Famous Faces of Design

In our pathetically optimistic way, we’re going to keep on believing that designers are only beginning to enter an era of unrivaled fame. But if we read the latest issue of STEP, we’d learn that, according to Marty Neumeier, the design star is already no more. In this interview “The Rise and Fall of the Design Star,” Neumeier says, quite simply, the world doesn’t care:

Would your portrait grace the cover of general-audience magazines? Would you be invited onto talk shows to discuss your latest website, book cover, or trademark? Would you host your own TV program? These are definite possibilities, but who would care? Probably only other designers and wannabe designers.

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