Behind the Design Bud Rodecker / Thirst discusses the issue's graphics. THE COVER Inspired by elements of fashion design, the cover of this issue celebrates The 20th anniversary of IIDA with a simple repeat of 20. We've brightened the colors to give it a sense of celebration. METAMORPHOSIS 20/20 Perspective The chair offers us a window in to the design zeitgeist. As is the case with design of every medium, the chair's form, materials, and technology are a mirror of the designer's world. We used this element, the chair, to visually distill the events of the past 20 years. THE RATE OF CHANGE HAS CHANGED Spring/Summer 2014 This article attempts to visualize the idea that today's designers are pluralists, utilizing technology that allows them to do more... faster. Each spread is punctuated with pull quotes, a single word, and then a graphic pattern attempting to distill the content down progressively until it reaches the point of instant communication. Sometimes you can do more with less. 5/20/14 1:39 PM FC-IIDA-0614-11-BR-2.indd 1 BY Carrie Neill 26 ADVERTISERS IN THIS ISSUE Architex CV4 BOLYU CV2 Cumberland Furniture 9 Design & Health 35 Koelnmesse 17 National Terrazzo & Mosaic Association CV3 Sherwin-Williams 2 Tarkett 5 Word Festival of Interiors 7 PERSPECTIVE 55