Why Design Should Care About Curiosity

Commercial and creative interests don’t always go hand-in-hand, and often a designer’s curiosity to truly change spaces and people is forgone for the more conservative or – more blatantly – cost-effective option.

BY ryan

June 15th, 2015

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