Allan Chochinov and Peter Lunenfeld--From the Future!

The post-lunch spot of the Schools of Thoughts conference was occupied by the “pragmatic utopians” as foccacia bread chicken sandwiches settled in our bellies. Same deal as the Jens Gehlhaar–Somi Kim lineup. Two speakers, one question: Where is the discipline heading and in what contexts will graphic designers be working?

Allan Chochinov, editor of Core77 started with a confession. He has an ambivalent relationship with product design and is afraid of the internet. We don’t know if that’s true; he seems obssessed–or at least highly amused–with viral phenoms like FRONT