PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Jabeen L Zacharias Why am I so happy? Maybe it is the name'THE DESIGNER'! We are all used to looking at titles which talk about Design in so many styles and ways on a multitude of publications. 'The Designer'! Wow it is so direct. Shifting the focus, taking the responsibility right to where it belongs. And that takes some free spirit and liberal thinking and an adventurous zest which I must say Goa is synonymous with. And our own Goa Centre bringing a publication for us Designers in the name is really exciting. And I cannot wait to see a copy of this. Design we know has different denitions. Yet isn't it curious that there is no such denition like 'Design is what a Designer does'! However silly it might seem, is not that what is the nal reality and the truth. Similarly, we have denition about Design and Good Design. Here at least maybe we can say that Good Designs are what comes from Good Designers. Dening Design then probably will shift focus from Design to Designers. Who are good Designers? I for one, do not think that this great qualication of 'Good Designer' can come from our degrees or the size of our practice, even if you are a professional. It is but mostly about wisdom and compassion, good judgement and creative ingenuity.
Luckily the best way to become Good Designers may be to come together and share our thoughts on Good Design itself like on a platform as IIID which embrace Design in all contexts and disciplines. Particularly when our Focus is on exploring Conscious and Conscientious Design as embodied in the theme – 'Where is North', our journey towards becoming Good Designers to touch lives and usher in a brave tomorrow, is bound to the right destination. I Congratulate Chairman Sidharth Naik, Immediate Past Chair Snehalata, all Managing Committee members and wish all members happy dialogues and interactions via “The Designer”!
