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}}</ref> Its adverse is affirmative design: design that reinforces the status quo. It is more of an attitude than a style or movement; a position rather than a method. Many practitioners of Critical Design who have never heard of the term itself, and/or would describe their work differently. Referring to it as Critical Design simply garners more attention to it, and emphasizes that design has applications beyond problem solving.
 
Design as societal critique is not a new idea. For instance, [[Radical period (design)|Italian Radical Design]] of the 1960s and 70s was highly critical of prevailing social values and design ideologies. Critical design builds on this attitude by creatively critiquing concepts and ideologies