There's Nothing Funny About Design

Ellen Lupton interviews David Barringer in this interesting article on Design Observer. As a graphic design student at a well-regarded design school, it's interesting to read his opinions about formal schooling (Barringer is self-taught).

This quote from Barringer especially struck me:

Hybrid writing forms are perfect for design, because design itself is a hybrid of art, business and culture. Design is an eye of many storms. So it’s because of design’s great connectedness to art, business and culture that I have in mind a reader who might be a designer but could be any creative person, an artist, photographer, or writer, or someone who, like me, can’t help having fun thinking about what the world means.

As someone who enjoys all types of art, writing, and business, I came to graphic design looking for a fusion of the three. I hope to pick up this book as a summer read!