Lefteris Heretakis
@heretakis.bsky.social
Designer/Educator/Podcaster https://linktr.ee/thenewartschool
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Lefteris Heretakis
@heretakis.bsky.social
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Design education is at a crossroads. AI can generate images in seconds, but it can’t cultivate judgement, imagination or moral responsibility. If we want schools to produce thinkers not prompt-engineers, we must radically rethink what (and why) we teach. heretakis.medium.com/the-future-o...
The Future of the Design School: Learning, Making and Meaning in an Age of Noise.
Design education stands at a moment of profound uncertainty. The landscape around us has shifted in ways that are both thrilling and…
heretakis.medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Design education is at a crossroads. AI can generate images in seconds, but it can’t cultivate judgement, imagination or moral responsibility. If we want schools to produce thinkers not prompt-engineers, we must radically rethink what (and why) we teach. heretakis.medium.com/the-future-o...
There will be #design. There will be #industry. There will be #art. For now. adobe.design/stories/lead...
Creativity is human
Thoughts on the future of work in the age of AI
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November 19, 2025 at 6:19 AM
There will be #design. There will be #industry. There will be #art. For now. adobe.design/stories/lead...
first episode of our podcast on spotify with video! open.spotify.com/episode/1T08...
Zines, Books, and Beyond: The Practice of Jac Batey
Spotify video
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November 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
first episode of our podcast on spotify with video! open.spotify.com/episode/1T08...
Britain's Governing Class Can't Build Anything. By Design.
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boomerdammerung.substack.com/p/why-britai...
Why Britain Can’t Achieve Anything
In Britain, the Planning is the Project
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November 12, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Britain's Governing Class Can't Build Anything. By Design.
boomerdammerung.substack.com/p/why-britai...
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SoTL Guide is a practical, accessible and engaging book that guides readers through clear steps to develop their own scholarship of teaching and learning.The authors invite readers to share their views of what “doing SoTL” might mean. www.centerforengagedlearning.org/books/the-so...
The SoTL Guide
The SoTL Guide Center for Engaged Learning
www.centerforengagedlearning.org
November 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
SoTL Guide is a practical, accessible and engaging book that guides readers through clear steps to develop their own scholarship of teaching and learning.The authors invite readers to share their views of what “doing SoTL” might mean. www.centerforengagedlearning.org/books/the-so...
Are you following trends or following yourself? Awaken your #design journey and create work that truly matters. www.linkedin.com/pulse/becomi...
Becoming the Designer You Already Are
The challenge in design today is not the crowd but the chorus. Too many designers are trying to sing the same note, to echo one another’s aesthetics, to produce safe and predictable work.
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October 30, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Are you following trends or following yourself? Awaken your #design journey and create work that truly matters. www.linkedin.com/pulse/becomi...
When Form Forgets Function: The Typographic Overconfidence of Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro
Apple used to speak softly, now it shouts. The iPhone 17 Pro’s new typography is bold, extended, and loud. But in chasing power, has Apple sacrificed the restraint that made its design language timeless? Our latest…
Apple used to speak softly, now it shouts. The iPhone 17 Pro’s new typography is bold, extended, and loud. But in chasing power, has Apple sacrificed the restraint that made its design language timeless? Our latest…
When Form Forgets Function: The Typographic Overconfidence of Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro
Apple used to speak softly, now it shouts. The iPhone 17 Pro’s new typography is bold, extended, and loud. But in chasing power, has Apple sacrificed the restraint that made its design language timeless? Our latest article unpacks this visual shift and critiques how the company’s typographic voice has grown too heavy for its own harmony.
newartschool.education
October 29, 2025 at 11:20 AM
When Form Forgets Function: The Typographic Overconfidence of Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro
Apple used to speak softly, now it shouts. The iPhone 17 Pro’s new typography is bold, extended, and loud. But in chasing power, has Apple sacrificed the restraint that made its design language timeless? Our latest…
Apple used to speak softly, now it shouts. The iPhone 17 Pro’s new typography is bold, extended, and loud. But in chasing power, has Apple sacrificed the restraint that made its design language timeless? Our latest…
The new iPhone 17 Pro wordmark isn’t progress — it’s noise.
Apple traded proportion for power, clarity for spectacle.
Tschichold would have winced. heretakis.medium.com/when-form-fo...
Apple traded proportion for power, clarity for spectacle.
Tschichold would have winced. heretakis.medium.com/when-form-fo...
