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'In giving any piece of graphic work the accolade 'good', we should also go beyond its artistic and functional merits and ask questions about its 'goodness' in the wider social context', Lucienne Roberts, Good.
As a designer, it is important to think of yourself as a member of your community, as contributing a real and significant role to your social context. We encourage you to think of yourself as a citizen designer, a designer who considers him/herself within a political, social and economic context. This can
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mean many things and part of your journey is to discover which areas you are most drawn to and most want to contribute to or even change. Most importantly, we encourage you to think of yourself as assuming a definitive position in relation to what is happening in the world. As Bruce Mau put it: 'It is not about the world of design, but rather the design of the world.' |
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There has been a considerable amount of research, writing, thinking in this area. Here are some books to get you started:
Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things William McDonnough and Michael Braungart North Point Press: New York, 2002.
Conscientious Objectives: Designing for an Ethical Message John Cranmer and Yolanda Zappaterra RotoVision: Switzerland, 2003.
The Design of Dissent: Socially and Politically Driven Graphics Milton Glaser & Mirko Ilic Rockport: Massachusetts, 2005
Citizen Designer: Perspectives on Design Responsibility Steven Heller and Veronique Vienne, eds. Allworth Press, New York: 2003.
No Logo Naomi Klein Flamingo: London, 2000.
Making Things Public: Atmospheres of Democracy Bruno Latour and Peter Weibel, eds. MIT Press: Cambridge and London, 2005.
We Have Never Been Modern Bruno Latour Prentice Hall: London, 1993.
Massive Change Bruce Mau and the Institute Without Boundaries Phaidon: London, 2004.
Graphic Agitation: Social and Political Graphics Since the Sixties Liz McQuiston Phaidon: London, 1993.
Graphic Agitation 2: Social and Political Graphics in the Digital Age Liz McQuiston Phaidon: London, 2004.
Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change Victor Papanek Thames & Hudson: London, 1984.
The Green Imperative: Ecology and Ethics in Design and Architecture Victor Papanek Thames & Hudson: London, 1995.
Good: An Introduction to Ethics in Graphic Design Lucienne Roberts AVA: Switzerland, 2006.
Shaping Things Bruce Sterling Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2005.
In The Bubble: Designing in a Complex World John Thackara Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2005.
Design Beyond Design: Critical Reflection and the Practice of Visual Communication Jan Van Toorn, ed. Jan Van Eyck Akademie Editions: Maastricht, 1998. |
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Here are some contacts that might inspire your research:
The International Directory of Voluntary Work Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) The Charity Commission (for a directory of UK charities) Directory of Social Change (DSC)
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