This edited volume brings together contributions from leading design experts to explore digital transformation beyond both technological hype and fears of the future. Rather than embracing utopian promises or dystopian warnings, the authors focus on the tangible challenges of the present and on design’s growing responsibility within society. In this context, digital design emerges as an active mediator between innovation, everyday life, and the common good.

Tracing a line from William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement to contemporary debates on AI and digitalization, the volume examines how design can contribute to a meaningful and fulfilling human life. Critical yet accessible, it highlights what remains indispensable amid profound technological change: the human being.

• Critical Perspectives on Digital Transformation
• Bridging Future Visions and Everyday Practice
• Towards a New Pragmatism in Digital Design