{"id":12362,"date":"2025-05-16T09:14:56","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T07:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esda.es\/?p=12362"},"modified":"2025-05-20T16:42:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T14:42:21","slug":"designers-helping-to-make-a-better-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esda.es\/en\/designers-helping-to-make-a-better-world\/","title":{"rendered":"DESIS \"Designers Helping to make a Better World\" with Don Norman and Ezio Manzini"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Conversations for the Planet: \"Designers helping to make a better world\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this \"Conversation for the Planet\", organised by the DESIS network, entitled <strong>\"Designers Helping to make a Better World\", <\/strong>Don Norman and Ezio Manzini discuss how designers can create meaningful change in the world. Presented by Ralitsa Diana Debrah and Teresa Franqueira, and moderated by Cecilia Casas Romero, the session looks at how these efforts can be scaled and how they open up new career paths and job opportunities for designers committed to social and environmental impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than thirty years ago, in 1988,\u00a0<strong>Don Norman<\/strong>\u00a0wrote\u00a0<em>The design of everyday things,\u00a0<\/em>a landmark publication that became a worldwide success and positioned him as a leading voice in the international design community. Now, decades and several influential books later, Don returns with\u00a0<em>Design for a better world<\/em>a compelling call to action for designers to engage with the complex challenges facing our planet and our society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this\u00a0<strong>Conversation for the Planet<\/strong>Don shares the motivations behind his new work\" and highlights the initiatives that he has inspired, including the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dnda.design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Don Norman Design Award (DNDA)<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" data-id=\"12388\" src=\"https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3.png 1080w, https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3-10x12.png 10w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"570\" data-id=\"12386\" src=\"https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/norman.world_-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/norman.world_-1.png 380w, https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/norman.world_-1-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/norman.world_-1-8x12.png 8w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" data-id=\"12387\" src=\"https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2.png 1080w, https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-10x12.png 10w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" data-id=\"12385\" src=\"https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-design-of-everyday-things-6-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-design-of-everyday-things-6-1.png 300w, https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-design-of-everyday-things-6-1-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-design-of-everyday-things-6-1-9x12.png 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Conversations for the Planet: &quot;Designers helping to make a better world&quot;.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wnXcu_JhzRU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conversations for the Planet: \"Designers helping to make a better world\" In this \"Conversation for the Planet\", organised by DESIS network, entitled \"Designers Helping to make a Better World\", Don Norman and Ezio Manzini talk about how designers can bring about meaningful change in the world. 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