When Form Forgets Function: The Typographic Overconfidence of Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro
Apple’s new iPhone 17 Pro typography trades elegance for ego, a bold move that shouts where silence once spoke.
heretakis.medium.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:10 AM
The new iPhone 17 Pro wordmark isn’t progress — it’s noise.
Apple traded proportion for power, clarity for spectacle.
Tschichold would have winced. heretakis.medium.com/when-form-fo...
Apple traded proportion for power, clarity for spectacle.
Tschichold would have winced. heretakis.medium.com/when-form-fo...
Craft for the AI Age
A manifesto for mindful design education. It calls for a return to craft as the foundation of judgement, ethics, and creativity in an automated world, reminding us that true innovation begins with care, reflection, and human discernment.
A manifesto for mindful design education. It calls for a return to craft as the foundation of judgement, ethics, and creativity in an automated world, reminding us that true innovation begins with care, reflection, and human discernment.
Craft for the AI Age
A manifesto for mindful design education. It calls for a return to craft as the foundation of judgement, ethics, and creativity in an automated world, reminding us that true innovation begins with care, reflection, and human discernment.
newartschool.education
October 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Craft for the AI Age
A manifesto for mindful design education. It calls for a return to craft as the foundation of judgement, ethics, and creativity in an automated world, reminding us that true innovation begins with care, reflection, and human discernment.
A manifesto for mindful design education. It calls for a return to craft as the foundation of judgement, ethics, and creativity in an automated world, reminding us that true innovation begins with care, reflection, and human discernment.
True #Creativity Is Priceless: How Education Lost Its Imagination app.inspo.expert/post?postID=...
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October 16, 2025 at 12:48 AM
True #Creativity Is Priceless: How Education Lost Its Imagination app.inspo.expert/post?postID=...
True Creativity Is Priceless: How Education Lost Its Imagination
Contemporary education for prioritising compliance over creativity, reducing students to passive recipients of knowledge. Influenced by thinkers like Ruskin and Freire, we argues that this mechanisation makes AI appear intelligent…
Contemporary education for prioritising compliance over creativity, reducing students to passive recipients of knowledge. Influenced by thinkers like Ruskin and Freire, we argues that this mechanisation makes AI appear intelligent…
True Creativity Is Priceless: How Education Lost Its Imagination
Contemporary education for prioritising compliance over creativity, reducing students to passive recipients of knowledge. Influenced by thinkers like Ruskin and Freire, we argues that this mechanisation makes AI appear intelligent while genuine creativity suffers. To reclaim education, we must foster imagination and critical thinking in learners.
newartschool.education
October 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
True Creativity Is Priceless: How Education Lost Its Imagination
Contemporary education for prioritising compliance over creativity, reducing students to passive recipients of knowledge. Influenced by thinkers like Ruskin and Freire, we argues that this mechanisation makes AI appear intelligent…
Contemporary education for prioritising compliance over creativity, reducing students to passive recipients of knowledge. Influenced by thinkers like Ruskin and Freire, we argues that this mechanisation makes AI appear intelligent…
Protecting the freedom to #read is inseparable from protecting the freedom to #think. heretakis.medium.com/the-peril-of...
The Peril of Book Bans and the Future of Higher Education
It is there, where they burn books, that eventually they burn people. Heinrich Heine
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October 10, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Protecting the freedom to #read is inseparable from protecting the freedom to #think. heretakis.medium.com/the-peril-of...
There is no #design without #devotion.
No #progress without #persistence.
No education without commitment.
New essay: The Discipline of Commitment in Design Education
Featuring Ruskin, Rand, Munari & Vignelli. #DesignEducation #DesignPhilosophy
🔗 heretakis.medium.com/the-discipli...
No #progress without #persistence.
No education without commitment.
New essay: The Discipline of Commitment in Design Education
Featuring Ruskin, Rand, Munari & Vignelli. #DesignEducation #DesignPhilosophy
🔗 heretakis.medium.com/the-discipli...
The Discipline of Commitment in Design Education.
Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of intelligent effort.”, John Ruskin
heretakis.medium.com
October 8, 2025 at 7:10 AM
There is no #design without #devotion.
No #progress without #persistence.
No education without commitment.
New essay: The Discipline of Commitment in Design Education
Featuring Ruskin, Rand, Munari & Vignelli. #DesignEducation #DesignPhilosophy
🔗 heretakis.medium.com/the-discipli...
No #progress without #persistence.
No education without commitment.
New essay: The Discipline of Commitment in Design Education
Featuring Ruskin, Rand, Munari & Vignelli. #DesignEducation #DesignPhilosophy
🔗 heretakis.medium.com/the-discipli...
