Since the end of the 20th century, designers have started to contract out from the laws of industrial production and have begun to personally construct the opportunities in which to intervene, designing products and processes charged with a strong narrative vocation capable of telling a complex story even before reacting to a practical function.

Giulia Cordin studied Design and Arts at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and Communication and Design for Publishing at Isia Urbino (Italy). She worked as a graphic designer in Germany and Italy. She is a design researcher at the Jan Van Eyck Academie in Maastricht (The Netherlands).

Contents: Doom Design – Role of Designers – Narrative design – The designer as an instigator of changes – Travel foresights.