I am in my mid-20s and I'm only into design as a hobby/interest. My girlfriend is a ceramic artist (her day job is producing expensive ceramic lamps by hand for an established furniture designer, and she makes her own series of abstract sculptures as well as functional ware) which has made me more aware of the design world. I have no visual design training, but I've always loved art and design from a distance.
I have a feeling that America is becoming more design-oriented recently. Am I imagining things? What I mean by this is- design is becoming more of a priority for the average consumer, the average small business/cafe/restaurant, etc. People are demanding that things look better, be better coordinated, be more leading-edge.
I would guess that the internet is the cause, especially with the rise of platforms like Pinterest and Instagram. The average person can be exposed to more beautiful objects, rooms, fonts than before, and so his or her standards are raising.
My impression is that America has not traditionally been very design-oriented. More functional and utilitarian compared to Europe. I feel that in Italy, Spain, and France for instance, aesthetic beauty has been a priority for decades or even hundreds of years? Compare British steam locomotives with American ones.
Compare quaint European suburbs with big bland suburban American stucco rectangular prisms (which seem to finally be going out of fashion)
I realize that I am painting with very broad strokes, and I don't honestly know very much about the subject- I'm just piecing together my impressions. But anyone who expands on this with real information (or links)-that would be fascinating for me!
Great design resource
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