Today I’m heading back up north for the first Manchester Design Symposium which will discuss the value of design. This is an important issue for the design industry and one that I have been considering for a while.
Speakers at the event include illustrator Si Scott, Bruno Maag of type foundry Dalton Maag, typographer and graphic designer Jonathan Barnbrook and Tom Dorresteijn partner of Dutch design agency Studio Dumbar. I’m sure, with speakers of this calibre there will be lots of discussion and different ideas to take away, but before the event begins I’d like to share this video of Saul Bass discussing his views on the challenges of producing high quality work while at the same time making a living.