Design that matters

I've recently had the fortunate opportunity to correspond with James J. Pirkl, FIDSA
who is the Founding Director of Transgenerational Design Matters, a private
educational, research, and advocacy organization. I respect the mission
immensely, as it focuses on proactive, intuitive and necessary design interventions
rather than simply devising adaptive products that reinforce functional debility.
And as an Occupational Therapist, I'm elated to find a fellow Industrial Designer
who has also lectured extensively both within the Design and Therapeutic communities
to build awareness of the need for better design within people's preferred contexts.

From the mission statement:


As we enter the new millennium, one can only speculate the impact that transgenerational design will have on tomorrow's products and environments.


The answer, of course, will be determined not only by the demands of the marketplace, but also the degree of societal sensitivity demonstrated by the fruits of tomorrow's designers ; how well they unite the forms of function and beauty with human needs and diversity of age and ability —the essense of professional design service and responsibility.

Are we up to the challenge?

Read more:http://www.transgenerational.org/viewpoint/transgenerational.htm#ixzz1DIK0bP2q