1. Approach

Manifestos generally offer a diagnosis of a situation and announce a set of solutions. They have a declamatory character that appeals to urgent action. Instead of following this established pattern, we have formulated a series of questions that may begin a discussion between those interested in design and design education: professionals, academics, students, writers and the public at large. These reflections do not list a set of competencies that a designer should have in order to fulfil his or her role successfully, but rather prepare the ground for formulating these competencies.

2. Challenges

How has contemporary design evolved since the manifesto for visual communication was created in Seoul ten years ago? We have entered a period of political, socio-economical, technological, financial and environmental change that has inevitably affected the design profession and necessitated a reassessment of design education programmes. While one may perceive the profession as a victim of these transformations, design has an active role to play in addressing social and global change.

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Banner above: Partial view of the cover of Iridescent, Volume 1. The volume was officially launched on 27 October during Icograda General Assembly 24 in Taipei, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei).