"The future is not really the future. It's just a present that looks good."

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Source: Steven Herrick (2004). “A Place Like this”, p.34, Simon and Schuster

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Steven Heller

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Steven Heller is a prominent graphic designer and design educator known for his influential writings on visual culture and design history.

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