Summary
The notion of belonging to a broader community is central to the work we do as designers. This issue of Multi brings together a remarkable cross-section of pieces that center around the notion of inclusion. The global population is in a state of constant change. In the United States, the first of the baby boom generation has reached retirement age, and millions more are at the threshold between working years and golden years. Over the course of the twentieth century, substantial advances in medical care (even if hampered by a lack of universal or even rational accessibility to it) has nearly doubled the typical human lifespan, and in that same amount of time, economic shifts have made design affordable for nearly everyone. Along with these changes comes a renewed responsibility for the designer, and an increased need for design professionals and design educators to refocus the profession from one of making and doing to one of thinking and analyzing before making and doing. No designer is immune from this shift and no design—at any scale—is exempt.
Date of Original
1-1-2008
Volume
1
Issue
2
Broad Type
Article
Specific Collection
Multi: the RIT Journal of Diversity and Plurality in Design.
Notes
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