The State Library of Queensland (SLQ) is challenging designers to step out of their comfort zones, and apply existing ways of thinking to new contexts.
Think Outside is a new series of talks at SLQ which invites local, national and international designers and design thinkers to contemplate a problem outside their area of expertise, offering new and unexpected solutions for discussion.
Launching on Tuesday 17 September, the first talk will centre on ways to design out homelessness – a complex societal issue.
Christian Duell, manager of the SLQ Asia Pacific Design Library, says that people often talk about design as an end product. However, it is more important to think about design as a process and way of thinking.
“Design thinking is becoming increasingly recognised as a powerful process for creatively exploring the challenges of the 21st century, beyond the traditional realm of designing products,” says Duell.
“The Think Outside series puts this idea into practice.”
The panel for the first of three talks will include typographer and designer Catherine Griffiths, co-founder of Holloway Eyewear Raffaele Persichetti, and QUT Associate Professor Dr Barbara Adkin.
Each speaker will have 10 minutes to present their ideas, setting a platform for considered debate and discussion around the practical implications of the offered solutions. The audience will also get a chance to respond and share their thoughts.
Speakers in the second talk in October will explore the challenges of creating sustainable eco-tourism, and speakers in November will look at the possibilities of creating a more ethical and sustainable economic system.
When: Tue 17 Sept, 15 Oct, 5 Nov, 6.30pm
Where: SLQ Auditorium 1, level 2, State Library of Queensland
Tickets: free, but bookings must be made HERE.
For more information, please visit slq.qld.gov.au/whats-on.
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