The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 

What is good, what is bad, and what is ugly within design? These questions were the starting point of a 3-day workshop in the Faculty of Design, here in Darmstadt. We separated students into three groups (good, bad and ugly) with each one gathering representative statements, work samples, or visuals in the university library.

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The three groups then presented the collected materials to each other. This process immediately sparked a discussion, as we found that categorising design works, designer statements and general design rules was extremely difficult, some even said wrong. Who were we to judge? And who were those designers who in turn, judge others?

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So we decided to display the collected statements and images in a single publication without any comment at all. The result is an eclectic compilation that questions rules, doctrines and design education in general. And it's up to the reader to decide whether s/he thinks something is good, bad or ugly.

Workshop, Prof. Frank Philippin 

Year: 2011 

Project type: Publication 

Print process: Offset print 

Print run: 200 copies 

Typefaces: Akzidenz Grotesk,  

Helvetica Monospace 

University of Applied Sciences 

Faculty of Design, Darmstadt