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Using the example of a Graphic Design Faculty welcome guide for Erasmus students, I would like to reflect on how we practice Design for Need, or people-oriented design, today. The aim was to create an affordable, minimalistic, and legible guide that would also remain human and personal. I will briefly present the final concept, explain how functional constraints shaped its visual form, and outline areas for future development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11938,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_agrafa_person_website":"https:\/\/yaroslavaonokhina940.myportfolio.com\/","_agrafa_person_firstname":"","_agrafa_person_lastname":"","_agrafa_person_origin":"","_agrafa_person_instagram":"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/yrsll__\/","_agrafa_person_behance":"","_agrafa_person_description":""},"edition":[44],"class_list":["post-11999","person","type-person","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","edition-cycles26"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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