Japanese Face Masks Doi:. The Designibles Doi:. Phil Spector vs. Following Suit Doi:. From Milk to Superfoods: Supping with the Devil? Paper, Plastic, or Canvas? The Language of Design Imperialism Doi:. Yoza Doi:. Architecture vs. Spaciocide Doi:. Heteronormative Design Discourse Doi:. Dawn of the Dead Mall Doi:. Trust Is Not an Algorithm Doi:. Maps of Cyberspace Doi:.
Tracking War Drones Doi:. Dodging, Dazzling, and Divulging Doi:. On the Shoulders of Rebels Doi:. Designing in the Now Doi:. These people want to be great. With her latest book, The Invention of Desire , Jessica Helfand is questioning the reasons why it is so difficult for designers to join the human race.
Courageously, she exposes the kind of posturing she and her colleagues have embraced in pursuit of goodness. In a series of short essays with titles like "Compassion," "Melancholy," or "Solitude," she examines the profession, proposing ways of defining design excellence in terms of right or wrong rather than good and bad. The fact that it was originally refused by the client is seldom mentioned in graphic design history books, and this critical detail has been expurgated from the official website of IBM where the once maligned poster is nonetheless prominently displayed.
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Be the first to start one ». Readers also enjoyed. About Jessica Helfand. Jessica Helfand. Jessica Helfand is a designer, artist, and writer. Educated at Yale University, where she has taught for more than twenty years, she is a cofounder of Design Observer and the author of numerous books on visual and cultural criticism. She will be the artist in residence at the California Institute of Technology in the winter of Books by Jessica Helfand.
Now Jessica Helfand is probing deeper into the design world, looking at how design affects our emotions and our lives. Through a series that captures our humanity at the cellular level—histological samples of human tissue, nerves and muscles become startling abstract paintings—Helfand defends her thesis that design matters because people matter.
A complex, beautifully designed book, Design: The Invention of Desire engages and challenges readers to more fully consider what it means to be human and the impact of design on our everyday lives. Subscribe Get Our Newsletter.
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