I particularly like 8, 9, & 10 but I feel that overall, the list is a bit lofty. Even if we gave the rubber stamp they want, what would that mean in a practical sense for IxDA members? Probably not much. Also, how would we reconcile such ties to the US government when we're supposed to be an international association? -Angel Anderson
On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 9:42 AM, Will Evans <[email protected]> wrote: > I have said this before - on their blog site, in conversations with DaveM, > other places. > > I think they are misguided bordering on clueless. It's one thing to bring > together a cabal of policy wonks, academics, and bureaucrats to create a > national design policy; it's another act of hubris to not even ask for our > input before they draft the darn thing and only after we complain rather > loudly about not being included in the discussion or formulation, to > seemingly act like they want our support or rubber stamp which they will not > get. > > Most annoying is that the 1 policy decision/direction they could actually > take/recommend that would have a noticeable impact on design in the US is to > recommend the re-funding of art and design in all public elementary schools > across the country - short of that it's thoroughly useless and some of their > recommendations are about as effective as pissing in the wind. > That's my 2 cents. > > ~ will > > "Where you innovate, how you innovate, > and what you innovate are design problems" > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Will Evans | User Experience Architect > tel: +1.617.281.1281 | [email protected] > http://blog.semanticfoundry.com > aim: semanticwill > gtalk: semanticwill > twitter: semanticwill > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > On Feb 18, 2009, at 12:15 PM, mark schraad wrote: > > This effort frustrates me. I really appreciate and applaud the effort that >> went into it. But items 2 and 3, while admirable, really have no business >> being on this list. They are not only political agendas but are highly >> charged and likely to sink the entire effort. These two items need, and >> are >> worthy of, their own platforms and there own initiatives. And while >> designers can and should lead such efforts, these are not inherent issue >> regarding design. >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Josh Seiden <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Folk, >>> >>> Recently, a group of leaders from various US design organizations >>> came together to discuss the question of a US National design policy. >>> This summit meeting resulted in 10 design policy recommendations, >>> which can be found here: >>> http://www.designpolicy.org/usdp/policy-proposals.html >>> >>> (The full report on the summit meeting can be found here: >>> http://www.designpolicy.org/usdp/summit-report.html) >>> >>> After the summit meeting, the leaders of this initiative contacted >>> IxDA to ask for our participation and endorsement. In turn, the Board >>> has asked me to reach out to you--the community--to help us decide how >>> (or if) IxDA should participate. >>> >>> The Board finds much to support in the 10 policy initiatives. In >>> particular, the spirit of optimistic patriotism is welcome, and we >>> certainly support the efforts of those who are motivated by that >>> spirit. That said, the 10 policy proposals include some items that >>> the Board strongly disagreed with as well. The Board finds itself >>> similarly split on whether or not the very idea of design >>> organizations partnering with government is a good idea. >>> >>> What do you think? Should IxDA get involved? Are there specific >>> initiatives that YOU would like to support by working alongside your >>> IxDA peers? Are there alternative ways you would like to see IxDA >>> proceed? >>> >>> For quick reference, here are the the 10 recommendations: >>> >>> 1. Formalize an American Design Council to partner with the U.S. >>> Government. >>> >>> 2. Set guidelines for legibility, literacy, and accessibility for >>> all government communications. >>> >>> 3. Target 2030 for carbon neutral buildings. >>> >>> 4. Create an Assistant Secretary for Design and Innovation >>> position within the Department of Commerce to promote design. >>> >>> 5. Expand national grants to support interdisciplinary community >>> design assistance programs based on human-centered design >>> principles. >>> >>> 6. Commission a report to measure and document design's >>> contribution to the U.S. economy. >>> >>> 7. Revive the Presidential Design Awards to be held every year and >>> use triple bottom-line criteria (economic, social, and environmental >>> benefit) for evaluation. >>> >>> 8. Establish national grants for basic design research. >>> >>> 9. Modify the patent process to reflect the types of intellectual >>> property created by designers. >>> >>> 10. Encourage direct government investment in design innovation. >>> >>> >>> What do you think? How do you see IxDA's role relating to this? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Josh Seiden >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ________________________________________________________________ >>> Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! >>> To post to this list ....... [email protected] >>> Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe >>> List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines >>> List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help >>> >>> ________________________________________________________________ >> Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! >> To post to this list ....... [email protected] >> Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe >> List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines >> List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help >> > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... 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