NEB Trophy 2026 - #Design Competition
The @ec.europa.eu Commission is launching an EU-wide competition for students to design the first official trophy of the New European Bauhaus Prizes. new-european-bauhaus.europa.eu/neb-trophy-2...
The @ec.europa.eu Commission is launching an EU-wide competition for students to design the first official trophy of the New European Bauhaus Prizes. new-european-bauhaus.europa.eu/neb-trophy-2...
NEB Trophy 2026 - Design Competition
NEB Trophy 2026 - Design Competition
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October 8, 2025 at 7:08 AM
NEB Trophy 2026 - #Design Competition
The @ec.europa.eu Commission is launching an EU-wide competition for students to design the first official trophy of the New European Bauhaus Prizes. new-european-bauhaus.europa.eu/neb-trophy-2...
The @ec.europa.eu Commission is launching an EU-wide competition for students to design the first official trophy of the New European Bauhaus Prizes. new-european-bauhaus.europa.eu/neb-trophy-2...
The Discipline of Commitment in Design Education.
There is no design without devotion. No progress without persistence. No education without commitment. We explore what it truly means to stay with the process, to teach, to learn, and to design with purpose. Featuring thoughts from Ruskin, Rand,…
There is no design without devotion. No progress without persistence. No education without commitment. We explore what it truly means to stay with the process, to teach, to learn, and to design with purpose. Featuring thoughts from Ruskin, Rand,…
The Discipline of Commitment in Design Education.
There is no design without devotion. No progress without persistence. No education without commitment. We explore what it truly means to stay with the process, to teach, to learn, and to design with purpose. Featuring thoughts from Ruskin, Rand, Munari and Vignelli, it’s a reflection on the quiet courage behind every meaningful creative act.
newartschool.education
October 8, 2025 at 6:51 AM
The Discipline of Commitment in Design Education.
There is no design without devotion. No progress without persistence. No education without commitment. We explore what it truly means to stay with the process, to teach, to learn, and to design with purpose. Featuring thoughts from Ruskin, Rand,…
There is no design without devotion. No progress without persistence. No education without commitment. We explore what it truly means to stay with the process, to teach, to learn, and to design with purpose. Featuring thoughts from Ruskin, Rand,…
What if the classroom wasn’t a factory, but a studio, where imagination is nurtured as our most vital faculty? 🎨
Design education must lead a revolution in learning.
👉 www.inspo.expert/blog/future-...
Design education must lead a revolution in learning.
👉 www.inspo.expert/blog/future-...
The Future of Design Education | Innovation & Creative Leadership
Explore how innovation in design education is shaping creative leadership, moving beyond rote learning to prepare students for tomorrow’s challenges.
www.inspo.expert
September 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
What if the classroom wasn’t a factory, but a studio, where imagination is nurtured as our most vital faculty? 🎨
Design education must lead a revolution in learning.
👉 www.inspo.expert/blog/future-...
Design education must lead a revolution in learning.
👉 www.inspo.expert/blog/future-...
The Future of Design: Dylan Field and Pontus Wärnestål on AI, Collaboration, and Creativity
AI is changing design—but not replacing it. Dylan Field (Figma) highlights speed and collaboration, while Pontus Wärnestål (Designing AI-Powered Services) urges us to design for ethics, trust and societal…
AI is changing design—but not replacing it. Dylan Field (Figma) highlights speed and collaboration, while Pontus Wärnestål (Designing AI-Powered Services) urges us to design for ethics, trust and societal…
The Future of Design: Dylan Field and Pontus Wärnestål on AI, Collaboration, and Creativity
AI is changing design—but not replacing it. Dylan Field (Figma) highlights speed and collaboration, while Pontus Wärnestål (Designing AI-Powered Services) urges us to design for ethics, trust and societal impact. The future of design is human-centred, collaborative and deeply responsible
newartschool.education
September 25, 2025 at 8:25 AM
The Future of Design: Dylan Field and Pontus Wärnestål on AI, Collaboration, and Creativity
AI is changing design—but not replacing it. Dylan Field (Figma) highlights speed and collaboration, while Pontus Wärnestål (Designing AI-Powered Services) urges us to design for ethics, trust and societal…
AI is changing design—but not replacing it. Dylan Field (Figma) highlights speed and collaboration, while Pontus Wärnestål (Designing AI-Powered Services) urges us to design for ethics, trust and societal…
Reposted by Lefteris Heretakis
@heretakis.bsky.social on the unequal price of becoming a designer:
"The children of privilege are here in growing numbers, reshaping the very landscape of design education."
heretakis.medium.com/the-elephant...
