Social animals
Our call for change in design education
Design education is not keeping pace with the growing demand for new design professionals able to operate in a range of service-based environments.
Our paper, Social Animals: tomorrow’s designers in today's world by Sophia Parker, argues that design education is still largely hinged on industrial principles. Students need to be equipped with a broader range of research and communication skills, alongside their more traditional design skills, and encouraged to think more laterally about the sites and spaces where these could be used. The report outlines six challenges for design educators.
Press release: Read more about the six challenges
Download the report - Social Animals: tomorrow’s designers in today's world (PDF, 276KB)
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