Feature: Design education
‘As, not for’: The critique goes on
‘As, Not For: Dethroning Our Absolutes’ is an itinerant exhibition of work by black designers whose legacy has been neglected for too long
Pay it forward
Rubén Fontana devised a system for teaching typography that is grounded in Argentina’s culture and politics
Two cheers for publishing
A two-volume book packed with graphic design history is a visual blockbuster, but does little for scholarship. By Rick Poynor
Smoke signals from Brazil
Staff and students are fighting for the survival of Rio de Janeiro’s historic school of design. ESDI’s Zoy Anastassakis and Marcos Martins explain why
Face in the crowd
Amid the rush of modern gadgetry, Kuchar Swara’s Sekford watches stand out because they are, paradoxically, timeless
Critical heat on the Aegean coast
A workshop in a remote Turkish village gave international students a chance to explore what design can do when technology is scarce
Open up the future
As São Paulo prepares for the 2014 AGI Open, Cláudio Ferlauto argues that design education in Brazil is endangered by new priorities
The accessible elite
Linda Kwon reports on a design conference that aims to fight the ‘velvet rope syndrome’
Learning on location
Linda Kwon looks at ways to learn about type beyond the conventional classroom.
Buying time
With shorter, more commercially driven degrees under serious consideration, Steve Rigley argues that design students need more space to speculate and make mistakes.