Good: An Introduction to Ethics in Graphic Design
Bloomsbury Visual Arts (Verlag)
978-1-350-16172-6 (ISBN)
Graphic design is in ethical flux. Good comes at a time of growing disenchantment with style-led design solutions and the pursuit of self-expression alone and yet vacuous design judgements are still made without any real analysis of the criteria used. The terms good and bad are repeatedly applied without qualification whilst the relationship between personal and professional ethics is far too contentious to do any more than give cursory consideration. Despite recent manifestos and themed publications on design for good graphic designers have yet to examine what such terms really mean: in a time of relativism it has been far too divisive to do so.
Good takes philosophy as its starting point but is not a philosophy book. It seeks to marry abstract ideas with practical application, removing some of the mystique that surrounds philosophy and highlighting its relevance for us all. Designers are people. This book seeks to engage designers in a debate about their profession and in an analysis of their value and worth. The decisions we make define us, in our ethical choices we reveal who we are.
Lucienne Roberts is a graphic designer who allies a commitment to accessible, engaging graphic design with a socially aware agenda. Her studio, LucienneRoberts+, specialises in design for the voluntary, charity and arts sectors. She was a signatory of the First Things First 2000 manifesto, which called for greater design responsibility, and writes, lectures and publishes on her subject. She is external examiner of BA Typography and Graphic Communication at Reading University, spoke at TYPO London 2012 and has been invited to speak at the POINT conference in 2013.
Using this book
Declaring an interest
Some useful definitions
The parameters of this book
Introduction
Section 1: Making good
Issues raised
Section 2: Approaching good
Philosophy: Anthony Grayling
The law: Jacqueline Roach
Theology: Richard Holloway
Politics: Delyth Morgan
Issues raised
Glossary of ethical thought:
Naomi Goulder
Frederik Willemarck
Human Rights Act, 1998
The Convention Rights
Section 3: Debating good
Should I be nice to everyone?
Who should I work for?
Is it okay to be happy?
Who has the right to judge?
What is it worth?
Issues raised
Section 4: Being good
Furniture and product design/ exhibition design/installations
Michael Marriott
Are you a good designer?
Paula Scher, Oded Ezer, Divya Chadha
Architecture
Billie Tsien
Are you a good designer?
Will Holder
Editorial design
Simon Esterson
Are you a good designer?
Thomas Matthews, James Victore
Photojournalism
Chris de Bode
Are you a good designer?
Deborah Szebeko
Graphic design/public art
Sheila Levrant de Bretteville
Are you a good designer?
Ali Rashidi, Luba Lukova, Susanne Dechant
Issues raised
Examples
Section 5: Doing good
Sustainability Issue Mapping
Case studies
Ken Garland
Violetta Boxill
Pat Kahn
Dan Eatock
Issues raised
Reference
| Erscheinungsdatum | 09.01.2020 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Required Reading Range |
| Zusatzinfo | 200 colour illus |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 220 x 300 mm |
| Gewicht | 882 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Design / Innenarchitektur / Mode |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Grafik / Design | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-350-16172-1 / 1350161721 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-350-16172-6 / 9781350161726 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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