Diseño, cine, ideas

By Kristi Cameron, Caroline Cole, Tscharner Hunter & Suzanne LaBarre

Posted March 18, 2009

Given the dismal state of the economy, we decided to ask students completing ten top industrial-design programs (both bachelor’s and master’s) about their career plans. There’s certainly no lack of problems to tackle—environmental, social, or otherwise—but there will likely be fewer jobs to fill, at least for now. Click on the photos to see what some young creative minds have to say about their prospects.

What Is Good Design

Good Is Sustainable

Good Is Accessible

Good Is Functional

Good Is Well Made

Good Is Emotionally Resonant

Good Is Enduring

Good Is Socially Beneficial

Good Is Beautiful

Good Is Ergonomic

Good Is Affordable

http://www.metropolismag.com/story/20090318/the-new-reality-graduating-class

Good Is Emotionally Resonant

Our love of objects is not even about the objects themselves. It is always about us.

We grow to love the objects that connect us to other people, create meaning, and remind us that we’re alive.