Natalia Ilyin writes about design and its effect on the ways we live and think. In addition to authoring two books (with a third in the works), her articles have appeared in numerous publications and design writing anthologies. She is a brand consultant for nonprofit and NGO clients and she is a co-director of a refugee-relief organization. Ilyin has lectured widely and her teaching work includes design history and the “Design for Social Change” course at Cornish College of Arts.