DESIGN FROM

Foundation & Consultancy

States a Critical Reading of Reality

It is a design manual from a critical theory perspective

Design From margins, Design From conflicts, Design From people, Design From Peace, Design From Indignation, Design From Community, Design From society….Not For!

Manual diagram: “Social Design Experiencies for the common good”

This design manual focuses on fostering reflection through a perspective informed by critical theory and critical imagination as applied to social design, specifically to the design of experiences for the common good.

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Suggested citation:
González-González, L. (2025). Designfrom.org. Retrieved from https://designfrom.org/
González-González, L. (2025). Creating a design manual. In C. Hedi, S. Kauper, & K. Stocker (Eds.), Lessons on Change: 15 Creative Minds. Birkhäuser. Switzerland

METHODOLOGY RECOGNITION

The methodology was recognized at the Don Norman Design award in education at 2026 https://dnda.design/y25/laureate/?app=313

Humanity-Centerd design Educational Award to the Industrial Design program at Anáhuac University of México.

DNDA – Don Norman Design Award Conference 2024

Don Norman Design award Summit Key Note Speaker at San Diego, Ca. Nov 20th 2024

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Foto of Don Norman intervention and discusion panel about “Educating for Societal Design”. Mridi Sahai, the Design Village, India. Lesley-Ann Noel, OCAD University, Canada. Lilian González, Universidad Anáhuac Mex. Moderator: Guillermina Noël, Lucerne Iniversity Swizerland.

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Author: Lilian Gonzalez-Gonzalez

Lilian González-González is a visionary Industrial Designer and Academic Coordinator at Anahuac University in Mexico, dedicated to social impact through design. As a Board Advisor to the World Design Organization and co-founder of "Design From Peace," her work spans social innovation, inclusion, and sustainability. With collaborations with top international designers and jury roles for prestigious design awards, Lilian brings inspiring insights into the power of design to transform lives. BA Industrial Designer, Master in Contemporary Art - Thesis: Control systems in interactive art and installation PHD in Philosophy and Critic Theory at 17, Instituto de estudios críticos- Thesis: Design from society for the common good. Certificates - Disability, critical theory, fine arts Actual Job: Industrial Design Academic Coordinator / México City Advisory Board Member at World Design Organization. lilian@wdo.org liliangonzalez.glez@gmail.com

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