ADVICE FOR DESIGNERS FROM HARTMUT ESSLINGER


“You can say that ‘form follows function’ has been abused as an excuse for shitty design and absolutely boring, inhuman architecture.” So says frogdesign founder Hartmut Esslinger, a man who clearly does not mince words. Esslinger’s Design Forward: Creative Strategies for Sustainable Change book was finally released over the weekend, and there’s an attendant teaser video where Esslinger shares five lessons learned on the job: