Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Victor Papanek

Born: November 23, 1923
Died: January 10, 1998 (aged 74)
Bio: Victor Joseph Papanek was a designer and educator who became a strong advocate of the socially and ecologically responsible design of products, tools, and community infrastructures.
Known for:
- Design for human scale (1983)
- The green imperative (1995)
- How things don't work (1977)