CITIZEN DESIGNER PA

by HELLER,STEVEN

• ISBN13: 9781581152654
• ISBN10: 1581152655
• Edition: 00
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2003-05-17
• Publisher: FRWHEEL

Summary

What does it mean to be a designer in today's corporate-driven, overbranded global consumer culture?Citizen Designerattempts to answer this question with more than 70 debate-stirring essays and interviews espousing viewpoints ranging from the cultural and the political to the professional and the social. Edited by two prominent advocates of socially responsible design, this innovative reference responds to the tough questions today's designers continue to ask themselves: How can a designer affect social or political change? Can design become more than just a service to clients? At what point does a designer have to take responsibility for the client's actions? When should a designer take a stand? Readers will find dozens of captivating insights and opinions on such important issues as reality branding; game design and school violence; advertising and exploitation; design as an environmental driving force; and much more. This candid guide encourages designers to carefully research their clients; become alert about corporate, political, and social developments; and design responsible products. Features an enticing mix of opinions in an appealing format that juxtaposes essays, interviews, and countless illustrations of "design citizenship" Includes insights on such contemporary topics as advertising of harmful products, branding to minors, and violence and game design

Author Biography

Steven Heller is the art director of the New York Times Book Review and cochair of the MFA design program at the School of Visual Arts. He lives in New York City. VTronique Vienne is a creative director, marketing consultant, and author who has written extensively on design ethics and business practices. A consultant for such clients as Yves Saint Laurent, desgrippes gobT group, and Express, she also lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

Introduction Steven Heller	ix
PART I: Social Responsibility	1	(68)
Good Citizenship	2	(7)
Design as a Social and Political Force
Katherine McCoy
Socially Responsible Advertising	9	(11)
Altruism or Exploitation?
Judith Schwartz
Ethical Design Education	20	(5)
Confessions of a Sixties Idealist
Susan Szenasy
Beyond Pro Bono	25	(7)
Graphic Design's Social Work
Anne Bush
Timing Is Everything	32	(4)
Lessons from Sphere Magazine
Peter Hall
Healing with Design	36	(6)
An Educational Approach
Chase A. Rogers
Expelling School Violence	42	(5)
Visual Communications as a Catalyst for Change
Carolyn McCarron
Brand Name Dropper	47	(7)
Steven Heller Interviews Shawn Wolfe
Not for Profit	54	(6)
Steven Heller Interviews David Sterling and Mark Randall
Reporters Without Borders	60	(9)
Véronique Vienne Interviews Robert Menard
PART II: Professional Responsibility	69	(74)
The Cultural Influence of Brands	70	(12)
In Defense of Advertising
Chris Riley
Mental Whiplash	82	(5)
The Subjects of Our Affection
Leslie Becker
Reality Branding	87	(4)
Addressing Real Concerns and Real Needs
Nancy Bernard
Think Globally, Upload Locally	91	(4)
Responsible Web Design
J.D. Biersdorfer
The Weaving of Design and Community	95	(5)
Julie Baugnet
Human Values in Commerce	100	(6)
A Profile of Sara Little Turnbull
Véronique Vienne
Who Gets to Say What to Whom?	106	(5)
Maud Lavin
Typographica Mea Culpa	111	(4)
Unethical Downloading
Steven Heller
Responsibility Answers Absurdity	115	(13)
Michael Schmidt
Usability Expert	128	(6)
Steven Heller Interviews Don Norman
Designers and Architects	134	(9)
Cheryl Towler Weese Interviews Stanley Tigerman
Part III: Artistic Responsibility	143	(44)
"Beautility"	144	(3)
Good Design Has Utility
Tucker Viemeister
What's Wrong with Plagiarism?	147	(12)
Gunnar Swanson
The Designer as Producer	159	(6)
Working Outside Mainstream Manufacturing
Victor Margolin
I Was Thinking the Other Day about One Possible Scenario for a Collective Future	165	(10)
The Open Source Software Movement
David Reinfurt
A Life of Luxury	175	(3)
When Products Are Naughty But Nice
Hugh Aldersey-Williams
I Love NY More Than Ever	178	(4)
Steven Heller Interviews Milton Glaser
Socialist Designers	182	(5)
Véronique Vienne Interviews Fabrizio Gilardino of Socialist Designers
PART IV: Raves and Rants	187	(60)
Responsible to Whom, I'd Like to Know?	188	(3)
Consorting with Clients to Con Shareholders
Ken Garland
Note for the New Millennium	191	(5)
Is the Role of Design to Glorify Corporate Power?
Stuart Ewen
Brand You	196	(10)
Better Selling through Anthropology
Thomas Frank
Hysteria™	206	(4)
Intelligent Design, Not Clever Advertising
Mr. Keedy
Culture Jamming, or Something Like It	210	(3)
Matt Soar
Teaching as a Subversive Inactivity	213	(3)
The Responsible Design Teacher
Roy R. Behrens
(Do Not) Go To Jail: Monopoly and Political Protest	216	(7)
Teal Triggs
He Might Be Giant: Shepard Fairey	223	(5)
Michael Dooley
Guerrilla Street Postering	228	(3)
Civil Disobedience in Los Angeles
Robbie Conal
How Low Can You Go?	231	(8)
The Stupid Awards
David Vogler
Adbuster	239	(4)
Véronique Vienne Interviews Kalle Lasn
Last Word	243	(1)
In a Continuous State of Becoming	244	(3)
Design Responsibility Tomorrow
Véronique Vienne
Biographies	247	(6)
Index	253