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Manifesto Mania

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by Ellen & Julia Lupton Aug 19, 2008 (0)

What purpose do manifestos serve, and why do they appeal to designers in particular? Ellen and Julia Lupton declare their reasons.

No matter how many signs there are, there are still inevitably those people who will ASK how something should be done...

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• APDF Leadership Forum: Win Without Pitching, Part II September 18-19, 2008 | Hotel Allegro, Chicago, Illinois
  Don't miss this opportunity to meet with Blair Enns as you learn how to dismantle and discard the historical pitch-based approach and learn a new set of protocols that allows firms to win new...
• Design Legends Gala 2008 September 18, 2008 | New York City
  The fifth annual Design Legends Gala will be held on Thursday, September 18 at Chelsea Piers in New York City. www.aiga.org/events-gala
• IIT Institute of Design Research Conference September 19-20, 2008 | Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
  The IIT Institute of Design, AIGA’s Leading Collaborating Partner, will hold its annual Design Research Conference, a collaborative forum to explore emerging topics, methods and issues...
• Social Studies: Educating Designers in a Connected World October 17-19, 2008 | Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore
  This AIGA design educators' conference, sponsored by Adobe Systems, addresses the social life of design. Graphic designers work with clients, institutions, users, and communities to make things...
• Gain: AIGA Business and Design Conference October 23-25, 2008 | New York City, New York City, NY
  As business shines a spotlight on design, “Gain” provides shining examples of design’s impact on business success. Featuring case studies from a variety of industries, “Gain”...
• AIGA Design Conference October 8, 2009 | Memphis
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