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ReplyDelete-Michelle
From NYTimes: http://arieff.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/08/designing-through-a-depression/
"At its heart, design is about problem-solving, but it’s also about problem-identifying. Instead of creating a need for things, designers can now focus on responding to things we do need. We may have never been confronted with as many problems as we are today; the blame for them can’t be attributed to designers, but many future solutions can — and will be."