What Are People For: Design Philosophy by Patrick Whitney is a multimedia legacy project about the life and work of the pioneering designer, Patrick Whitney. The project reveals how he redefined design as a framework for making institutions, systems, and decision-making more humane, transparent, and responsive to human aspirations and organizational goals.
What Are People For is produced by Murmur Ring.
NYC Premiere
Parsons School of Design at The New School
November 17, 2026
Join Parsons School of Design at The New School on November 17, 2026 for the New York City premiere of What Are People For: Design Philosophy by Patrick Whitney on November 17, 2026.
The screening will be followed by a conversation with film director Gary Hustwit and producer Ashley Lukasik.