"The 1930s were ripe for innovation, during the thick of the Second Industrial Revolution. Designers were captivated by the new technology of plywood bending, which allowed previously impossible forms to emerge. How Estonia, AI gardens, and plywood make designers prolific → By Editor picks The UX Collective is an independent design publication that elevates unheard design voices and helps designers think more critically about their work."
"Open Twitter, LinkedIn, or any blog platform. Scroll for five minutes. You'll see the same articles rewritten 50 different ways. Headlines like: morning routines of successful people, is coding dead in the age of AI, top programming languages to learn this year, how to stop procrastinating once and for all, ChatGPT will revolutionize everything, side hustles you can start today."
The 1930s saw plywood bending techniques unlock previously impossible forms and accelerate design innovation during the Second Industrial Revolution. Contemporary design productivity combines material ingenuity like plywood with cultural approaches such as those emerging from Estonia and generative AI tools. Original work faces dilution as social platforms amplify repetitive content and recycled ideas. Prototyping limits often reflect mental or skill constraints rather than strict medium boundaries. Technosolutionism narrows innovation priorities toward solutions that maximize financial return under capitalist logic. Independent curation and critical reflection aim to elevate diverse design voices and encourage deeper thinking about practice.
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