Publisher's Synopsis
Designers rarely question design but there are many non-designers ready to question the practice for them. Shifting design towards a statement of social critique, a practice for measurement or as an externalised design discourse. But these incursions from beyond the designer's intuition have no substantial connection to design. They are mostly agenda driven gambits seeking affirmation, credibility and relevance. In this essay Palmer outlines a more precise definition of design that should resonate with all designers and position the practice as an expression of our fundamental sense of being human.
