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Spring 2018 | Issue 7

In this issue, we spotlight the design industry’s present-day innovators: the thinkers and doers and visionaries who are shaping the future. These are the people with new ways of thinking about how to do business—and who are brave enough to put those ideas into practice with their own companies and capital. These 18 trailblazers show us where innovation is simmering and offer a firsthand look at what’s next. The future of design has never looked brighter.

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Design's Disruptors

As they build networks, transform business models and seek new ways to bring product to market, these trailblazers show us where innovation is simmering and offer a firsthand look at what’s next. The future of design has never looked brighter.

BY Taylor Barker, Katy B. Olson, Kaitlin Petersen & Melissa Studach

Knock it off: The impact of counterfeits

One of the hazards of innovation is having your great idea stolen. Industry experts unpack the legal protections for designers when copycat products hit the market, the ethical issues at stake, and the far-ranging impact of counterfeits.

BY Kathryn O'Shea-Evans

Design Dispatch