Newsletter #164

This week Design.nl brings you three reports from international conference What Design Can Do - which took place in Amsterdam last week. How design can make a change was a big theme during the conference, but when should designers be held responsible for their actions? We talk to Indian architect Rohan Shivkumar on slum development and take a look at designing for political parties. Also, we travel with Design Festival Breda participants GVD to Chaumont, where 43 manifesto representations are on show.

Ongoing in Chaumont

Communication design / Events

The exhibition Ongoing created by studio GVD for the Graphic Design Festival Breda showcases at the 22nd International Poster and Graphic Design Festival Chaumont, France.

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Rohan Shivkumar on What Design Can Do

Knowledge

Imagine a slum being saved by the financial crisis. That's this architect's take on how the Dharavi slum escaped the impact of western investment.

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When Design Gets Political

Communication design

Almost every speaker at the WDCD conference made references to how political design is. But what if a designer is working for a political party? Just how far can they remove themselves from responsibility?

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What Design Can Do Conference

Knowledge

What Design Can Do is a big topic – the industry wants to believe it can do a lot, but the harsh reality is that it has done far too much damage. This conference explored how that might change and left many feeling...