Designerly Ways of Knowing: A Working Inventory of Things a Designer Should Know

A poetical list of essential knowledge for designers that both politicizes and inspiresIn 2018, the architect and activist Michael Sorkin published the now beloved essay-list "Two Hundred and Fifty Things an Architect Should Know." Struck by the compelling form of this text, Danah Abdulla compiled a version for designers--"a list based on a search for knowledge and a designer's commitment to making the world a better place," as she writes. Abdulla's list includes the experience of scents; how critical theory does not account for the colonial experience; the dangers of seeking out simplicity; visual pollution; and how certain emblems and symbols make people feel. It is meant to be approached as a series of prompts to consider, discard or spark a conversation.Danah Abdulla (born 1986) is a Palestinian Canadian designer, educator and researcher. She is Program Director of Graphic Design at Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon Colleges of Arts, and a founding member of the Decolonising Design platform.

• | Author: Danah Abdulla
• | Publisher: Set Margins' Publications
• | Publication Date: Feb 11, 2025
• | Number of Pages: 00064 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 9083449882
• | ISBN-13: 9789083449883