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Conclusion

As we reach the culmination of our journey through "The Shifting Canvas," we stand at the intersection of insight and inspiration, having explored the diverse landscapes of design education, speculative design, and the inherent limitations of our craft. This concluding chapter is not a final brushstroke but an invitation to contemplate the impressions left by our exploration.

Authors

Design Education: Brilliance Without Substance

- By Don Norman

Don Norman is a cognitive scientist, design researcher, and author known for his expertise in the fields of human-centered design and usability engineering. He was born on December 25, 1935. Norman has had a significant impact on the design community through his work in making products more user-friendly and accessible.

On Speculative Design

- By Benjamin H. Bratton

Benjamin H. Bratton (born 1968) is an American Philosopher of Technology known for his work spanning social theory, computer science, design, artificial intelligence, and for his writing on the geopolitical implications of what he terms "planetary scale computation".

What Design Can’t Do — Graphic Design between Automation, Relativism, Élite and Cognitariat

- By Silvio Lorusso

Silvio Lorusso is a writer, artist and designer based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. He is an assistant professor and vice-director of the Centre for Other Worlds at the Lusófona University in Lisbon. Lorusso holds a Ph.D. in Design Sciences from the Iuav University of Venice.