Where have all the great leaders in design gone? There are some effete international architects, and one or two pompous international product designers, too; but people of the stature of Raymond Loewy, Saul Bass, Paul Rand or George Nelson – such giants are missing.
They had a vision of design as a force for progress. They felt a sense of responsibility to communicate. They refused to moan on about being not being appreciated enough by business or government.
Cynicism about leadership
Today, by contrast, much of mainstream management, let alone the world of design management, is swept by cynicism about …
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