DESIGNING FOR PEACE
The current state of our world and the recent developments of yet another war in our midst made me question how we as designers can change the narrative of hate in our environment. As, is generally the case with me, … Continued
CREATIVITY – It’s not all roses
As someone in the ‘creative’ field, how many times have we been told, as a compliment, how creative we are, what a great idea that was, or how imaginative this or that is; and yes it’s great to be complimented. … Continued
Examining the Design History Course
The need to think and act globally, the fact that our world is more interconnected than what we would like to think and the fact makes me want to say that we need to relook at the way we teach … Continued
DESIGN HISTORY: Globalisation and the Critical Thinking Process
John Dewey (1910) introduced the term ‘critical thinking’ as the name of an educational goal, which he identified with a scientific attitude of mind. More commonly, he called the goal ‘reflective thought’, ‘reflective thinking’, ‘reflection’, or just ‘thought’ or ‘thinking’. [https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/critical-thinking/]. … Continued