Design is Good
I have to give kudos to David Moss of the Cleveland Institute of Art ("CIA") for putting on a great design show last Friday evening at the Future Center. As many of you know, I am a huge fan of the CIA and Future. David is always on the bleeding edge of design and technology. This may come as a great surprise to many of you but Cleveland is a huge exporter of design and by this I mean the CIA and other great schools in the area are producing degreed design professionals that are then leaving the area to take jobs at Chrysler, ideo, EA Games, Microsoft and various other design shops. Truth is Cleveland has a competitive advantage in design (the new technology frontier).
Recently, there has been a lot of buzz on the District of Design. This District could be a huge economic benefit to Cleveland. I would like to put out the clarion call for everyone to support this concept and to get involved. Volunteer your time to identify great design shops that would be interested in such a concept. Help Cleveland keep its world class talent. Your new mantra should be, "Design is good."
