The notes that we made after reading though this manifesto were quite negative really.
I personally highlighted several sections and wrote what I personally thought about the manifesto to the side:
1. "Designers then apply their skill...to sell dog biscuits,.."
I felt like this was saying that as designers, all we do, is design to sell.
2. "Many graphic designers have now let it become, in large measure, what graphic designers do."
I thought this was saying that as a collective as designers, we've just come to terms that this is what we do and what we will and always will do. However, i think that isn't necessarily true, each individual designer has a bigger picture of how important their job is.
3. "The profession's time and energy is used up manufacturing demand for things that are inessential at best."
Yes, we supply demand for things that aren't always necessary, but that doesn't mean that our main game is to only design something that you may not even need. Can we not involve a fun side to design, and do what we love because we can?
As a group, in our seminar we discussed how we all felt about this, and we came up with these different bullet points about what we came up with:
A) Commercial work should co-exist with more creative, ethical and experimental practice.
B) There is a need for the market to exist and innovate
C) Worthy causes don't guarantee a satisfying creative process
D) It's a rant with a negative tone.
E) "Heart"?
F) We need a profession - a place - what motivates us?
G) We feel as if we are not important compared to other professions- insulted.
