Aditya Chakrabortty – Economics
Everyone is aware of the economical crisis but often people like us (designers) feel its not relevant to our line of practice however we should be starting to think of ways to use our knowledge and education to design new creative systems to push our economy forward and bring back more manufactured goods in the UK to then draw in more jobs and trade skills.
There is also the argument of necessity and how people have grown greedy for products that we love to have but don’t need to live. Designing solutions can be pushed to the extent of the ‘Ipad’ and yes it is great, but we don’t need it, we didn’t make it in the UK and it definitely isn’t manufactured up in Tyne and Wear.
There is no ‘quick fix’ to these problems but learning more about our economical status in the world can help us as designers to be more creative with problem solving, which of course is what we’re all supposed to be doing right?
Martin Rawson – Satire
Martin Rawson talks about laughter being essential to our lives. I think it’s interesting to use humour as a tool to make light of what is in effect a serious situation of our government ruining our own country and take away that element to see the other aspect, otherwise we would all be having mid-life breakdowns by the age of twelve and the NHS wouldn’t have anyone left to not take care of.
There is some aspect of control Vs limit to what Rawson does he must push his limits in order to gain reaction but also control his work so it doesn’t become more like bulling than petty mocking. Some may take offense but I’m sure the politicians are too busy enjoying the print time to notice. So in reality if it offends you then surely that is rendered meaningless, as its not you he is picking apart and turning into Pinocchio.
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