The Means by Which We Find Our Way; Observations on Design

Book excerpt: The book The means by which we find our way: Observations on design looks at how graphic designers and educators navigate both the visual and the printed landscape. By the varied responses to similar visual design problems, personal reflections on design experiences and the consequent included essays, this book intends to provide a platform for learning and be a source for new collaborations and initiatives within the field of both design and design education. Including submissions from design educators from over twenty countries and representing over fifty institutions. Lisa M. Abendroth, Guido Alvarez, Jason Bader, Helena Barbosa, Jeff Barlow, Eric Benson, Jim Bryant, Audra Buck-Coleman, Kate Carlyle, Scott Carnz, Elisabeth Charman, Zhang Chen, Saeri Cho, Halim Choueiry, Jan Conradi, Chris Corneal, Stephanie Cunningham Rich, Gerry Derksen, Oscar Fernandez, Scott Fisk, Kenneth FitzGerald, Mara Jevera Fulmer, Gaby Esser-Hall, Dana Ezzell Gay, David Gardener, Peter Gilderdale, Carole Goodman, Gary M. Gowans, Matt Greenwell, Deb Hall, Montse Hernandez i Sala, Adrienne Hooker, Deborah Huelsbergen, Dora Isleifsdottir, Daniel Jasper, Gunta Kaza, Don Kline, Jennifer Kopping, Assaf Krebs, Ida Kumoji, Ana Llorente-Thurik, Philip Long, Wade Lough, Joyce Walsh Macario, Jackie Malcolm, Sarah McCoy, Terri McManus, Jennifer McKnight, Isabel Meirelles, Dario M. Muhafara, Leila Musfy, Nazli Eda Noyan, Mette Ohlendorff, Ms. Mervi Pakaste, Mookesh Patel, Luciano Perondi, Massimo Pitis, Jessica Ring, Eddy Roberts, Kelly Salchow, Carrie Lee Schwartz, Emre Senan, Silvia Sfligiotti, Allen Sheets, Valerie Sloan, Kent D. Smith, Julie Spivey, Edwin Utermohlen, Iris Utikal, William van Giessen, John H. Walker, Joyce Walsh Macario, Will Wang, Andrea Wilkinson, Hyla Willis, Ric Wilson, Nancy Wynn, Robert Dennis and Bonne Zabolotney