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• Ai Iishi Director’s Message “Continuous design” Restore the democratic sense of changing something by oneself. Design in which the initiative is passed on and connected 2023.03.09LocalSocial Infrastructure
• Gen Suzuki Director’s Message "Just the right design" Leave space, and leave it to someone else in the end. Trust in users results in the creation of products that people can live with for a long time 2023.03.09LifestyleBusiness
• Dominique Chen Director’s Message “Design to generate ‘our’ well-being” Respect for “me” and collaboration between “us”: designing for compatibility between these two 2023.03.09SymbiosisInformation
• Erika Nakagawa Director's Message “Design that cannot be described in a nutshell,” Everyone becomes a maker and keeps updating “the provisional first place.” Design to solve complicated problems 2023.03.09Social InfrastructureTechnology
• Laila Cassim Director’s Message “Design for the people that are within 10 feet of you” A friendly society starts within 10 feet of you. Design that creates a stir through questioning common practices 2023.03.09SymbiosisEducation
• Considering " Design that cannot be described in a nutshell " Interpretable design includes diverse people — Erika Nakagawa x Honda UNI-ONE 2023.02.21
• Considering " Continuous design " "Bothersomeness" fosters continuous design across generations — Tatsuro Baba x Ai Iishi 2023.02.09
• Considering "Just the right design" Design starts with immediate relationships beyond just support -- Takashi Yoshidada x Laila Cassim 2023.01.19
• Considering "Just the right design" Just the right design in terms of altruism -- Asa Ito × Gen Suzuki 2023.01.13
• Considering “Focused Issues 2022” What design should achieve today is interaction and creating a compass – Thinking from the GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2022 [Takashi Ashitomi and Seiichi Saito] 2022.10.07
• Learn about Focused Issues Transforming Public Spaces with Powerful Vision and Invisible Design 2022.09.26
• Ai Iishi Director’s Message “Incomplete design” Seeking continuous co-creation based on trial and error. Design that can be worked on over time, giving peace of mind to project 2022.03.28LocalSocial Infrastructure
• Yoshiki Ishikawa Director’s Message “Design Created Together with the Next Generation” Looking at “cycles” of several 100 years: Taking time and effort in creating designs together with generations that will create the next era 2022.03.28SymbiosisEducation
• Miyuki Tanaka Director’s Message “Designs that Take Time” Designs aimed at fostering our capacity to imagine other people and reconnecting humanity 2022.03.28SymbiosisSafety
• Yuma Harada Director’s Message “Design that Generates a Gaze” Appreciate inconvenience (or irrelevance) and neutrality. Design to reflect your caring eyes for those who are left behind by society. 2022.03.28SymbiosisSafety
• Kaie Murakami Director’s Message “Designs for Coexistence” Envision a desirable future and share the joy of designing it with many people to create “coexistence” 2022.03.28SymbiosisTechnologyEnvironment
• Considering “Design that generates a gaze” Maho Isono × Yuma Harada | What we need is “Design that makes us bother” 2022.03.14
• Considering “Design created together with the next generation” Kenichi Nagayoshi × Yoshiki Ishikawa | Design for everyone, which is achieved by “staying together” 2022.03.07
• Considering “Design for coexistence” Yutaka Nakamura x Kaie Murakami | What design can do for true “coexistence” 2022.02.28
• Considering “incomplete design” Yuuki Kuroiwa × Ai Iishi | What is needed is design that can be continued comfortably 2022.02.21
• Considering “design that takes time” Ory Yoshifuji × Miyuki Tanaka | Can “serendipity” be designed? 2022.02.14
• Current Location of Focused Issues Five Ways to Interpret GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2021 — Thought Process of Focused Issues Directors 2021.11.01
• Considering “Focused Issues 2021” What is good design? Examining the role of design in tackling today’s social issues 2021.10.20
• Special Interview Dominique Chen × Yuma Harada on Design Starting from “Misunderstanding”2021.02.22
• Yuki Uchida Director’s Message “Designs for weaving systems together” People’s voices gather, and a succession of actions changes society Next-generation designs as a practice of democracy Yuki Uchida2021.02.04Social InfrastructureTechnology
• Yasuyuki Kawanishi, Director’s Message: “Design for expanding relationships” Including design in lawmaking and public administration—some tips to share wisdom and innovative ideas Yasuyuki Kawanishi2021.02.04Social InfrastructureLocal
• Yuma Harada Director’s Message “Designs for creating a place for distanced people” Power of humanity to re-imagine by learning to see, and to imagine by not seeing Yuma Harada2021.02.04SymbiosisSafety
• Kaie Murakami Director’s Message “Designs to improve the environment” Transform “difficult” into “fun” Environmental solutions involving all people Kaie Murakami2021.02.04Environment
• Yoshihiko Yamasaka Director’s Message “Designs serving as a guidepost pointing the way to a new society” Two paths leading to a new society Yoshihiko Yamasaka2021.02.04Social Infrastructure
• Good Design Award Gold Award Winner: The [Design Movement on Campus] ProjectTransforming Public Spaces with Powerful Vision and Invisible Design2020.12.01
• 「Considering “Design for weaving systems together”“Weaving new systems together” can begin anywhere beyond existing bordersYuki Uchida2020.10.30
• Considering “design for expanding relationships”The “appropriateness of expansion” for sharing and spreading good wisdom and good designYasuyuki Kawanishi2020.10.30
