Design is not just about solving for the negative; It’s about creating a positive.

“For a solution to be truly sustainable and good it must have a positive return to the environment and society. At the heart of any design problem is a question: Are we trying to make something less bad or are we trying to make things better?… It’s not just about solving for the negative; It’s about creating a positive.” – Eric Wicks

This quote is from Eric’s article “Solving Better Problems.”

1. We should treat design as a verb, a process, a way of creating positive change in the world
2. Design is about more than just solving problems
3. Good design isn’t decoration. Good design is problem solving.
4. As designers we are helping to define the culture of our society
5. Design, in the end, is about creating better things for people