Last March, few believed (or at least accepted) that COVID-19 would still dictate our daily lives a whole year later. The 12 intervening months have wrought much devastation and misery far beyond measure. Dreams have been put on hold, businesses shuttered, hundreds of thousands of Ameicans died, and millions of unemployed or overworked folks are approaching the end of their ropes.
The world of design wasnât spared the pandemicâs dire economic impact, but our increased time at home was a hidden blessing for some businesses ready to capitalize on shifting demands âespecially consumersâ increased willingness to shop online. There are certainly useful lessons we can learn from these seven types of companies, which have managed to successfully pivot and thrive in these strange times. Here is how various design sectors fared over the past year.