tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369273719761098385.post6879397470547361102..comments2023-11-02T17:16:14.862+02:00Comments on The Empire Collective: Design Education CriticismChristopher de Beerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08258933461482938288noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369273719761098385.post-29957023533830400352008-07-30T13:54:00.000+02:002008-07-30T13:54:00.000+02:00Well i think thats cool, and while i said that the...Well i think thats cool, <BR/>and while i said that the people that would bennifit most from reading it, would in all likelyhood not read it, I was meaning the students (and not nessisarily those lecturers that i did really appreciated at tech).<BR/><BR/>Yeah design is most definitely changing, for the better i think, or more specifically splitting into two camps, those that are self analysing/critical, and those that possibly fall into the "default systems" mould, and dont consider/re-consider what it is that they are actually doing, and why.<BR/><BR/>That said, the fact that design criticism as a whole is as yet not fully developed (as possibly litrature/art) makes it all the more exciting to be taking part in.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for reading my post, I hope some of it makes sense in terms of your students. :)Christopher de Beerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08258933461482938288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369273719761098385.post-77049536964842637822008-07-30T12:38:00.000+02:002008-07-30T12:38:00.000+02:00Hi again ChrisHave since our last chat, invested i...Hi again Chris<BR/>Have since our last chat, invested in 'Looking Closer Five:',and have not finished reading yet. But I have been thinking about what was discussed in your previous post.(Because it worried me!) And I think that as an educator in design today, the best you can do is equip your student to cope with 'design' as it might be in the future. And no one really knows what that is going to be like...This means that they need to understand that design is becoming more collaborative, teach them to think critically about what they do and why they do it. And also teach them to adapt.<BR/><BR/>I would like to know what you think!SECOND YEAR Graphic Design Department DUThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785035900212003202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369273719761098385.post-70693296800169831482008-07-03T21:45:00.000+02:002008-07-03T21:45:00.000+02:00Interesting debate Chris. Thanks! I'm sure one th...Interesting debate Chris. Thanks! I'm sure one that would make a few squirm in their seats. But having read quite a bit of the reflections on Design Observer...I liked what was said here...<BR/>'To charge oneself with the duties of director and playwright is an infinitely more difficult path, and one more prone to failure. It also makes the educator's job that much more difficult. But to discourage students from taking such a path out of hand is, I feel, selling students short by limiting the scope of their ambition and by barring them a rare opportunity afforded by the academic setting.'<BR/>I guess we could all argue this one. Looking forward to seeing you soon!!SECOND YEAR Graphic Design Department DUThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785035900212003202noreply@blogger.com