Design Democracy

I am pleased to announce that I have been nominated for the MyDeco Design Democracy Awards in the Best Newcomer category! MyDeco is one of my fave design sites, so you can imagine my joy at this nomination! Part of the ethos of MyDeco is the concept of Design Democracy, and so here I shall endeavor to give my interpretation of what this means to me.

Being a blogger, I know first hand what democracy means in terms of creativity. I love to write about and share great design, beautiful objects, impressive new talent. Blogging enables you to easily be able to source and research these things. You don't have to be an industry insider or go to a dusty library to swat up on art or fantastic design. Also, I don't feel that I would be able to collate and creatively showcase these things without the very new technology which has only very recently occurred. It is easier than ever for people like myself, who are not creative professionals but have a love of beauty and who would like a vessel for their own frustrated creativity!

So for me personally, good blogging can have a great design ethic, whilst coupled with that true independent spirit of say a zine, but with the chance to reach a far wider audience without great financial cost. And what could be more democratic than that?!