Design is broken. Younger and not-so-younger designers are increasingly aware of this. Many feel powerless: they were told they had the tools to change the world, but instead, the world is consuming them. Behind a mist of exaggerated hype and bold declarations lies a wasteland of self-doubt and imposter syndrome. This book explores the disillusionment permeating the design world. It dissects the deskilling effects of digital semi-automation, the ornamental politics crafted to please the museum-educational complex, and the vague promises of design schools. Silvio Lorusso re-examines historical expressions of disillusionment alongside contemporary memes and social media outrage. To chart this disheartening crisis, he crafts a new critical vocabulary for the reader. This exposé is both troubling and invigorating: design, perhaps, is not about creating meaningful order, but simply about inhabiting chaos.