• Considering “design for creating a place for distanced peopleAppraising designs that are supportive of difficulties and problems not so visible from the outsideYuma Harada2020.10.30
• Considering “Design for improving the environment”There is no plan B for environmental issues. The high publicness demanded of future designsKaie Murakami2020.10.30
• Considering “Design serving as a guidepost pointing the way to a new society”Pioneering a major path and indicating a byway for social changeYoshihiko Yamasaka2020.10.30
• Reflections on the Good Design Best 100 Screening Panel The Shape of Post-Corona Design as an Instrument Containing an Expression of Sympathy for Each Other 2020.10.16
• Focused Issues Directors’ Symposium What is good design? Examining the role of design in tackling today’s social issues 2020.10.01
• Director’s Message New Business Design Hayashi Atsumi × Miles Pennington2019.12.31Business
• Director’s Message Design of Technique & Tradition Yasuharu Sasaki × Tamae Hirokawa2019.12.31Technology
• Director’s Message Design of Community Development Hidenori Kondo × Jun’ya Yamaide2019.12.31Local
• Director’s Message Disaster Prevention & Recovery Design Yuta Inoue × Mari Tochizawa2019.12.31Safety
• Interview Otera oyatsu club Temple activities for solving poverty problems2018.12.31
• Interview hanare Hotel2018.12.31
• Interview aibo Entertainment Robot2018.12.31
• Interview Food Hub Project Small local food system for farming & food culture2018.12.31
• Director’s Message Technology that empowers us to act on questions and empathy Shunsuke Ishikawa2018.12.31Technology
• Director’s Message Design of the unseen is changing how we work Hidetomo Nagata2018.12.31Business
• Director’s Message Making the most of mutual learning with the “other” of AI Tasuku Mizuno2018.12.31Education
• Director’s Message Design of localities that maintains our desire for connectedness Osamu Nishida2018.12.31Local
• Director’s Message Social Infrastructure serving practical and psychological needs Yuta Inoue2018.12.31Social Infrastructure
• Director’s Message Creating quality of life Keiji Ashizawa2018.12.31Lifestyle
• Director’s Message Design for a society in symbiosis Eisuke Tachikawa2018.12.31Symbiosis
• Director’s Message Tomorrow's heroes, supported by new work style Chiaki Hayashi2017.12.31Business
• Director’s Message Four aspect of creativity apparent in good design Keiichiro Fujisaki2017.12.31Education
• Director’s Message Human resourcefulness, prevailing in changeble times Toru Iwasa2017.12.31Local
• Director’s Message Social Epigenetics Dominique Chen2017.12.31Social Infrastructure
• Director’s Message Lifestyles where the human and technological coexist Ryutaro Yoshida2017.12.31Lifestyle
• Director’s Message Human resourcefulness, prevailing in changeble times Toru Iwasa2017.12.31Symbiosis
• Director’s Message Through design, will advanced technology lead to humans of the future? Maholo Uchida2017.12.31Technology
• Director’s Message Guarantee of security: reassuring connections Kazuhiro Aoyama2017.12.31Safety
• Director’s Message Living with nature’s blessing - and threats Soichi Ueda2016.12.31SymbiosisEnvironment
• Director’s Message Caring for current infrastructure as the poplation declines Kaori Ito2016.12.31Social InfrastructureLocal
• Director’s Message The article page of Region regaining their vitality Toru Iwasa2016.12.31Local
• Director’s Message Good design in fields of medicine and health Takahiro Uchida2016.12.31Safety
• Director’s Message Reassurance from the safety of sound design Macky Kato2016.12.31Safety
• Director’s Message At the nexus of education and design Nanako Ishido2016.12.31Education
• Director’s Message Less work to be done, but new roles to fulfill Kenta Nakamura2016.12.31BusinessLifestyle
• Director’s Message Everyday aesthetics of a democracy that invite care Keiichiro Fujisaki2016.12.31Lifestyle
• Director’s Message Cybernetic loop of human and technology in the information society Dominique Chen2016.12.31TechnologyInformation
• Director’s Message Well-designed social academic programs for today and tomorrow Ryo Yamazaki2015.12.31EducationLocal
• Director’s Message Getting cities in gear and linking communities Eiji Hato2015.12.31Social Infrastructure
• Director’s Message The potential of resilient design for society in an era of climate change Soichi Ueda2015.12.31Environment
• Director’s Message The value of design will be judge through disaster Taro Igarashi2015.12.31Safety
• Director’s Message Design that advances medicine and social care Takahiro Uchida2015.12.31SafetySymbiosis
• Director’s Message Enticing design, for peace of mind and safety Macky Kato2015.12.31Safety
• Director’s Message Ubiquity and new funding and fabrication in information / communication design Jun Rekimoto2015.12.31Information
• Director’s Message Visionary design that helps build the future Hisato Ogata2015.12.31Technology
• Director’s Message Connecting the dots to careate new value Chiaki Hayashi2015.12.31Social Infrastructure
• Director’s Message Redesigning how we learn and inherit knowledge Nanako Ishido2015.12.31Education
• Director’s Message Changing the world with inpired ideas, ata time when anyone can design Kenta Nakamura2015.12.31BusinessLifestyle
• Director’s Message The role of design in a changing industrial landscape Kenya Hara2015.12.31Lifestyle
• Greeting Seeing new potential for design, through the "Focused Issues" Kazufumi Nagai × Fumie Shibata2015.10.16
• Greeting Facing issues - and finging insight - through design Japan Institute of Design Promotion2015.10.16