Should We Trust Designers?

“Trust” is at the heart of our understanding to humanities. As we all know designers have always been playing an important role in shaping different living style of the society, especially in the past hundred years (e.g., 60s ‘Futurism’, 70s ‘Post Modernism’, 80s ‘Classicism’, etc.), it is important to clarify how trustworthy they are to make such ‘world changing decisions’. “Whose idea of paradise are designers creating? Hence, should we trust them to make the decision?” were the original questions that have been raised in our Bigger Picture group. But then we thought, what is paradise? The first picture comes into mind was always white sand with blue sea or garden and trees; as we can see, good design doesn't factor into this. So we simplify our question into: Should we trust designers?

It has came to our attention that our future are being controlled in the designers’ hands, therefore “Are Designers Trustable” is a minor but essential query that could not be neglected. In old saying, “Cometh the hour, Cometh the man”, did designers take the lead to shape a certain design era or does designer live parts of the evolving society and just enhancing the coming of a different era? However it is, both factor the growth in design industry or even the world development.

Human bonding is the process of development of a close and interpersonal relationship, it is characterised by emotions such as affection and trust. Trust is based on relationships and is attribute between people; likewise we have a natural character to trust and to judge trustworthiness. Conceptually, trust can also be attributed to relationships within or between social groups (e.g., families, friends, social communities, organisations, companies, nations etc.). Howev...

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...st experience life, then migrated into a concept, and then create works from this concept. Good designer must constantly keep their eyes open and keep observing. It is not about finding well presented or complete things, instead its about finding what does the society lack, if designer always have the concept ‘design for better society’ in mind, the ability to design can take all of us to a better

When looking at industrial design products, they are often defined into American style, European style or Japanese style; This is very a significant fact because when people buy the product, in addition to their functionality, they are also behind the selection of products cultural significance. Now including high-tech products have such a tendency, therefore other than functionality purpose, branding is also a matter of concern. Apple's design has been so popular.