1) In In the Bubble Designing in a Complex World, John Thackara discusses multiple examples of the complexities of our man made world including the systems and structures that have designed it. In 1200 words of less look at a product from either Patagonia or Interface Flor as it relates to Thachara’s assertions about design. Note both strengths and weaknesses of the design of the object you choose. What are the possibilities and challenges of the design decisions being made for the present and future from the GDC’s definition of a sustainable design? In 2012 designer John Heskett wrote that design should be for the “betterment and enjoyment of all” and that “…design matters profoundly to us in innumerable ways and represents an area of huge, under utilized potential in life.” Thackara writes that every design decision has both positives and negative affects.

• Objective to evaluate your understanding of Thackara’s concepts of designing in a complex world and the GDC Sustainable Design Principles through looking at an object created by Patagonia or Interface Flor