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June 18, 2005
What they made and what they think
The catalogues published by design schools when students graduate are frequently over-designed, under-edited, and consequently hopeless as communication tools. A welcome exception is MAID from the industrial design masters programme at Central Saint Martins in London. I was able to find out from it what the tutors and students are thinking, as well as see what they had designed. I enjoyed Dane Whitehurst on tube travellers: “Amongs all the fashion accessories adorning the city slicker, the most common thing to be worn is the frownâ€. And Steve Sparshott writes entertainingly about the visit to London of the (apparently 1,300 strong) 2012 Olympics Inspection Committee. Whilst you're at it, get hold of the catalogue of the Textile Futures catalogue; it too contains beautiful and fascinating work.
Posted by John Thackara at June 18, 2005 06:24 PM
Comments
happy about their catalogue but on their website it took me a few faulty ckicks before I found the "enter" button ...;-)
Posted by: Insider at June 18, 2005 08:54 AM
