manufacturers are embracing design-led innovation to help shape the future of their businesses, to identify the opportunities that exist within their core markets for long-term growth, and to develop the product ranges and families that will secure profits for years to come.
‘Growing numbers of manufacturers have compelling stories to tell about successful innovation projects reaching the market,’ agrees Powell. ‘And when they can demonstrate how a creative project has fundamentally improved the performance of the business, it’s hard for other manufacturers to ignore.’
http://www.designcouncil.org.uk/Case-studies/Aqualisa/Dick-Powell-on-design-led-innovation-in-manufacturing/
Enough is Enough – do we have too much stuff.
PDF - Clive Hamilton, Why Consumer Capitalism Loves Waste http://www.clivehamilton.net.au/cms/media/documents/articles/Consumer_Capitalism_Loves_Waste.pdf
The story of Stuff - http://storyofstuff.org/sos.php
Victor Papanek – Ch 1 Design for the Real world http://www.library.unsw.edu.au/
