Beyond Good Design

Spring Semester 2024 || 4 Sem. || Intercultural Design || Barbora Demovič and Mio Kojima

As part of the module “Intercultural Design,” fourth-semester students in our BA Graphic Design & Visual Communication program critically examined the notion of “good design.” Under the academic supervision of lecturers Barbora Demovič and Mio Kojima, the students worked on the collective publication Beyond Good Design.

What is considered "good design"? Who decides, and why? The notion of "good design" is often associated with Western Eurocentric visual languages and concepts. The publication aims to question the idea of "good design" as a singular and universal narrative and seeks to broaden and complicate the design canon and its represented voices and values.

With a focus on diverse cultural representation, this collaborative effort highlights the critical thinking of our students, pushing the boundaries of what "good design" means in today’s interconnected world.

To celebrate this successful project, we gathered at a launch event organized by the students in Tiergarten.

Contributions
Leen Al Shemaly, Chiara Baldovini, Mariia Balashova, Illia Boyko, Martine Bråthen, Monika Bronowicz, Apollinariya Dzardanova, Árdís Lilja Gísladóttir, Thea Haaker, Lily Hardy, Albina Khabiyeva, Kostas Katkevičius, Hanna Lili Kővári, Veronica Melissari, Maria Melo, Lara Miles, Larissa Marques Moraes, Azura Naveed, Frida Nilsen, Coke Pereira, Diamond Angelique Sledge, Anastasiia Shalagaeva, Aleksandra Solovjova, Kateryna Tovstyha, Ekaterina Vorobeva, and Clemens Wallrath

Publication Design
Illia Boyko, Lily Hardy, Ekaterina Vorobeva

Promotional (Instagram) Design
Kostas Katkevičius, Coke Pereira, Aleksandra Solovjova

Event Organisation
Leen Al Shemaly, Hanna Lili Kővári

Event Documentation 
Diamond Angelique Sledge