Manifesto

Manifestos

1. Learn from every experience

2. Following is not copying, it is learning.

3. You grow from failure.

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4. Never hesitate to say what you think or feel. Someone will connect.

5. Go above and beyond when you have it in you.

6. Determine your own Style.

7. Take Risks and Be Proud of them.

8. Walk in someone else’s footsteps while creating your own.

9. Don’t ponder if there’s nothing there. Be adventurous, then return.

10. If you’re not into it, don’t do it. Start over.

11. Being serious about your work isn’t always necessary.

12. Who makes the rules? Who said they were true? NOT ME.

13. Stressing isn’t accomplishing, smiling is always rewarding.

Design Thinking

I will get it done, I always get it done.

I will never settle for anything less than my personal best.

Design is always incomplete.

Make marks with intention.

Respect the process.

I will make mistakes, but I can prevent them by learning from other peoples experiences.

You cannot make informed decisions without understanding history.

If you do not stop for a minute, you might miss something.

When you think you have finished, rethink.

Multidisciplinary actions are Design Thinking.

These points will change as I change.

Heather Kennedy

Design Manifesto...so far

Design should be non-derivative.

Design is freedom to consider new forms and materials- but should always remain true to function.

The ultimate goal of design, and all creative things, is to bring happiness to people’s lives.

What you take from life- your experiences, your drive for knowledge, your devotion- is what you get out of life.

The product is not the end in itself but the gateway to a plethora of experiences.

I believe that too often technology hinders, rather than helps. Designers mustn’t ever lose site of the hand.

Process is one of the most important elements of design. The process is the product.

Make mistakes. It’s the best way to learn.