#Design #DesignEducation #SocialClass
"The children of privilege are here in growing numbers, reshaping the very landscape of design education."
heretakis.medium.com/the-elephant...
#Design #DesignEducation #SocialClass
The Elephant in the Room: How Social Class Is Quietly Redefining Design Education
The elephant in the room isn’t just privilege, it’s what happens to design if we let privilege lead.
heretakis.medium.com
September 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
@heretakis.bsky.social on the unequal price of becoming a designer:
"The children of privilege are here in growing numbers, reshaping the very landscape of design education."
heretakis.medium.com/the-elephant...
#Design #DesignEducation #SocialClass
"The children of privilege are here in growing numbers, reshaping the very landscape of design education."
heretakis.medium.com/the-elephant...
#Design #DesignEducation #SocialClass
AI won’t replace designers, it will reshape how we #design.
@zoink.bsky.social ( @figma.com ) & Pontus Wärnestål show us that the future of design is collaborative, ethical & deeply human.
👉 www.linkedin.com/pulse/future...
#AI #Design #FutureOfDesign
@zoink.bsky.social ( @figma.com ) & Pontus Wärnestål show us that the future of design is collaborative, ethical & deeply human.
👉 www.linkedin.com/pulse/future...
#AI #Design #FutureOfDesign
The Future of Design: Dylan Field and Pontus Wärnestål on AI, Collaboration, and Creativity
The future of design is being reshaped by artificial intelligence, yet Dylan Field, co-founder of Figma, reminds us that the discipline remains profoundly human. AI today is not a full creative decisi...
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September 25, 2025 at 8:15 AM
AI won’t replace designers, it will reshape how we #design.
@zoink.bsky.social ( @figma.com ) & Pontus Wärnestål show us that the future of design is collaborative, ethical & deeply human.
👉 www.linkedin.com/pulse/future...
#AI #Design #FutureOfDesign
@zoink.bsky.social ( @figma.com ) & Pontus Wärnestål show us that the future of design is collaborative, ethical & deeply human.
👉 www.linkedin.com/pulse/future...
#AI #Design #FutureOfDesign
“#Creativity may flourish under constraint—but it suffocates under poverty.” #DesignEducation is being reshaped by privilege. If we don’t address it, diversity of thought will vanish. heretakis.medium.com/the-elephant...
The Elephant in the Room: How Social Class Is Quietly Redefining Design Education
The elephant in the room isn’t just privilege, it’s what happens to design if we let privilege lead.
heretakis.medium.com
September 23, 2025 at 10:54 AM
“#Creativity may flourish under constraint—but it suffocates under poverty.” #DesignEducation is being reshaped by privilege. If we don’t address it, diversity of thought will vanish. heretakis.medium.com/the-elephant...
Reposted by Lefteris Heretakis
The productivity paradox: @joezadeh.bsky.social on why AI won’t speed up creative work. ow.ly/Hkix50X0f2R
September 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The productivity paradox: @joezadeh.bsky.social on why AI won’t speed up creative work. ow.ly/Hkix50X0f2R
Happening now: DesignEuropa Awards 2025 via EUIPO hashtag#DesignEuropaAwards hashtag#DesignEuropa www.linkedin.com/events/73682...
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September 23, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Happening now: DesignEuropa Awards 2025 via EUIPO hashtag#DesignEuropaAwards hashtag#DesignEuropa www.linkedin.com/events/73682...
Design Education Talks Among the World’s Top Art Education Podcasts
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Design Education Talks Among the World’s Top Art Education Podcasts
Design Education Talks Among the World’s Top Art Education Podcasts
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September 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Design Education Talks Among the World’s Top Art Education Podcasts
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#DesignEducation must champion #curiosity, #imagination, and the courage to think differently. Nietzsche warned: valuing sameness over difference corrupts young minds. Studios should be spaces of #dissent, #creativity, and ethical thinking. heretakis.medium.com/design-educa...
Design Education and the Courage to Think Differently
Discover why design education must champion difference, imagination, and the courage to think differently.
heretakis.medium.com
September 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
#DesignEducation must champion #curiosity, #imagination, and the courage to think differently. Nietzsche warned: valuing sameness over difference corrupts young minds. Studios should be spaces of #dissent, #creativity, and ethical thinking. heretakis.medium.com/design-educa...