JoiN tHe REVoluTiON—
   FUeL tHe EVoluTioN…

You've heard the rumblings, felt the tremors beneath your feet…the shift has begun. The new era of design has reared its beautiful head in works such as Tom Peters' "Re-imagine!" and Dan Pink's article, "Revenge of the Right Brain" [WIRED Magazine feb2005]. Perhaps you've even stood witness to design boldly answering the challenge— PROVE YOUR WORTH! Passionate organizations like The Design Council UK, the Design Management Institute (DMI) and the AIGA, to name a few, are gaining unprecedented momentum toward global realization that design is quantifiably and undeniably INDISPOSABLE. Do you have what it takes to join the fight for a world of new possibilities?

See you on the front lines.

EYE ON DESIGN

Here's some food for thought while I busy myself getting permission granted to bring you a rotating cast of design-related articles (or excerpts thereof at least!) …

"Architecting Our Profession" by Clifton Evans
This article, while focusing solely on the information architect role, touches on some of the growing pains I believe all web/interactive professionals are feeling. The absence of a certain level of structure and standard practices across the industry is beginning to work against us.

"Time for Change" by Clement Mok
When Clement Mok speaks, you listen.

"Design is Good Business - the evidence" by Design Council UK
The Design Council UK has gathered hard evidence, indisputable data that proves design-minded companies significantly outperform their competitors.

MASSIVE CHANGE
Take your idea of a macro-level view of design and all it's many facets. Now take that to the 10th power and you've got the visionary project started by Bruce Mau and the Institute without Boundaries, commisioned by the Vancouver (B.C.) Art Gallery.