
Wedgwood, Novelty and the Progress Narrative
In our rush for novelty, have we overlooked not only the enduring value of the familiar but also the many other ways we might choose to value what we create?
Examples and insights into the creative process, visual storytelling, and the power of aesthetics to inspire and communicate.
In our rush for novelty, have we overlooked not only the enduring value of the familiar but also the many other ways we might choose to value what we create?
Like Cezanne’s mountain, truth reveals itself differently depending on where we stand—always present, but always waiting to be rediscovered.
If wisdom lives in the tension between certainty and inquiry, can typography and the interrobang embody the beauty of unfinished thinking?
Peter Gilderdale is a freelance writer and calligrapher and recently retired lecturer in Design History at Auckland University of Technology. We talk about the difference between education that gets people creative and excited vs turning out people who just want to tick boxes.