Manuel Lima

Jul 15, 2024 | thereader.mitpress.mit.edu | Manuel Lima |Denise Brown |Jillian Harris |Matthew Wizinsky

BeeLine Reader uses subtle color gradients to help you read more efficiently. In 1842, more than 500 women died shortly after giving birth at the Vienna General Hospital in Austria. With over 3,000 births that year in the same hospital, this mortality rate was close to 16 percent. The cause of death had been known for many years, and it had killed thousands of women around the world.

Dec 27, 2023 | fastcompanyme.com | Jarrett Fuller |Adrian Shaughnessy |Manuel Lima

Design is in a moment of crisis. The dominant forms of practice, from design thinking to human-centered design, are being called into question as the pressing issues facing the planet are forcing the design industries to reconsider what they do, how they do it, and who they work with. Thankfully, there are practitioners, thinkers, academics, and historians who are tackling these challenges head on.

Apr 27, 2023 | designobserver.com | Manuel Lima

Editor's Note: The New Designer: Rejecting Myths, Embracing Change is the latest book from Manuel Lima, is out now from MIT Press. The following is an excerpt from the book, published with permission of the author and publisher.