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A recent New York Times article by architecture and design writer Allison Arief, addresses the unique role of design and designers in the current economic downturn. The article supports my thinking that idea-makers can have more impact now than ever before, particularly ones that are resourceful and pragmatic about their work. Rather than waiting for enlightened patrons, designers need to become their own best patrons and start ideas others are hunger to engage in.-Ron

Above is an except from Allison’s article.  (Read it in full here at The New York Times.

At its heart, design is about problem-solving, but it’s also about problem-identifying. Instead of creating a need for things, designers can now focus on responding to things we do need. We may have never been confronted with as many problems as we are today; the blame for them can’t be attributed to designers, but many future solutions can — and will be.

New York Times writer Allison Arief