Chapter Four

I read ahead early so that I won't be bogged down with other work during the week.

I both liked and disliked this chapter. I do not believe that the future of the western world, basically, rests in the hands of graphic designers and illustrators alike. The entire designing market is saturated heavily. People are moving away from the cubical jobs and stay at home mom duties...this may be partly due to the things Pink outlined in Chapter Three (Abundance, Automation, and Asia), so he does make some valid points. However. This is a big however, mind you. This doesn't just go for America. This goes for the entire world. Everyone wants to design video game characters, now. Everyone wants to be a graphic artist. Everyone wants to paint digital paintings. This might be the way of the future, but it's already entirely clogged and almost completely realized. I am disliking the way this book flows more and more...and am finding myself at odds with Pink.
I feel like I'm reading a scrawling opinion that never ends. There doesn't seem to be a point in sight. At all.
no resolution on the forefront.
Maybe I'm just too picky and would rather read dated Russian literature than unenthusiastically digest contemporary pseudo intellectual blog-esque books...but I'm not seeing the product.
Yes, design is important. Yes, we need to be more creative. Yes, America is losing jobs and we need to find a new edge. Yes, thinking outside the box is better. Yes, art is the way of the future.....Now what?

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