Began reading manifestos as a part of the History and Philosophy of Design course, taught by Barry Katz at Stanford University. It was humbling to see so much of what I thought already described quite thoroughly by so many designers before me.
Goal: Write my own manifesto.
100+ Years of Design Manifestos
http://backspace.com/notes/2009/07/design-manifestos.php
Some that spoke to me:
LeNS: http://www.icsid.org/news/year/2010_news/articles1260.htm
Design Education Manifesto: http://designcrit.com/mfa/design-education-manifesto/
Awesomeness Manifesto: blogs.hbr.org/haque/2009/09/is_your_business_innovative_or.html
Manifesto for Sustainability in Design: http://www.core77.com/reactor/04.07_chochinov.asp
The Designer’s Dilemma: http://designmind.frogdesign.com/articles/green/the-designers-dilemma.html?page=0