Design Innovation Course
Ideas that shaped design history.
An 8-week deep dive into the breakthrough works that changed design and what they reveal about how innovation happens.
June 19, 26 | July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 | August 7
Online | Live
€345
Free for members on a yearly plan
WHAT IS THE COURSE ABOUT?
Design Innovation course explores landmark works that changed the course of design. Through iconic objects, visual systems, cultural moments, and creative breakthroughs, the course examines how innovation happens: what conditions shaped these works, what conventions they challenged, and what impact they had on the evolution of design.
Rather than teaching design as a timeline of styles, the course looks at design through its turning points — the works that redefined what design could be.
By the end of the course, learners will not only know key breakthrough works in design — they will have a clearer understanding of what design innovation actually is: not novelty for its own sake, but meaningful change that shifts how design is made, understood, and experienced.
This course is based on our research for the Design Rewind series.
Course length
8 weeks, 1.5 hour online live sessions.
Course is for
designers, creative thinkers, design aficionados, the curious.
Mobile and desktop access.
This course covers
1. Defining Design Innovation
An introduction to the landmark works that changed design and the key ideas that distinguish innovation from influence, style, or novelty.
2. Industry, Production, and the Modern World
An exploration of how industrialization, systems thinking, and new modes of production transformed design and everyday life.
3. Visual Language and Cultural Change
A study of the graphic and visual breakthroughs that reshaped communication, perception, and culture.
4. Disruption, Counterculture, and New Expression
An examination of the works that challenged convention and emerged from protest, experimentation, and social change.
5. Objects, Desire, and the Designed Life
A look at how products, interiors, and brands became powerful expressions of aspiration, identity, and modern living.
6. Place, Craft, and Cultural Identity
A deep dive into the relationship between geography, local tradition, material culture, and distinctive design languages.
7. Technology, Media, and New Possibilities
An exploration of how new tools and media transformed the process, language, and reach of design.
8. The Meaning of Design Innovation
A final synthesis of the course, drawing together the patterns behind breakthrough works to better understand how design evolves.
(optional add-on) Field trip to visit Design Museum in London + Pentagram Design Office.
ABOUT THE TEACHER
Egle Karalyte
Egle Karalyte is a brand strategist, facilitator, and creator of Bloomerangas. Her clients include Adobe, Vinted, Google Campus London, Nike, Web Summit, and Happy Socks. She has launched multiple creative products on her own and helps others bring their ideas to life.
