A critical look at “The vanishing designer”
The article says more about the state of the profession than it intended to do.
Hi, Kevin here.
To those of you who know me, it comes as no surprise to say that I like good critiques. And I like especially a critical look toward design, its various practices, philosophies and implementations.
I stumbled upon “The vanishing designer” by Chuánqí Sun, following a recent newsletter from UX Collective. The piece is published on DOC, presented as the more high-quality and edgy companion to the now famous Medium publisher.
“The vanishing designer” is a critique of the state of the design profession and its future and although the piece does an OK job of highlighting many of its themes and topics, it feels also a lot “réchauffé” (it says nothing new or in a different way) and present some issues.
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