“Maybe a recession will weed out design wankery — pointless feature-mongering and contempt for function. Great. But one shudders to hear the wishing of a “coming down a notch” on any creative discipline during these times, least of all design. “Everyone I’ve talked with has been thinking about materials, efficiency and sustainability for years,” says Gary Hustwit, a filmmaker whose latest documentary, “Objectified,” explores the world of industrial design (the film opens next month). “But I think they’re probably more focused on making things insanely great (therefore indispensable), rather than cheap.”
- from an article entitled “Design Doesn’t Need Correction; Design Will Do the Correcting” by Teressa Iezzi
