Design for tomorrow

This picture says it all really. I saw this painted on the side of the old British Road Services Building in the centre of Leeds. Just steps from a new shiny shopping centre full of designer clothes and global brands it was a refreshing splash of colour and creative expression. Once threatened by demolition to make way for the Victoria Gate development Templar House has had a reprieve and stands proud among the new.

Learn from yesterday

Live for today

Design for tomorrow

Three important messages to remember. For me, the final part ‘design for tomorrow’ could mean that we should be looking at the designing things for the way the world will operate in the future. But it also makes me think of how what we create today could inspire people in future generations.

I hope so.

 

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