Reflection - Context, Intention Audience

Discussion of distributed text. Consideration of position - artist or artisan. In groups some discussion and agreement of how we judge design (quality of design). The idea of objective and subjective decisions and judgement: Clarity; suitablity for purpose; Hierarchy of information; memorability; context and humour; attention grabbing/audience.

There were some links in this texts to that of last week: Eg has the advent of the"mac" in the 1980's enabled all to be designers? What differentiates the "educated" designer from anybody who can produce visual communication.  Similarity to "Dwiggins"  - Looking Closer 3 - "How printed matter looks makes no conscious difference to anybody except the designer and the connoisseur of printing" ie who decides who is educated enough to make value judgements?

This discussion linked to considerations for where we take or"manifesto". How do we want to work?