A collection of design analyses that denounces elitism in critique
How can we encourage more people to become actively aware of and
critical about the design of their environments? How can we make the
realm of design criticism more inclusive? These were the questions that
motivated Onomatopee Projects to launch an open call for
(un)professional everyday design criticism. This publication presents a
series of essays that were selected from this open call, in which
participants were asked to submit a short text that reflects upon an
everyday design object, system, environment or construct. The result is
a rich and varied collection of essays that provides a refreshing take
on design criticism aimed at laymen, professionals and everyone in
between. The book features an interview with Ellen Lupton.
Contributors include: Vanessa Brazeau, Lara Chapman, Pete Fung,
Iskander Guetta, Adina Glickstein, Judith Leijdekkers, Rosannagh
Maddock, Jo Minhinnett, PLSTCTY Studio, Josh Plough, Bessie Rubinstein,
Y. Selim, Lauren Thu, Anniek Tijmes, Joannette van der Veer, Vincent van
Velsen, Stijn van de Vyver and Zack Wellin.