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The Future of Design
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The Future of Design

World.Minds, 2016

audio autogenerado
audio autogenerado

Editorial Rating

9

Qualities

  • Innovative
  • Eye Opening

Recommendation

According to designer Tom Wujec, the fourth industrial revolution will radically transform the nature of design. In the years to come, expect humans’ role in design to diminish as technology and machine-learning algorithms assume the bulk of the work. This evolution may sound discomfiting, as society tends to regard design and creativity as uniquely human faculties. Yet Wujec reassures that the evolution of design will benefit those who can leverage it. getAbstract recommends his startling report to creatives and designers who must prepare for the upheaval underway.

Take-Aways

  • Humans are a “species of toolmakers.” Modern tools have surpassed their makers in terms of intelligence, which has four implications for the design process.
  • Digital tools, such as transistors, are becoming smaller, more powerful and cheaper to produce, which has led to their exponential growth.
  • The evolution of sensors that can capture data, computers that can process data and fabricators that can manufacture bespoke products has resulted in the convergence of the digital and physical worlds.

About the Speaker

Tom Wujec is a fellow at Autodesk, a firm that builds specialist software for professional industries.


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